Israel, Hamas agree to truce via Egyptian mediators

Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire brokered by Egypt, a senior Palestinian official told Reuters. The

Israel bombs Gaza, positions troops after rocket attack near Tel Aviv

Israel launched air strikes in the Gaza Strip and deployed extra troops to the border on Monday, promising a strong response to the

Trump recognizes disputed Golan Heights as Israeli territory in boost for Netanyahu

US President Donald Trump on Monday recognized the disputed Golan Heights as Israeli territory in an election boost for visiting Israeli

On My Visit to New Zealand: Can Christchurch Heal Our Collective Wounds?

I visited the city of Christchurch on May 23, 2018, as part of a larger speaking tour in New Zealand that also took me to Auckland,

Turkish investors dumping low-yield lira deposits drove up dollar

Turkish individual investors who switched to foreign currency savings to avoid low-interest returns on Turkish lira deposits played a major role

UN chief clear that Golan status has not changed

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is “clear that the status of Golan has not changed,” UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said

With elections weeks away, Israel pounds Gaza

Israel today began strikes on the Gaza Strip, hitting targets across the already-besieged enclave. MEMO is liveblogging the latest developments....

Jeremy Hunt’s hostility towards the UN shows he is not serious about the Israeli occupation

In their desperate attempt to divert attention from the brutal reality of its military occupation, Israel and its supporters have

Netanyahu cuts short US trip as Israel begins attack on Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has cut short his trip to the US, after Israel called up reservists in preparation for a new attack on...

Iran official slams Trump’s recognition of Israel’s sovereignty over Syria’s Golan Heights

Ali Akbar Velayati, the senior advisor for foreign affairs to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, yesterday criticised US President

HRW: Alleged abuse of Lebanese men held in UAE on terrorism charge

The UAE has been sharply rebuked by Human Rights Watch (HRW) over its treatment of eight Lebanese nationals who have been detained for more than

The ‘othering’ of humanity, a divided world and the global rise in terrorism

Among the most pressing issues of the 21st century, “othering” and “belonging” have become common themes. These are part of the

Israel is bracing for a massive ground operation in Gaza

After completing discussions and assessing the situation on the southern front, the Israeli occupation army has likely decided to prepare for

Egypt female students protest after Al-Azhar campus rape covered up

Hundreds of female students at Egypt’s Al-Azhar University held a protest yesterday, accusing college officials of attempting to cover up the...

Jordan King cancels visit to Romania, protests plan to move embassy to Jerusalem

Jordan’s King Abdullah II yesterday cancelled a planned visit to Romania following revelations that the country plans to move its embassy to...

Israel guards deny Palestinian brothers access to hospital to visit relative

Israeli security guards at the Rambam Medical Centre in Haifa recently “denied entry to the complex to a Palestinian from Jerusalem and

NGO study shows rapid deterioration in mental health of Palestinian children in Gaza

Palestinian children in the occupied Gaza Strip are experiencing a rapid deterioration in their mental health, a new study by the Norwegian

White House: Daesh militants in Syria came from 40 countries

The White House revealed yesterday that Daesh fighters in Syria came from 40 countries and that many of them were arrested after the

UAE takes over part of Yemen airport for military use

The United Arab Emirates (UAE)’s forces in the city of Mukalla, southern Yemen, will continue to use part of the Al-Rayyan International

The ‘aeropolitics’ of the Qatar blockade present new challenges

Since July 2017, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt have closed their airspace to Qatar Airways and Qatari-owned airlines. They

Italy grants Egypt boy citizenship for saving children from burning bus

Italy is to grant an Egyptian boy citizenship after he saved the lives of 51 children, freeing them from a burning school bus that had been...

Video, NGO’s evidence suggests soldiers executed Palestinians

Evidence published by human rights NGO B’Tselem suggests that Israeli occupation forces executed two Palestinians in an incident earlier this...

Latest polls show Gantz maintaining narrow lead over Netanyahu

New polls released yesterday show that the Blue and White list is maintaining a narrow lead over Likud, ahead of Israeli elections in two

Is Israel really interested in a truce with Palestinians in Gaza?

On the 51st Friday of the Great March of Return protests, march spokesperson Daoud Shehab announced the failure of the indirect talks held

Malaysia: Israel a ‘state of robbers’

During a visit to Pakistan on Friday, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad described Israel as a “state of robbers”, the Safa news

Algeria: Ruling party abandons Bouteflika’s call for national conference

The National Liberation Front, the ruling Algerian party, yesterday abandoned the national conference sought by President Abdelaziz Bouteflika

9 US democratic presidential candidates boycott AIPAC conference

As many as nine Democratic presidential candidates announced that they will not attend the  annual conference of the American Israel Public...

Morocco arrest 5 Israelis for producing fake passports

Morocco announced on Saturday that its police had arrested five Israeli nationals over their involvement in a network which committed crimes

Ghana government attitude towards Mahran Baajour’s abduction repugnant – Minority

The Minority in Parliament has criticized the Akuffo-Addo government’s silence on the abduction and disappearance of Mahran Mustapha...

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Netanyahu’s reasons for allowing submarine sale to Egypt are ‘state secrets’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that the reasons he approved the German submarine sale to Egypt are “state secrets”,

Israel army raises state of alert in occupied Golan Heights

Israeli army has raised the state of alert in the occupied Golan Heights after the US President Donald Trump announced he would recognise...

PA prevents rights group from visiting Islamic Jihad leader in custody

Palestinian Authority (PA) yesterday prevented lawyer of the Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association – Addameer from visiting a

Israel billionaire considers shares in Egypt gas plant

Delek Drilling LP, an Israeli energy explorer controlled by billionaire Yitzhak Tshuva, is considering buying a stake in an Egyptian

12 Kuwaitis renounce nationality

Twelve Kuwaiti nationals have renounced their citizenships after “breaking the law” by having dual nationalities, Al-Qabas reported...

Iran to cement ties with Lebanon, Hezbollah despite US pressure

Iran said on Sunday it would expand its ties with Lebanon in spite of the “provocative and interventionist” call by US Secretary of State

Honduran president calls Jerusalem Israeli capital, not moving embassy yet

Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez on Sunday called Jerusalem Israel’s capital, saying the Central American country would open a

UN calls on Egypt to “immediately” release opposition figure Salah Sultan

  The United Nations (UN)’s Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) yesterday demanded an “immediate release” for the Egyptian

Algerian opposition proposes presidential committee to lead transitional phase

Algerian opposition called on President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on Saturday to step down, proposing the setting up of a “presidential committee

Protest march in Morocco against abolition of free education

Hundreds of labour unionists and teachers have demonstrated on Sunday in the Moroccan capital Rabat, in rejection of the abolition of free...

Ben Ali on top of inauguration of Innovation Fair in Tunisia, amid rising controversy

Former Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, who was ousted by a popular revolution in 2011, has participated with a book containing a part...