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  • February 25, 2017

    The Palestinian diaspora is the resistance

    The battle to regain Palestinian rights and lands will continue as long as the Palestinian youth in the diaspora remain, Turkish writer Ismail Yasa tells MEMO. Speaking at the...

  • February 25, 2017

    Egypt acquits Mubarak’s closest aides

    A Cairo court acquitted one of deposed Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s closest aides in a retrial in a corruption case, state news agency MENA reported today. While courts have...

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  • February 25, 2017

    Saudi to appoint new envoy to Iraq

    Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir told Iraqi officials in Baghdad today that the kingdom plans to appoint a new ambassador, an Iraqi foreign ministry official said. Iraq last...

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  • February 25, 2017

    Bomb attack in Iraq targets Kirkuk oil pipeline

    Four bombs were detonated today near a minor pipeline from an oilfield close to the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, security and oil industry sources said. The pipeline delivers...

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  • February 25, 2017

    Turkey’s PM seeks votes for ‘strong, stable’ Turkey in presidential referendum

    Turkey’s prime minister called on the public today to back constitutional change that would greatly strengthen President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s powers, portraying the reform as a vote for stability...

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  • February 25, 2017

    Trump stumbles over listing Iran’s IRGC as terrorists

    A proposal the Trump administration is considering to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) a terrorist organisation has stalled over warnings from defence and intelligence officials that the...

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  • February 25, 2017

    Saudi minister pays surprise visit to Iraq

    Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir arrived in Baghdad on Saturday for a surprise visit, Anadolu has reported. Iraqi officials spoke on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on speaking...

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  • February 25, 2017

    Attack on Syrian forces in Homs kills 42

    Militants attacked two Syrian security offices in the western city of Homs today with guns and suicide bombers, killing at least 42 people including a senior officer, a war...

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  • February 25, 2017

    Conference for Palestinians Abroad kicks off in Istanbul

    As Palestinians from across the globe entered the Palestine Abroad conference hall in their thousands, each of them had their own their own story, their own reasons for their...

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  • February 25, 2017

    Hebron represents Israel’s ‘apartheid regime,’ says Al-Barghouti

    The occupied West Bank city of Hebron “represents Israel’s apartheid regime,” the Secretary General of the Palestinian Initiative has said. Mustafa Al-Barghouti made his comments at an event to...

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