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October 12, 2015

Israeli army reservists called-up to tackle Palestinians

Israeli media reports claim that Benjamin Netanyahu and his Internal Front Minister, Gilad Erdan, have called-up 13 brigades of reserve border guards to crack down on Palestinians in East...

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October 12, 2015

Egypt signs $50m loan agreement with African Development Bank

Egyptian Minister of International Cooperation Sahar Nasr signed a $50 million loan agreement with the African Development Bank, provided through the “Africa Growing Together Fund”, to complete financing Sharm...

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October 12, 2015

Egyptian court frees Beltagy’s wife

An Egyptian court freed Sana Abdul-Jawad, wife of Muslim Brotherhood Leader Mohamed Beltagy, a judicial source told the Anadolu Agency. The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said:...

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October 12, 2015

After Israeli pressure, YouTube closes Hamas channel

YouTube yesterday closed the main Hamas channel in the occupied West Bank after pressure by the Israeli authorities, Palestinian Safa news agency reported. In a statement, Hamas said the...

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October 12, 2015

Obama: US plans to train Syrian fighters failed

The US’s “train and equip” programme for Syria “did not work”, President Barack Obama said in a TV interview broadcast yesterday night. Obama said he had been sceptical of...

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October 12, 2015

‘Abbas issued directives to undermine attacks against Israelis’

President Mahmoud Abbas issued directives to Palestinian Authority security services to prevent attacks against Israel, Haaretz revealed on Sunday. Quoting a senior official in the Israeli Shabak intelligence agency,...

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October 12, 2015

Algerian Islamists demand democratic transition to solve economic crisis

The Algerian Islamist Society for Peace Movement has said that if the ruling regime accepts a democratic transition it is willing to help in managing the country’s economic crisis....

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October 12, 2015

Palestine Red Crescent: 53 Israeli attacks on our crews in a week

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said that their crews in the West Bank were exposed to 53 attacks since 3 October, resulting in casualties and damaging their material. In...

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October 12, 2015

HRW: Russian-made cluster munitions used in Syria

An advanced type of Russian-made cluster ammunition was used in an airstrike in northern Syria, the Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Sunday. The New York-based watchdog suggested that it...

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October 12, 2015

Iran tests new generation long-range ballistic missile

Iran has successfully tested a new precision guided long-range missile, state media reported on Sunday. “The Emad surface-to-surface missile is the country’s first long-range missile that can be...

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