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February 4, 2017

Trump continuing Obama’s ruthlessness in Yemen

“Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has a horrifying history of hiding women and children within militant operating areas and terrorist camps”, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in...

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February 4, 2017

Iran bars US wrestlers to retaliate against Trump visa ban

Iran said yesterday that it had barred a US wrestling team from the Freestyle World Cup competition in retaliation for an executive order by President Donald Trump banning visas...

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February 4, 2017

Saudi using Israeli tech firm to ‘identify terrorists’

An Israeli technology firm said it was contacted by the Saudi royal family who asked it to help identify terrorist threats in the country, Bloomberg Business Week reported on...

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February 4, 2017

Former Israeli PM requests prison pardon

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert requested President Reuven Rivlin issue him a pardon so he is released from jail early. Olmert, who was jailed in February last year...

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February 4, 2017

Israel interprets US settlements statement as green light

Israeli officials yesterday welcomed what they took as US consent to expand existing settlements, after the White House reversed a long-standing policy of condemning building on occupied land. In...

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February 4, 2017

British band Coldplay supports refugee charity

British rock band Coldplay has thrown its support behind a Malta-based humanitarian charity that saves migrants in search-and-rescue missions at sea, the charity said on Thursday. The musicians kicked...

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February 4, 2017

Judge orders White House to list people excluded by Trump ban

A federal judge in Virginia ordered the White House to provide a list of all people stopped from entering the United States by a travel ban imposed last week...

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February 3, 2017

UN urged to stop Israel’s settlement expansion

United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur Michael Lynk today called on the UN Security Council and UN General Assembly to stop illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories. Lynk...

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February 3, 2017

Algeria to hold parliamentary elections

The Algerian presidency announced yesterday that the country’s upcoming parliamentary polls would be held on 4 May. “President Abdelaziz Bouteflika signed a decree today calling on voters to elect...

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February 3, 2017

3 Palestinians in court for ‘assaulting’ Israeli prison officials

Three Palestinians were today prosecuted for assaulting two Israeli prison officials during Israeli raids in Nafha and Ketziot prisons. According to Yousif Nanasra, a lawyer for the Palestinian Committee...

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