350 Palestinian minors held in Israeli jails: NGO
At least 350 Palestinian children are languishing in Israeli jails, a local Palestinian NGO said Saturday. “Israeli authorities are holding 350 Palestinian children aged between 12 and 18,” the...
November 20, 2016
At least 350 Palestinian children are languishing in Israeli jails, a local Palestinian NGO said Saturday. “Israeli authorities are holding 350 Palestinian children aged between 12 and 18,” the...
November 20, 2016
The Saudi-led coalition has accused Houthi rebels of violating a two-day ceasefire that came into effect on Saturday in war-torn Yemen. Coalition spokesman Maj. Gen. Ahmed Asiri told the...
November 20, 2016
An Egyptian court on Saturday slapped three anti-coup TV presenters with a 3-year jail term each in absentia for spreading false news. Egyptian authorities accuse Mohamed Naser, a presenter...
November 20, 2016
November 19, 2016
The fifth annual Palestine Book Awards celebrated this year’s publications on Palestine yesterday evening. And the 2016 winners are: Academic Award (joint winners): Lorenzo Kamel – Imperial Perceptions of...
November 19, 2016
The continuation of the Jerusalem Intifada is sufficient to eliminate the occupation and deter it from committing its crimes, Hamas Legislative Council member Dr Yousef Al-Sharafi stressed. Speaking during...
November 19, 2016
Iraqi oil that is currently being exported from the Kirkuk oil field through an export pipeline to Turkey has dropped because of power outages, an official at state-run North...
November 19, 2016
All hospitals in Syria’s besieged opposition-held eastern Aleppo are out of service after days of heavy airstrikes, its health directorate and the World Health Organisation (WHO) said yesterday, but...
November 19, 2016
Israeli troops shot and killed a 26-year-old Palestinian during a protest near the Gaza-Israel border yesterday, a Palestinian health official said. An Israeli military spokeswoman said troops had fired...
November 19, 2016
An Egyptian court sentenced the head of a journalists’ union and two board members to two years in prison today for allegedly harbouring colleagues wanted by the law and...