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British MP slams UK complicity in Gaza massacre

Thu Aug 7, 2014 17:44:11

A British member of Parliament has censured the prime minister’s continuous favoring of the Zionist regime in its brutal assault on the Gaza Strip, insisting that such support makes the UK complicit in the “wholesale slaughter” of enclave’s Palestinian population.

Gaza crisis: UK gov’t policy falling into disarray

Thu Aug 7, 2014 14:15:25

The government's policy towards the Israeli incursion into Gaza was in danger of falling apart on Tuesday night in the wake of the surprise resignation of the Foreign Office minister Sayeeda Warsi and a demand by Nick Clegg that Britain immediately suspend arms export licenses to Israel.

ISIL crimes spark mass Iraqi Christians exodus in Qaraqosh

Thu Aug 7, 2014 13:41:38

The ISIL militant group took over Iraq's largest Christian town Qaraqosh and surrounding areas on Thursday and sent tens of thousands of panicked residents fleeing towards autonomous Kurdistan, officials and witnesses said.

Erdogan gov’t admits ISIL recruiting, offering salaries

Thu Aug 7, 2014 10:14:39

The government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has acknowledged significant recruitment of Turkish nationals by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant militant group in Iraq and Syria.

Kurds unite to oust ISIL, rescue stranded Iraqi Yazidis

Thu Aug 7, 2014 09:30:12

Kurds from Iraq, Syria and Turkey joined forces in north Iraq Wednesday to try to reclaim areas lost to ISIL militants and rescue thousands of civilians stranded in mountains without food or water.

Hamas: No agreement yet to extend Gaza ceasefire

Thu Aug 7, 2014 08:54:25

Israel and Hamas appeared at odds Thursday over prolonging a 72-hour Gaza ceasefire, with Hamas resistance group insisting on fulfillment of all pending stipulations.

UN Chief: Gaza massacre, destruction shame whole world

Thu Aug 7, 2014 07:58:23

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon demanded an end to the senseless cycle of suffering in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict Wednesday, telling the General Assembly that ``the massive deaths and destruction in Gaza have shocked and shamed the world.''

ISIL terrorists continue attacks against Iraqi Christians

Wed Aug 6, 2014 21:13:58

Militants from the Takfiri ISIL cult in Iraq have continued their assaults on Christian areas in the northern parts of the country, eyewitnesses say.

Israel should not cooperate with UN war crimes probe: Officials

Wed Aug 6, 2014 20:37:28

Israeli Foreign Ministry has instructed Tel Aviv authorities to avoid cooperating with the UN inquiry into Israel's brutal war on Gaza.

UK theatre pulls Jewish festival over Gaza war

Wed Aug 6, 2014 19:11:30

The Tricycle Theatre in London has decided not to host the UK Jewish Film Festival (UKJFF), which is partially funded by the Israeli embassy, due to the conflict in the Gaza Strip.

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