The week in pictures
The last 7 days in pictures…...
April 24, 2016
The last 7 days in pictures…...
April 24, 2016
Hamas said it rejects the France-sponsored international peace conference between the Palestinians and the Israelis, which is scheduled to take place on May 30 in Paris. “We consider it a...
April 23, 2016
Weekly round up of all the major news stories this past week...
April 23, 2016
London-based academic Azzam Tamimi says quotes attributed to him by Goldsmith campaign on Jews and Muhammad cartoons are 'utterly false'...
April 23, 2016
An Egyptian court on Saturday postponed the final verdict in former President Mohamed Morsi’s “Qatar espionage” trial to May 7. Egypt’s army-backed authorities have accused Morsi and 10 co-defendants...
April 23, 2016
The UN agency tasked with looking after Palestinian refugees has expressed concern about the “worrying humanitarian situation” in Yarmouk refugee camp on the outskirts of Damascus, QudsNet reported on...
April 23, 2016
Air strikes believed to have been carried out by the Syrian regime and Russian forces targeted areas controlled by the opposition in Aleppo on Friday. At least 10 civilians...
April 23, 2016
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has ordered “urgent” assistance to be given to Iraqis in the troubled Al-Anbar governorate. Details were given by the kingdom’s Ambassador in Baghdad, Thamer Al-Sabhan...
April 23, 2016
The British government’s foreign and commonwealth office (FCO) has criticised the “poor” and “deteriorating” human rights situation in Egypt. The FCO’s human rights report noted that Egypt faces a...
April 23, 2016
The head of the Islamic Movement in Israel reiterated on Friday that the “Jewish invasions of Al-Aqsa Mosque are official policy, not individual actions,” Al-Resalah newspaper has reported. “This...