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August 15, 2014

On anniversary of Rabaa massacre, Coptic leaders hail the army's 'resistance of terrorism'

A number of Coptic groups in Egypt described the Rabaa day, August 14, as “a black day for Coptic Christians” citing the mob attacks on churches on that day...

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August 15, 2014

Arab citizens of Israel accuse Israeli lawmakers of racial incitement

The Arab Higher Committee in Israel demanded the Israeli prosecution investigate Israeli lawmakers most notably Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman on charges of racial incitement amounting to incitement to murder...

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August 15, 2014

Libya's descent into anarchy

Since the uprising that toppled Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, Libya has been mired in chaos. The country is in a state of civil war; violence between rival militias is...

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August 15, 2014

Ammar Al-Beltagi recounts details of his sister's murder in Rabaa

Ammar Al-Beltagi, brother of the martyred activist Asmaa, narrated new details on the aftermath of her death. “I was outside the Rabaa Square,” he told Al-Jazeera yesterday, “and I...

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August 15, 2014

Turkey: Israel hampers the transportation of Gaza's injured

Turkey’s Deputy Prime Minister Bashir Atalay said that the process of transferring injured Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to Turkey for medical treatment faces major difficulties because the transfer...

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August 15, 2014

Knesset approves transfer of $1.1 billion to Israeli military

The Israeli parliament’s Finance Committee approved the transfer of NIS 3.8 billion ($1.1 billion) to the Israeli Defence Ministry following calls over the past month for raising the defence...

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August 15, 2014

Egypt denies Kuwaiti aid entry into Gaza

The governmental committee charged with receiving delegates in Gaza denounced the Egyptian authorities for denying a Kuwaiti aid delegation entry into the Strip. The committee, affiliated with the Palestinian...

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August 15, 2014

Al-Maliki gives up prime minister post to rival Abadi

Iraq’s former Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki announced on Thursday evening that he had given up his candidacy to serve a third term as prime minister, after considerable pressure coming...

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August 15, 2014

Venezuela will take Gaza orphans, president declares

Following a meeting with Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki, President Nicolas Maduro announced plans to give orphaned Palestinian children a home in Venezuela. Venezuela has announced that it will...

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August 15, 2014

Senior Hamas leader leaves Egypt for Qatar

Senior Hamas leader Moussa Abu Marzouq left Egypt Friday for Qatar following a five-day ceasefire in the Gaza Strip with Israel, sources at Cairo International Airport said. Abu Marzouq...

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