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  • December 21, 2017

    Palestinian prisoners to boycott Israeli courts in 2018

    Around 500 Palestinians in Israel’s prisons under ‘administrative detention’ will boycott Israeli courts starting in 2018, Palestinian Prisoners Society said Wednesday in a written statement. “The Palestinians, who are under administrative...

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  • December 21, 2017

    UK: Saudi Crown Prince to visit Britain next year

    Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will visit Britain next year, a statement from British Prime Minister Theresa May’s office said on Wednesday. “The Prime Minister looked forward...

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  • December 21, 2017

    UK-Sudan investment and trading links come under fire

    For more than five years the British government have been waiting for the right moment to reengage commercially with Sudan, its former colony.  The hope, in the corridors of...

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  • December 20, 2017

    Trump threatens to cut aid to all countries over UN Jerusalem vote

    US President Donald Trump has threatened to cut aid to countries that vote in favour of a draft UN resolution condemning the US decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Trump said at...

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  • December 20, 2017

    Denmark opts out of UN refugee resettlement programme

    Denmark will no longer take in refugees under a UN resettlement programme after passing a law that enables the government to determine how many may enter the country instead...

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  • December 20, 2017

    Israel extends detention of Palestinian teen

    Israel today extended the detention of 16-year-old Palestinian Ahed Tamimi for ten days. Tamimi appeared in court at the Ofer military base near the occupied West Bank city of...

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  • December 20, 2017

    We are all to blame for Trump’s decision on Jerusalem

    Two weeks after US President Donald Trump declared his administration’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and protests are continuing in the occupied territories, however across the world people...

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  • December 20, 2017

    The UN is another lost battle for the Palestinians

    After the US used its veto at the UN Security Council to block the adoption of a resolution condemning President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, the...

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  • December 20, 2017

    US doubles reward for Baghdadi to $25m

    The US-led international coalition has distributed leaflets in the western region of Iraq announcing that a reward of $25 million is available for information that could lead to the...

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  • December 20, 2017

    Opposition groups quit Iraq Kurdish government

    Leading Kurdish opposition movement Gorran has withdrawn its ministers from Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and its member Yousif Mohamed has resigned as parliament speaker, party sources told...

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