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Tunisian party rejects closure of border with Libya
Date: 2014-08-01 16:56:25 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:853700
President of "Al-Aman" Party Lazhar Bali has categorically rejected the closure of the Tunisian-Libyan border regardless of the reasons. In a seminar, he said that those who call for the closure of the border do not acknowledge deep-rooted ....
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Foreign Ministry follows up conditions of nationals on Tunisia-Libya border
Date: 2014-08-01 16:55:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:19 - ID:853697
Egypt's Foreign Ministry said it is following up the conditions of nationals on the Tunisia-Libya border. The Foreign Ministry, in coordination with other authorities concerned, is following up the conditions of Egyptians fleeing the ongoing ....
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Egyptian aid to Gaza not delivered due to Israeli shelling
Date: 2014-08-01 16:54:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:18 - ID:853695
The Egyptian authorities failed to deliver an aid shipment to the Gaza Strip via Rafah Friday due to the Israeli shelling of border areas. Four trucks of food offered by the Armed Forces were planned to enter the war-battered enclave, sources ....
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Netanyahu trying to market victory against Hamas -- Ynet
Date: 2014-08-01 16:53:30 GMT - Israel - International - SN:17 - ID:853691
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is no longer searching for a "victory image" in the war against Hamas, but for an "exit image," a conclusion which will help him market to the Israeli public that we have in fact won, a Ynet report read ....
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Tunisian Ras Jedir crossing closed
Date: 2014-08-01 16:51:26 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:853688
The Tunisian Ras Jedir border crossing was closed Friday, the state news agency reported. The decision was made due to the deteriorating security situation on the border with Libya, a security source said. ....
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US defends supplying Israel with arms
Date: 2014-08-01 16:50:46 GMT - USA - International - SN:15 - ID:853686
The United States has defended its decision to provide Israel with arms during the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip, Sky News reported. Israel has the right to defend itself, said White House Spokesman Josh Earnest. Earnest noted that ....
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Sisi to receive Italian PM Saturday
Date: 2014-08-01 14:38:49 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:853526
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi will hold a meeting Saturday with Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi to discuss promoting bilateral cooperation. The meeting will tackle ways to enhance cooperation in various fields, as well as regional issues of ....
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Abbas forms Palestinian delegation to Cairo
Date: 2014-08-01 13:18:31 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:853416
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has formed a Palestinian delegation that will head for Egypt on Saturday to discuss ways to continue the ceasefire, WAFA news agency reported. The delegation will be led by Fatah leader Azzam al-Ahmad. Majed ....
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Israel bombards Rafah as Israeli soldier captured
Date: 2014-08-01 12:51:45 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:853367
The Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza said on Friday that 27 people were killed and 200 others wounded in an Israeli artillery and air strike on Rafah. Israel, meanwhile, announced ending the 72-hour humanitarian ceasefire that started early in ....
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Former PM blames radical groups for Libyan violence
Date: 2014-08-01 11:11:11 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:853209
Former Libyan prime Minister Ali Zeidan blamed radical and extremist groups for the deteriorating security situation in Libya. "These groups are seeking to be on the top of the political scene," he told Sky News Arabia. "They are seeking to ....