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August 27, 2017

50 years on, tens of thousands of Palestinians detained for political protest

Sunday marked 50 years since the Israeli government issued Military Order 101, a “draconian law” that has been used to suppress Palestinian political expression in the occupied West Bank...

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August 27, 2017

8-year-old Palestinian girl dies after being hit by settler car in Nablus

An 8-year-old Palestinian girl was killed on Saturday after being struck by an Israeli vehicle in the Nablus district of the nerthern occupied West Bank, according to Israeli sources....

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August 27, 2017

Israeli parliament to hold vote on controversial ‘Jewish State bill’ next month

The Knesset, Israel’s parliament, is expected to advance the so-called “Jewish State bill” — also referred to as the “Nationality” or “Nation State bill” — next month according to...

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August 27, 2017

PA decries Torah scrolls-placing ceremony at synagogue in Silwan

The Palestinian Authority (PA) denounced a Torah scrolls-placing ceremony at a synagogue established by Israeli settlers in the Palestinian neighborhood of Silwan in occupied East Jerusalem on Friday, according...

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August 27, 2017

Israeli forces injure scores of Palestinians during clashes in Gaza

Israeli forces deployed near the borderlines of the Gaza Strip on Friday afternoon opened live ammunition and shot tear gas canisters at Palestinians protesting near Israel’s border fence in...

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August 27, 2017

Israel issues demolition orders on homes in Silwan

Israeli municipal authorities delivered summons to several Palestinian homeowners in the Silwan neighbourhood of occupied East Jerusalem on Friday, requesting that the families pick up demolition notices issued on...

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August 27, 2017

Fighters withdraw after clashes in Yemen capital

Gunmen from both groups in a strained civil war alliance withdrew from streets in the Yemeni capital on Sunday after trading fire in unprecedented violence, officials from the two...

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August 27, 2017

Saudi factory stitches gold-laced cover for Islam’s holiest site

Dozens of Saudi craftsmen, mostly in their 40s and 50s, are hard at work in a factory in Makkah preparing an embroidered black and gold cloth to cover the...

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August 27, 2017

France backs Iraqi forces’ efforts to liberate Tal Afar

France is involved in efforts to recapture Tal Afar in western Mosul city from the clutches of Daesh terrorist organisation, Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari said Saturday, who said 70...

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August 27, 2017

WHO: Cholera has killed 2,018 people in Yemen

A total of 2,018 people have been killed by a cholera epidemic in war-torn Yemen since late April, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said Saturday. In a statement, the WHO said...

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