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  • February 15, 2015

    Al-Masry Al-Youm insults Gulf with outrageous cartoon

    The pro-Egyptian regime newspaper, Al-Masry Al-Youm, published today a caricature by the cartoonsit Amru Saleem, which regional observers describe as a scathing insult to the governments and people of...

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  • February 15, 2015

    Gulf FMs call for international intervention in Yemen

    The foreign ministers of Gulf states on Saturday called on the United Nations (UN) Security Council to take decisions under the UN’s Chapter VII, allows for international military intervention in Yemen,...

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  • February 15, 2015

    Houthis open fire on protest in Yemen's Ibb

    Militants from Yemen’s Shia Houhti movement on Sunday opened fire on an anti-Houthi demonstration in the central Ibb province, a security source has said. “Houthi militants opened fire on dozens of...

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  • February 14, 2015

    Obituary: Naseer H. Aruri

    Palestine and The Arab World lost an eminent academic scholar, an internationally recognised and highly respected intellectual, a committed and unwavering Palestinian patriot and a progressive Arab nationalist. Dr....

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  • February 14, 2015

    Reports: Former chief of Saudi Royal Court under house arrest

    A Saudi news website, Al-Khalij Al-Jadeed, reported on Friday that the former chief of the Saudi Royal Court, Khalid Al-Tuwaijri, has not left the country and is still being...

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  • February 14, 2015

    700 artists announce a cultural boycott of Israel

    Over 700 British artists, from the worlds of literature, film, stage and music, have pledged to boycott Israel “as long as the state continues to deny basic Palestinian rights.”...

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  • February 14, 2015

    Luxembourg upgrades Palestinian mission to embassy status

    Luxembourg’s Foreign Minister, Jean Asselborn, announced on Friday that his country has upgraded Palestine’s representation in the country to embassy status, Luxembourg Wort has reported. Asselborn announced the decision...

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  • February 14, 2015

    Targeting Al Wefaq: The shrinking space for political opposition in Bahrain

    On 25 February, Sheikh Ali Salman will return to a Bahraini court to face charges related to his work as the Secretary-General of Bahrain’s largest opposition party, The Al...

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  • February 14, 2015

    Saudi denies designating Muslim Brotherhood as terrorists

    A former member of Saudi Arabia’s Shura Council, Ahmed Al-Twijri, has denied that the kingdom ever designated the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organisation. The lawyer insisted that the...

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  • February 14, 2015

    Blair makes yet another trip to Egypt for peace talks

    The Middle East Quartet’s Peace Envoy, Tony Blair, arrived in Cairo on Friday evening to discuss the Palestinian-Israeli peace process and the security situation across the region, Anadolu news...

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