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  • July 11, 2016

    Hamas condemns Saudi Emir’s remarks

    Hamas condemned on Sunday remarks delivered by the Saudi Emir Turki al-Faisal who accused Hamas and Islamic Jihad of spreading chaos, Quds Press reported. “These are lies and baseless...

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  • July 11, 2016

    PA calls for international community to push Israel to lift Hebron siege

    The Palestinian Authority (PA) called on Sunday for the international community and all international bodies to immediately push Israel to lift the siege it has been imposing on the...

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  • July 11, 2016

    Rights group: Seven Iraqi journalists killed in six months

    As many as seven journalists were killed in Iraq during the first half of 2016, a rights group said on Sunday. The Iraqi Observatory for Press Freedoms said during...

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  • July 11, 2016

    Polisario Front elects new secretary-general

    Western Sahara independence movement Polisario Front has elected Ibrahim Ghali as secretary-general and president of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. Algeria’s APS news agency reported that Ghali was elected...

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  • July 11, 2016

    Israeli government approves $13m for Kiryat Arba settlements

    The Israeli government approved on Sunday some 50 million Israeli shekels ($12.9m) in support for the Israeli settlements of Kiryat Arba in the West Bank district of Hebron, agencies...

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  • July 10, 2016

    Saudi royal joins Iranian opposition meeting in Paris

    Saudi Arabia’s Prince Turki al-Faisal has joined a giant meeting held by a Paris-based Iranian opposition movement, Free Iran. Faisal is a former director general of Saudi Arabia’s intelligence agency...

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  • July 10, 2016

    More Turkish aid arrives in Gaza

    Around 19 trucks carrying Turkish humanitarian aid arrived in the blockaded Gaza Strip on Sunday, according to a Palestinian border official. The trucks, carrying nearly 800 tons of foodstuff,...

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  • July 10, 2016

    Egypt military court jails 18 opponents for ‘violence’

    An Egyptian military court on Saturday slapped 18 anti-regime opponents with jail terms for allegedly committing violence, according to a defence lawyer. The court jailed six people for life...

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  • July 10, 2016

    Syria: Daesh downs helicopter, 2 Russian pilots killed

     Two Russian pilots were killed near the ancient city of Palmyra in Syria’s western Homs province Friday when Daesh downed a helicopter belonging to the Syrian army, the Russian Defence Ministry said...

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  • July 10, 2016

    Grave concern regarding Dr Mohamed Badie’s well-being

    The Egyptian Revolutionary Council is extremely concerned about reports of the transfer of Dr Badie, Head of the Muslim Brotherhood, to an intensive care unit from his prison cell....

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