AL appeals for UN investigation on Israeli ‘war crimes’ in Gaza

EGYPT: The permanent representatives of the Cairo-based Arab League(AL) decided on Monday to file an investigation request to the United Nations(UN) on the alleged Israeli “war crimes” in its attacks on Gaza.

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Iranian MP terms Obama ‘soft face of US imperialism’

IRAN: An Iranian lawmaker labelled U.S. President Barack Obama a “soft face of U.S. imperialism,” the semi- official Fars news agency reported Monday.

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Russia to open naval base in Georgian rebel region

RUSSIA: Russia will open a naval base in the breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia, the head of the region’s separatist administration and a Russian military source were quoted as saying on Monday.

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UN officials urge actions as 1 bln people go hungry

SPAIN: Senior UN and international agency officials urged here on Monday actions against food crisis when almost one billion people in the world are going hungry.

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