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Palestine’s Hamas re-elects Meshaal as leaderHamas re-elected Khaled Meshaal on Tuesday as the Islamist group's leader, at a marathon overnight closed-door meeting held in Cairo, an official with the organisation said. Once reviled as a hardliner but now seen increasingl More… |
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Hamas backs Abbas' UN upgradation moveThe Islamist group Hamas said on Monday it was backing President Mahmoud Abbas's attempt to win more clout for Palestinians at the United Nations, the latest sign of a rapprochement between the political rivals. The Palestinia More… |
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Israel pulls back from Gaza, invasion force intactIsrael began withdrawing the army on Thursday that had been poised to invade the Gaza Strip to go after Hamas, with both sides declaring they had won their eight-day battle. Dust-covered tanks and armoured bulldozers were winched More… |
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Gaza ceasefire may spur Gulf buyingA ceasefire in the Gaza-Israel conflict and upbeat global macro data may bolster Gulf investors' risk appetite on Thursday, while Dubai's Arabtec is seen rallying after buying shares in contractor Depa, said experts. Israe More… |
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Hamas-Israel ceasefire takes hold amid deep mistrustA ceasefire between Israel and Gaza's Hamas rulers took hold on Thursday after eight days of conflict, although deep mistrust on both sides cast doubt on how long the Egyptian-sponsored deal can last. Even after the ceasefire More… |
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Hamas agrees to Egypt-brokered Gaza ceasefireAn Egyptian-brokered ceasefire in the Gaza conflict will go into effect later on Tuesday, a Hamas official said, even as US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton headed to the region to try to put an end to the Gaza conflict. "A More… |
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New Mideast balance curbs Israel Gaza actionA new balance of power in the Middle East will limit Israel's ability to impose its ceasefire terms on Hamas in Gaza, but technology is compensating by curbing the militants' capacity to cause casualties in the Jewish s More… |
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Israel pounds Gaza as rocket fire wanesIsrael bombed dozens of suspected guerrilla sites in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Monday and Palestinian rocket fire from the enclave dropped off as international efforts to broker a truce intensified. More… |
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Arab League chief, ministers to visit GazaThe head of the Arab League and a group of Arab foreign ministers will visit Gaza on Tuesday to show solidarity with Palestinians under Israeli attack, officials said on Sunday. Israeli forces s More… |
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Israel, Hamas fighting rages; Egypt seeks truceIsrael bombed militant targets in Gaza for a fifth straight day on Sunday, launching aerial and naval attacks as its military prepared for a possible ground invasion, though Egypt saw "some indications" of a truce ahe More… |
