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  • February 16, 2014

    Rage grows over Palestinian prisoner death in Israeli custody

    EXCLUSIVE PICTURES The death of Palestinian prisoner, Arafat Jaradat, in Israeli custody on Saturday has caused a wide-scale wave of protests and demonstrations across the Palestinian territories. Israel has...

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  • February 16, 2014

    PA to sue Israel over crimes against Palestinians

    A Palestinian newspaper has reported that the Palestinian Authority (PA) decided on Monday to take the Israeli occupation to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for crimes against Palestinians in...

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  • February 16, 2014

    Israel fears PA loss of control over West Bank protests

    On Monday, official Israeli sources were reported as saying that the Palestinian Authority (PA) is in control of the on-going turmoil which erupted in the West Bank in the...

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  • February 16, 2014

    Al-Ibrahimi: a peaceful solution in Syria is necessary but beyond our reach

    Al-Akhdar Al-Ibrahimi, the UN and Arab League envoy to Syria, has said that, “At the moment, a peaceful solution in Syria is not attainable, however, it is necessary.” He...

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  • February 16, 2014

    Netanyahu refuses to apologise to Turkey

    Israel’s interim Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, on Sunday rejected an initiative by his Defence Minister, Ehud Barack, to apologise to Turkey over the killing of nine Turkish citizens aboard...

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  • February 16, 2014

    UN demands inquiry into Palestinian prisoner death in Israeli custody

    The United Nations on Monday called for an independent inquiry into the deaths of Palestinian prisoners who have died in Israeli custody. It also warned that mounting tensions could...

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  • February 16, 2014

    UN interested in talks with Hamas

    UN Middle East Peace Envoy, Robert Serry, last week told Israeli newspaper Haartetz that the peace process in the region is in an “extremely grave condition” noting that talks...

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  • February 16, 2014

    Morsi invites political parties for live national dialogue

    Egyptian President Mohammad Morsi has invited most of the political powers and figures in Egypt to hold a national dialogue session on Tuesday to discuss guarantees of the integrity...

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  • February 16, 2014

    Palestinians deny launching rockets from Gaza

    The Palestinian government in Gaza on Tuesday denied Israeli claims that a Palestinian rocket launched from Gaza had landed in the south of the occupied city of Asqlan. “It...

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  • February 16, 2014

    Syria ready to talk with armed opposition

    The Syrian Foreign Ministry said on Monday that it is prepared to talk with anyone ready for dialogue, including the armed opposition. The ministry did not mention whether fighters would...

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