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Shawal moon sighted in Saudi Arabia and UAE

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The Moon Sighting Committees of Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates have announced sighting of the Shawal moon and Eid ul Fitr will be celebrated on Monday July 28, 2014 according to reports. Iraq and Jordan have also declared Monday as the day of Eid. It is reported that Moon Sighting Committees of Saudi Arabia […]

Obama meets with Central American leaders on immigration crisis

obama and central american leaders meet on immigration crisis

President Barack Obama has called on Friday to colleagues of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras in the Oval Office to talk face to face the crisis created by the tens of thousands of children who in recent months have arrived, alone, to U.S. border. Obama has also involved in the search for solution to Mexico, […]

At least 60 killed in an attack on a bus of prisoners in Iraq

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At least 60 prisoners were killed Thursday and eight policemen injured in an attack on the bus prisoners were taken  in northern Baghdad (Iraq). A group of gunmen launched the attack with explosives that exploded when the vehicle in the Al Taji. The attack has provoked an intense exchange of gunfire between security forces and […]

Airlines resume flights to Tel Aviv while Hamas attacks

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The dozen U.S., Canadian and European airlines on Tuesday canceled their flights to and from Israel have chosen to resume flight operation in the Ben Gurion International Airport. The decision to suspend travel came after a Palestinian militias rocket hit in open countryside near the airfield, which triggered the alarm after two weeks went really […]

Islamic State of Iraq tells women: “You must wear full veil”

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The jihadist Islamic State militia, which seized large areas of northern Iraq last month, has warned women of the city of Mosul, one of the largest cities in the country, who must wear a full veil, or are at risk of “severe punishment “. Sunni insurgents who have declared a caliphate in the areas they […]

Wrath of Israeli offensive unleashed on Palestinians in West Bank

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Five Palestinians, all civilians, were killed Friday while participating in two different protests, called in the Day of Anger called by the main factions in the West Bank to protest the siege of Gaza. With them are eight deaths in the area, the other major Palestinian enclave, east of Israel.  The march of the night […]

United States condemns Russian military escalation

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The tragedy of flight from Malaysia Airlines has not silenced weapons in Ukraine.  United States yesterday accused Russia of Vladimir Putin of provoking an escalation by launching rockets from Russian territory against Ukrainian positions and transfer of heavy weapons and troops near the border between the two countries. If the allegations are true, would indicate […]

European sanctions condemn Russia into recession

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The potential impact of the new generation of EU sanctions against Moscow for its role in the Ukraine crisis is devastating. Brussels estimates that the Russian economy will suffer a sensational wallop of 1.5 points of GDP this year and 4.8 points in 2015, according to estimates by the European Commission. That would put the […]

82 dead after two bombs explode in Nigeria

suicide bombing in nigeria

At least 82 people were killed on Wednesday by the detonation of two bombs on two streets in the city of Kaduna, a city north of Nigeria; as reported by local authorities and medical sources told Reuters. The first device has exploded – over two p.m. Pacific Time – the convoy of a Muslim sheik […]

Israel and Hamas began a 12-hour humanitarian truce in Gaza

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International calls to reach a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip have achieved a first minimum agreement. Israel and Hamas have agreed to a 12-hour humanitarian truce, which began Saturday at seven o’clock (CET Spanish). Hours before this covenant confirmed, the UN, the U.S. and Egypt proposed a truce of seven days, coinciding with the upcoming […]

Militants reportedly mandated circumcision of women in Iraq

Jaqueline Badcock

The militia movement Islamic State (EI) has ordered that all women between the early teens and up to 49 years in the areas it controls in Iraq are subjected to genital mutilation, as revealed Tuesday responsible for humanitarian aid UN in that country, Jaqueline Badcock. ” This is a statement we have been informed this […]

Ukrainian Prime Minister resigns

Arseniy Yatseniuk

The Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk, was forced to resign on Thursday after two parties supporting the government abandon parliamentary coalition – so did 15 independent deputies. New elections will presumably be held next October. “I announce my resignation as a result of the dissolution of the coalition and the blockade of government bills,” said […]

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