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Turkey: Prime Minister “no longer” talking to Obama over differences on Gaza, Syria

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Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that he is not talking with US President Barack Obama over the phone anymore amid growing anxiety between Washington and Ankara over the conflict in Gaza and the conflict in Syria. Turkey is a fierce opponent of Bashar Assad and is an open supporter of rebel fighters in Syria. It felt betrayed …

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Gaza: Brutal Israeli campaign still on after 14 days of unrelenting assault, death toll goes beyond 600

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On Tuesday, the Palestinian Ministry of Health, at the time of writing, declared at least 624 deaths since the Israeli onslaught on Gaza began over two weeks ago. It added that over 3,750 people have been wounded by the Israeli attack. In the latest attack, air strikes caused the deaths of at least 13 children and women in Gaza, medics …

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U.S. Secretary of State Kerry in Cairo, pushing for “immediate” Gaza ceasefire

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday arrived in Cairo to push for efforts to bring about a ceasefire in neighbour Gaza. He will meet with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in Cairo for talks with top Egyptian officials to end the conflict that has pervaded in Gaza for the past two weeks. Kerry is set to push for an …

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Journalist who reported Gaza beach killings withdrawn from Gaza by NBC

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Ayman Mohyeldin, leading correspondent for American TV network NBC was taken off his assignment in Gaza on Thursday after he reported an Israeli airstrike on a beach in Gaza which killed four children. Before the children died, Mohyeldin had tweeted that he was “kicking a ball” with them. He provided most of the detail about the children’s death. The kids …

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Lebanon to Gaza: You are not alone

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Eight Lebanese television networks on Monday overcame their political differences to air a unified newscast in support of Gaza, where at least 572 people have been killed in a fortnight of Israeli aggression.The move was the first of its kind in the Arab world, and surprising constituted partisan local media outlets. The newscast, titled “Gaza…you are not alone”, was broadcast …

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Gaza: Death toll at 548 after brutal Sunday violence, peace efforts gathers momentum

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Israel’s Operation Protective Edge entered its 14th day on Monday, as the Palestinian death toll due to the Israeli assault reached 548 at the time of writing. Meanwhile, global efforts to bring peace to the region gathered pace as the United Nations and Washington demanded an “immediate ceasefire” in Gaza. Sunday’s lethal violence had seen the death of 140 Palestinians, …

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UN Security council demands “full” probe into Malaysian airplane disaster

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On Friday, the UN Security Council demanded a full, international and independent probe into the reported shooting down of a Malaysian Airlines jet over Ukraine, with all the 298 passengers on board reported dead. “The members of the Security Council called for a full, thorough and independent international investigation into the incident in accordance with international civil aviation guidelines and …

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Israel batters Gaza with tanks as it rolls out ground operation, Palestinian death toll now stands at 271

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Israel pressed a large-scale ground offensive on Friday, as its assault on Gaza entered its 11th day. At the time of writing, the death toll of Palestinians stood at 271, according to numbers given out by medical officials. An Israeli soldier was killed when the offensive started, raising the death toll of Israelis to two, the Israeli army said. Three …

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Turkey: Erdogen accuses Israel of “Systematic Genocide” against Palestinians in Gaza

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On Thursday, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan launched his most harsh attack on Israel yet regarding the Israeli air campaign in Gaza, and accusing Israel of looking for a “systematic genocide” of Palestinians. Erdogan, a pious Mulsim who considers himself as a champion of the Palestinian cause, said that the last few days managed to intensify his rhetoric against …

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Gaza: Hamas denies agreeing to “humanitarian” truce deal, Palestinian death toll now at 237

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On Thursday, Hamas denied that it had reached a ceasefire agreement with Israel, rejecting the claim of an Israeli official that they had reached a deal to stop the crossfire on Friday. “The news about a ceasefire is incorrect. There are continuing efforts but no agreement until now”, Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri said. Earlier, an Israeli official, on the …

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