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February 20, 2015

ISIS militants seize Libyan city and close university

Sources in the Libyan city of Sirte claim that elements of ISIS have seized control of the city and closed the local university. Sirte is 500 kilometres east of...

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February 20, 2015

Former Netanyahu aide behind ‘lost tribes’ moving to Israel from India

A former Netanyahu aide is the key figure behind an unprecedented government decision to allow an indigenous people from north-eastern India to immigrate to Israel and convert upon arrival....

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February 20, 2015

Sisi audio leak reveals Dahlan’s role in Libya

A new leaked audio recording appears to show the role dismissed Fatah member Mohammed Dahlan plays in the unrest in Libya. In the recordings, which were aired on Libya’s...

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February 20, 2015

Washington concerned at possible collapse of Palestinian Authority

State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said on Thursday that the United States is “very concerned” about the continued viability of the Palestinian Authority if it does not receive funds...

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February 20, 2015

Egypt seizes assets of 30 opposition figures

The Egyptian authorities have confiscated the assets of 30 members of the revolutionary council; an opposition coalition founded by members living in exile. Mohammed Yasser Abu El-Fotouh, the secretary-general...

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February 20, 2015

GCC rejects Egypt’s accusations against Qatar but still supports Al-Sisi

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) issued two statements on Thursday, Anadolu has reported. In the morning its members rejected Egyptian accusations that Qatar supports terrorism; just 12 hours later...

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February 20, 2015

Libya has become a battleground for regional struggles

Ever since Muammar Gaddafi was deposed in 2011, rival militias have been battling for control of Libya. In recent days, the long-running crisis has deepened. On Monday 16 February,...
February 20, 2015

Israel to sue Meshaal for closing Ben-Gurion Airport

The Shurat Hadin legal centre has announced its intention to prosecute the Head of Hamas’s Political Bureau, Khaled Meshaal, as well as other Hamas officials on charges of obstructing...

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February 20, 2015

Syrian, Palestinian refugees on hunger strike to protest arbitrary detention by Egypt

Some 56 Syrian and Palestinian-Syrian refugees are on an open hunger strike in protest of over 100 days of detention without charge in Karmouz police station in Alexandria, Egypt,...

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February 20, 2015

Houthis say political consultations are sterile

Houthi rebels in Yemen have described the ongoing political consultations in the country as “sterile” and announced that the group’s self-declared supreme revolutionary committee has started to form a...

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