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February 17, 2014

Hague in Cairo to discuss Egypt’s political and economic transition

William Hague has arrived in Cairo for meetings with Egyptian officials to discuss bilateral cooperation. Britain’s Foreign Secretary is being accompanied by British businessmen. They are due to meet...

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February 17, 2014

Israel refuses to release official documents about Sabra and Shatila massacre

Officials at Israel’s national archive have refused requests from journalists to have access to documents relating to the 1982 massacre in the Palestine refugee camps of Sabra and Shatila...

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February 17, 2014

Syrian army attacks Palestinian refugee camps

The Syrian army has attacked Al-Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp in Damascus, killing two refugees and a Syrian, and wounding a child. Abdul-Basit al-Bitar was killed when an artillery shell...

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February 17, 2014

El Al halts flights to and from Cairo

Israel’s El Al airline has stopped all flights to and from Cairo. The head of the Egyptian Civil Airline Authority, Mohammed al-Sharif, said on Monday that El Al stopped...

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February 17, 2014

Hunger striker to be deported to Egypt on release by Israelis

The family of Samer Al-Barq, 38, has confirmed that Egypt will grant asylum to the Palestinian prisoner following Israel’s decision to deport him after his release. Al-Barq has been...

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February 17, 2014

Raed Salah briefs Malaysian PM about threats to Jerusalem

EXCLUSIVE PICTURES The head of the Islamic Movement in Israel (“1948 occupied Palestine”) has briefed Malaysia’s Prime Minister about the threats to the Holy City of Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa...

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February 17, 2014

Haniyeh in Cairo to discuss siege-breaking alternatives to tunnels

Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh met his Egyptian counterpart Hisham Qandil in Cairo on Monday to discuss various possibilities to lift the siege of the Gaza Strip, including alternatives...

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February 17, 2014

Four sentenced for killing pro-Palestine activist Arrigoni

Four men have been sentenced to between 1 year and life in prison for the kidnap and murder of pro-Palestine activist Vittorio Arrigoni in 2011. The sentences were handed down...

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February 17, 2014

Overwhelming victory for Islamists in UNRWA union elections

The pro-Hamas bloc won an overwhelming victory in elections for workers’ unions at the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Gaza on Monday. The process was monitored...

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February 17, 2014

Jordan faces complicated crisis but Islamists haven't closed the door on dialogue

The head of the Islamic Action Front in Jordan, Hamza Mansour, has said that his country is going through a “complicated crisis” but Islamists “haven’t given up on dialogue”....

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