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March 10, 2014

Tunisian Minister of Tourism resigns from the new government after being accused of 'normalization with Israel'

Amal Karbul, the minister of tourism in the new Tunisian government, headed by Mehdi Gomaa, has resigned from the government before officially starting her new role after being accused...

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March 10, 2014

Former Middle East Minister Peter Hain: one-state solution 'back on the agenda'

Former Welsh Secretary and Middle East minister Peter Hain is tonight set to make a speech at Swansea University where he will claim that a one-state solution for Israel...

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March 10, 2014

GCC supports Malaysian bid for UN Security Council seat

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has announced its support for Malaysia’s candidacy to occupy Asia’s non-permanent seat in the UN Security Council for 2015 and 2016. Kuwait’s diplomatic attaché...

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March 10, 2014

Al-Jazeera journalists referred to criminal court on 'terrorism' charges

The Egyptian Public Prosecutor has referred 20 Al-Jazeera journalists to the criminal court for “aiding a terrorist group” and related charges. Four of the defendants are non-Egyptian citizens, including...

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March 10, 2014

African Union refuses Egyptian request to attend summit

Diplomatic sources have said that the African Union has refused Egypt’s request to join the organisation’s Peace and Security Council summit which started in Addis Ababa on Wednesday. The...

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March 10, 2014

Brotherhood leader tells court that the movement won't resort to violence

The General Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood, Mohamed Badie, has told a court in Cairo that the movement will not resort to using violence. Speaking from the cage in...

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March 10, 2014

EU aid pledge for Jordan

The European Union Ambassador to Jordan, Joanna Wronecka, said on Wednesday that the EU recognises the country’s vital role in supporting Syrian refugees and is “committed to help” the...

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March 10, 2014

Settlers perform religious rituals in "Yusuf’s tomb"

A large number of illegal Jewish settlers entered the occupied West Bank city of Nablus under heavy military guard on Tuesday night and performed religious rituals in a tomb...

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March 10, 2014

Senior Muslim scholar calls on Saudi to stop supporting coup in Egypt

Senior Muslim scholar Shaikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi has called upon Saudi Arabia to stop subsidising the military coup in Egypt. He said that the government in Riyadh “committed a mistake”...

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March 10, 2014

Separation wall targets Bethlehem's oldest artefacts

On Wednesday, the Israeli judiciary will address two cases concerning the fate of the separation wall in two southern towns in the occupied West Bank. The first is Battir,...

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