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  • October 20, 2016

    Russia to reschedule Jordan’s debts

    Russia proposed to reschedule Jordan’s debts on the condition that Amman buy technical military equipment from Moscow, the TASS news agency said yesterday. According to the Jordanian newspaper Assabeel,...

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  • October 20, 2016

    Videos emerge of Iraqi abuses of children

    The torture and murder of prisoners of war, unarmed civilians and children are breaches of international law that constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity...

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  • October 20, 2016

    France, Germany blast Russia for Aleppo bombardment

    Russian President Vladimir Putin has been blasted by France and Germany for his country’s bombing campaign in the Syrian city of Aleppo. Meeting yesterday in Berlin, French President Francoise...

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  • October 20, 2016

    Israeli forces storm orphanage for 5th time

    Israeli forces yesterday arrested a Palestinian teenager following a raid on a school for orphans in the Old City of Jerusalem. Seventeen-year-old Maaz Khalil was arrested after the school...

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  • October 20, 2016

    UN chief criticises UNESCO decision on Al-Aqsa

    United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon criticised the outcome of a UNESCO vote which said there was no Jewish links to Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. In a statement issued by...

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  • October 20, 2016

    Settlers perform religious rites in Arab streets in occupied Hebron

    Palestinian shops and homes in the Old City of Hebron were closed by Israeli occupation forces yesterday to allow for Jewish settlers to perform religious rituals, Arab48 reported. During...

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  • October 20, 2016

    Egypt rejected Israeli concessions made to Hamas

    A former senior Israeli army general said he hope “Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah] Al-Sisi will be in power for many years to come” as he helps serve Israel’s interests, Haaretz...

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  • October 20, 2016

    Iraqi army, Peshmerga launch fresh assaults near Mosul

    Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and the Kurdish Peshmerga launched coinciding, but separate, assaults today with air and artillery support from the US-led coalition in an attempt to break the...

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  • October 20, 2016

    Official: Iran steps up weapons supply to Houthis

    Iran has stepped up weapons transfers to the Houthis, the militia fighting the Saudi-backed government in Yemen, US, Western and Iranian officials told Reuters. The increased pace of transfers...

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  • October 20, 2016

    PA arrests eight Palestinians, summons others in West Bank

    Palestinian Authority (PA) security services arrested eight Palestinian citizens and summoned several others for questions in the occupied West Bank, Hamas said yesterday. In a statement, Hamas said that...

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