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Hamas says Israel truce talks over, warns to target major airport

Wed Aug 20, 2014 22:20:35

The military wing of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas says truce talks with the Israeli regime is over, threatening that it will carry out more attacks on Ben-Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv.

FBI believes Foley execution video 'authentic': GlobalPost

Wed Aug 20, 2014 21:52:40

The FBI has told the parents of kidnapped US journalist James Foley that it believes video footage of his execution released by the so-called Islamic State militants is genuine, news gatherer GlobalPost says.

Fresh Israeli air strikes kill two dozen Gazans

Wed Aug 20, 2014 19:58:30

At least two dozen Palestinians have been killed in a series of fresh Israeli airstrikes on the besieged Gaza Strip since Tuesday.

Egypt sentences Israeli, Jordanian for spying

Wed Aug 20, 2014 18:59:38

A Cairo court has sentenced an Israeli tried in absentia to life imprisonment and a Jordanian telecoms engineer to 10 years in jail for espionage on behalf of the Israeli regime.

Syrian army pushes forward with operations against militants

Wed Aug 20, 2014 18:20:21

Syrian army is pushing forward with operations against militant organizations in various areas across the country, targeting their gatherings and thwarting their infiltration attempts with the result of numbers of militants getting killed.

Kurdish ministers rejoin Iraqi government: Zebari

Wed Aug 20, 2014 16:52:25

The Kurdish ministers who had suspended their participation in the Iraqi government have rejoined the administration of outgoing Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, says the country’s Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari.

Israeli strike kills Hamas commander's wife, child

Wed Aug 20, 2014 10:35:26

Hamas says an Israeli airstrike has killed the wife and child of its Gaza military chief, as a temporary ceasefire went up in smoke and Cairo truce talks froze.

Over 50,000 ISIL terrorists fight in Syria: UK-based NGO

Wed Aug 20, 2014 09:58:54

The number of ISIL Takfiri militants fighting against the Syrian government amounts to more than 50,000, says a UK-based NGO.

Iraqi army moves to retake Tikrit from terrorists

Wed Aug 20, 2014 09:08:08

The Iraqi government forces have launch an operation to retake the city of Tikrit from ISIL Takfiri terrorists as US planes carried out renewed airstrikes around the Mosul dam, captured by Kurdish forces.

Syrian government, militants reach reconciliation deal to fight ISIL

Wed Aug 20, 2014 08:44:44

A reconciliation deal has been implemented between the Syrian government and some militant groups in four strategic areas south of the capital Damascus.

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