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Israel airstrikes kill more 4 Palestinians
Date: 2014-08-21 11:52:01 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:884661
Israeli forces killed four Palestinians in Gaza City after targeting a cemetery in the al-Sheikh Radwan district, Gaza health official Ashraf al-Qidra said. The bodies were taken to al-Shifa medical center, he added. The victims were burying ....
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Sisi, education min. discuss education strategic plan
Date: 2014-08-21 11:50:05 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:884657
Education Minister Mahmoud Abul Nasr has discussed with President Abdel Fattah El Sisi developing the national education strategic plan. The president underscored the importance of enhancing teachers' working and financial conditions because ....
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Israel ready for long battle: defense min.
Date: 2014-08-21 07:42:56 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:884066
Israeli Defense Minister said his country is ready for a long battle and all options are open. In statements on Wednesday, Moshe Ya'alon said: “all options are open .. including a renewed ground operation.” Israeli aircraft have carried out ....
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Egypt's army can defend borders - FM
Date: 2014-08-21 07:41:36 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:884061
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukri said on Wednesday that the Egyptian army can defend all borders from foreign attacks. The minister made the remarks in an interview with the Sky News Satellite Channel on Wednesday. Shoukri reiterated Egypt's ....
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Qassam Brigades urges Palestinian delegation to quit Cairo talks
Date: 2014-08-21 07:39:10 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:884057
Ezzeddin al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Islamist movement Hamas, called on the Palestinian negotiators in Cairo to withdraw from indirect negotiations right away. "The Palestinian delegation should withdraw from Cairo immediately and not ....
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Obama to host U.N. Security Council
Date: 2014-08-21 07:37:25 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:884052
President Barack Obama will host a United Nations Security Council Summit next month during the U.N. General Assembly, an administration official confirmed, CNN reported. The administration official noted it will be the first heads of government ....
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Al-Zahar: Hamas is national liberation movement
Date: 2014-08-21 07:33:45 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:884045
Hamas leader and co-founder Mahmoud Al-Zahar said on Wednesday that the resistance group is a national liberation movement struggling against the Israeli occupation. In a statement, the group's leader asserted attempts by Israeli Prime Minister ....
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Netanyahu statements on Gaza are groundless: Hamas
Date: 2014-08-21 07:28:17 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:884034
Hamas Movement denied Wednesday statements by the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Hamas military abilities were destroyed by the Israeli army. In a press release today's night, Hamas Spokesman Fawzy Barhoum said that Netanyahu's ....
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Arab League chief seeks int'l conf. on Palestinian crisis
Date: 2014-08-20 18:06:38 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:67 - ID:883604
Arab League Secretary General Nabil el-Arabi left here Wednesday along with his accompanying delegation to Switzerland to discuss holding a conference on civilians' protection in the Palestinian territories in light of the Israeli onslaught in ....
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Iraqi, Italian PMs discuss latest developments
Date: 2014-08-20 18:01:03 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:66 - ID:883597
Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Haider al-Abadi held a meeting with his Italian counterpart Matteo Renzi to discuss the latest developments in Iraq along with the crisis of the displaced. The meeting tackled ways to enhance bilateral ties as well ....