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Israel commences ground operation in Gaza

Posted under World News on Sunday, 4 January 2009 by
The Israeli government had made its goal clear prior to starting the military offensive. It said it would do whatever was necessary to eradicate Hamas from its roots irrespective of how long it would take. Yesterday Israel commenced the ground operation it had been preparing to launch since the...
Israel commences ground operation in Gaza

Israel steps up its offensive against Hamas

Posted under World News on Thursday, 1 January 2009 by
Israel is getting ready to take its military operation against Hamas in the Gaza strip to the next level. It has stepped up the offensive and deployed more troops towards the Gaza border on Wednesday. Israel is making preparations to initiate a ground assault to compliment the deadly...
Israel steps up its offensive against Hamas

Mideast fighting causes price hikes in crude oil

Posted under Business on Tuesday, 30 December 2008 by
The Israeli-Palestinian fighting has had widespread implications on the price of crude oil which has shot up to $40 a barrel since Monday. The oil rich region is stifled with brutal warfare causing changes in the crude oil market.   The final days of 2008 experienced light trading that caused a...
Mideast fighting causes price hikes in crude oil

White House gives the green signal to Israeli attacks

Posted under Political News on Tuesday, 30 December 2008 by
The White house made an appeal for a lasting cease fire in the Mideast region at the same time it has given its approval to the deadly airstrikes being conducted by Israel on the Gaza strip. According to the White House the militant group that is in control of the Gaza strip has displayed "true...
White House gives the green signal to Israeli attacks

UN chief deeply concerned over the escalating violence in Gaza

Posted under Political News on Saturday, 20 December 2008 by
The tension in the troubled Gaza strip has escalated with the end of the truce. This has caused the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to call for an extension of the truce in order to put an end to the hostilities. In a statement the press office for the Secretary General was recorded as saying...
UN chief deeply concerned over the escalating violence in Gaza