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February 17, 2014

Saudi accuses Syria of procrastination over UN plan

The Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia has accused the Syrian regime of “manoeuvring and stalling” over the plan put forward by UN and Arab envoy Kofi Annan. Prince Saud...

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February 17, 2014

Prisoners threaten new hunger strike if poor conditions persist

The Minister of Prisoners’ Affairs in the Palestinian Authority, Issa Qaraqe, has revealed that the Palestinian prisoners still in Israeli prisons are threatening a new hunger strike if the...

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February 17, 2014

Israel approved more than 4,300 new illegal settlement units last month

The monthly report issued by the PLO’s Department of International Relations has revealed that Israel approved the construction of more than 4,300 new illegal settlement units in May. “A...

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February 17, 2014

Human rights group calls for France to cancel Israeli participation in arms fair

The Arab Organisation for Human Rights in Britain has said that Israeli participation in any guise at the Eurosatory 2012 arms fair in Paris would be “a stain on...

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February 17, 2014

Barak criticised for not understanding the conflict with the Palestinians

Moshe Ya’alon, Israel’s Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Strategic Affairs, has criticised the country’s Deputy Prime Minister for “not understanding the conflict with the Palestinians”. Ehud Barak, who...

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February 17, 2014

Constitutional court and Shafiq will determine the political future of Egypt

A former senior member of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, Dr. Kamal Helbawy, has claimed that consensus on the members of the assembly charged with drafting Egypt’s new constitution...

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February 17, 2014

Haniyeh calls for prosecution of Israeli leaders for Mavi Marmara attack

Ismail Haniyeh, the head of the elected Palestinian government in Gaza, has called on the international community to read Israel’s report on the Mavi Marmara attack carefully before prosecuting...

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February 17, 2014

Supreme Court rules against political isolation law amid speculation about dissolution of parliament

Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court has ruled that the “political isolation” law endorsed by the country’s parliament is unconstitutional. The law prohibits any member of the previous regime from standing...

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February 17, 2014

Armed clashes between PA security and Fatah elements in West Bank refugee camp

Armed clashes have taken place between Palestinian Authority security forces and a group of gunmen in the Balata refugee camp east of Nablus in the occupied West Bank. The...

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February 17, 2014

Constitutional Court rulings favour counter-revolutionaries

Unsuccessful presidential candidate and senior academic Dr. Abdullah Al-Ashaal has criticised the rulings of Egypt’s Constitutional Court on the law of political isolation and the country’s parliamentary legitimacy. “The...

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