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Gunmen kill 21 Egyptian border guards near Libya 20 Jul 2014 - 04:22 am

Egyptian security forces - pictured here in Cairo - have been targeted by militants since Mohammed Morsi was ousted CAIRO: Gunmen killed 21...

MH17: Putin given ‘last chance’ 20 Jul 2014 - 04:19 am

The MH17 crash site is controlled by armed pro-Russia militia, who are carefully supervising access to journalists and investigators. London: Global leaders rounded...

Counterfeit goods, drugs among most seized items 20 Jul 2014 - 04:18 am

DOHA: Most prohibited goods people try to push into Qatar come through air and not land, say senior customs officials. And among the...

49 die as Gaza conflict escalates 20 Jul 2014 - 03:19 am

A ball of fire explodes during an Israeli air strike on buildings in the eastern part of Gaza City yesterday. GAZA CITY: Israel’s...

Aid workers freed from captivity in Darfur 20 Jul 2014 - 03:18 am

African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation (UNAMID) in Darfur staff and members of Sudan’s government guide freed Sudanese humanitarian workers at the UNAMID base...

Christians flee jihadist ultimatum in Mosul 20 Jul 2014 - 03:17 am

BAGHDAD: The ancient Christian community of the northern Iraqi city of Mosul had all but fled by yesterday, ending a presence stretching back...

Syrian forces try to retake gas field 20 Jul 2014 - 03:16 am

Residents carry an injured man wounded by a car explosion in Douma, eastern Al Ghouta, near Damascus. BEIRUT: Syrian regime forces launched an...

Iraq president returns home 20 Jul 2014 - 03:15 am

SULAIMANIYAH: Iraqi President Jalal Talabani flew back to his Kurdish fiefdom of Sulaimaniyah yesterday after more than 18 months in Germany for medical...

Iran warned of ‘last chance’ in talks 20 Jul 2014 - 03:14 am

VIENNA: Iran faced Western pressure yesterday to make concessions over its atomic activities after it and six world powers failed to meet a...

Explosion kills six in Somalia 20 Jul 2014 - 03:14 am

MOGADISHU: A prominent militia leader in southern Somalia said a suicide bomber killed six people in an attack on his home yesterday, pinning...

Turkey PM says Israel ‘surpasses Hitler in barbarism’ 20 Jul 2014 - 03:14 am

ANKARA: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused Israel yesterday of having “surpassed Hitler in barbarism” through its attacks on Gaza, but warned...

Hamas has used up or lost half its rockets: Israel 20 Jul 2014 - 02:34 am

JERUSALEM: Israel’s army said yesterday Gaza-based militants had used up or lost about half of their rockets in 12 days of fighting -...

Kiev, rebels argue over MH17 crash 20 Jul 2014 - 02:33 am

Flowers and mementos lie on wreckage at the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, near the settlement of Grabovo in the Donetsk...

Brazil president’s lead narrowing ahead of October vote, says poll 20 Jul 2014 - 02:32 am

US actress Eva Longoria waves to photographers during a charity golf tournament held at La Quinta golf club in Marbella, Malaga province, Andalusia,...

Thousands march for Gaza in London 20 Jul 2014 - 02:31 am

Hundreds of demonstrators marching up at Whitehall as they protest against Israel’s military action in Gaza, in central London yesterday. LONDON: Parts of...

At least 10 dead in bus crash in Germany 20 Jul 2014 - 02:30 am

BERLIN: At least 10 people were killed and more than 50 hurt yesterday as a coach carrying Polish holidaymakers collided with another Polish...

Firefighters battle wild blazes in Spain 20 Jul 2014 - 02:29 am

MADRID, Spain: Spanish firefighters yesterday battled forest blazes that have destroyed hundreds of hectares of parched land and forced scores of people from...

GAZA TRUCE ISRAEL CLIFF PALESTINE MIDEAST MIDDLE EAST PEACE DOVE 20 Jul 2014 - 02:26 am

Group: ViewsMideast Credit: BLEIBEL Source: Daily Star - Beirut, Lebanon Keywords: COLOR GAZA TRUCE ISRAEL CLIFF PALESTINE MIDEAST MIDDLE EAST PEACE DOVE 071714...