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  • Fatah says vigilance committees formed to combat 'terrorist settlers'

    Fatah says vigilance committees formed to combat 'terrorist settlers'

    Date: 2014-07-07 07:51:32 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:815115

    Vigilance committees have been formed in the Palestinian territories to combat constant terror of Israeli settlers, Fatah movement said on Sunday. "The committees are meant to protect the Palestinian people from this terrorism," Fatah spokesman ....

  • Al-Shabaab claims new deadly attacks on Kenya's coast

    Al-Shabaab claims new deadly attacks on Kenya's coast

    Date: 2014-07-07 07:49:56 GMT - Somalia - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:815112

    Al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab militants have claimed responsibility for the attacks on two of Kenya's coastal towns, France 24 reported Sunday. At least 29 people were killed in the overnight attacks. The Red Cross chief Abbas Gulet said the ....

  • Two Palestinian resistance groups survive Israeli attack

    Two Palestinian resistance groups survive Israeli attack

    Date: 2014-07-07 07:37:16 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:815087

    Two Palestinian resistance groups have survived an attack by the Israeli occupation forces on two areas in northern Gaza Strip Sunday. The attack came in retaliation for a two-rocket raid by Al-Nasser Salah al-Deen Brigades on an Israeli ....

  • Iraqi army repulses attack by Daash on Tikrit-based military base

    Iraqi army repulses attack by Daash on Tikrit-based military base

    Date: 2014-07-07 07:32:27 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:815079

    An Iraqi security source has said that an attack by Daash fighters on a Tikrit-based military base was repulsed Sunday. The source, who preferred to remain anonymous, told Sky News that clashes are still ongoing in the vicinity of the Spiker ....

  • Crown prince says Saudi army to face all plots against kingdom

    Crown prince says Saudi army to face all plots against kingdom

    Date: 2014-07-07 07:29:40 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:815075

    The Saudi armed forces will not be lenient with those who seek to destabilize the country, said Saudi Crown Prince Salman bin Abdel Azizi Al Saud. "Our armed forces stand united against those who seek to undermine the security of the Kingdom," he ....

  • Saudi citizen sentenced to 15 years in jail over insulting state

    Saudi citizen sentenced to 15 years in jail over insulting state

    Date: 2014-07-07 07:26:18 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:815071

    A Jeddah court sentenced a Saudi citizen to 15 years in prison over charges of insulting the kingdom. The defendant was also fined a sum of SR 200,000 and denied access abroad. He faced a raft of charges, mainly inciting the public opinion and ....

  • AL chief holds contacts with Abbas, Ban Ki-moon, Kuwait and Morocco FMs on regional developments

    AL chief holds contacts with Abbas, Ban Ki-moon, Kuwait and Morocco FMs on regional developments

    Date: 2014-07-06 12:30:27 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:814032

    Secretary General of the Arab League (AL) Nabil el-Arabi had talks on the phone with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on the latest developments in the Palestinian arena in the wake of the Israeli attacks on several areas in the Gaza Strip after ....

  • Libya govt calls on Benghazi warring parties to cease fire

    Libya govt calls on Benghazi warring parties to cease fire

    Date: 2014-07-06 12:25:02 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:814022

    The government in Libya has called on all warring parties in Benghazi to cease fire. Interim Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thani invited all "the wise and rational" people to put an end to the fighting especially during the Muslim holy fasting month ....

  • 60 Palestinians arrested in 1948 areas in 2 days

    60 Palestinians arrested in 1948 areas in 2 days

    Date: 2014-07-06 12:00:41 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:813620

    Israeli forces arrested 60 Palestinians, most of them are minors, while others are injured, in the 1948 areas in the past two days. This comes after the confrontations that erupted between Israeli forces and Palestinians, the Palestinian ....

  • Israel re-opens Karam Abu Salem crossing

    Israel re-opens Karam Abu Salem crossing

    Date: 2014-07-06 09:39:51 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:813631

    Israeli authorities re-opened Karam Abu Salem crossing Sunday after the week. Israel allowed 170 trucks loaded with goods for the commercial and agricultural sectors and aid supplies. ....

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