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February 3, 2015

Morsi to face new espionage trial

The Cairo Court of Appeals yesterday set 15 February 2015 as the date to begin the trial of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi for allegedly leaking “classified documents” to...

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February 3, 2015

James Baker says Netanyahu’s speech before Congress will cost him dearly

The former US secretary of state, James Baker, has sharply criticised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s planned visit to Washington to speak before Congress, Israel’s Maariv newspaper has reported. Baker,...

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February 3, 2015

Libyan Parliament revokes law banning Gaddafi-era officials from political life

The internationally-recognised Libyan parliament in Tobrok has overturned a controversial law banning officials who served within the regime of late president Muammar Gaddafi from participating in political life for...

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February 3, 2015

Egypt: 183 sentenced to death over Kardasa murders

The Cairo Criminal Court, headed by Judge Mohamed Nagy Shehata, has sentenced 183 defendants to death and one minor to 10 years in prison, for the Kardasa murders, Anadolu...

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February 3, 2015

Al-Jazeera will not leave its journalist in Egyptian jail

Al-Jazeera yesterday vowed “not to leave” Egyptian producer Baher Mohamed in jail following the release of Australian journalist Peter Greste and amid rising hopes Canadian Mohamed Fahmy will soon...

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February 3, 2015

HRW: Increasing extremism result of so-called ‘War on Terror’

In its annual report, Human Rights Watch blamed the emergence of a number of notorious terror groups on human rights violations. The report reflects extensive investigative work that Human...

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February 3, 2015

Saudi Arabia donates $13.5m to UNRWA

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) says it has received $13.5 million from oil-rich Saudi Arabia for Palestinian families affected by Israel’s devastating military onslaught on the blockaded...

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February 3, 2015

Israel behind resignation of UN Gaza probe chief: Hamas

Palestinian resistance faction Hamas has blamed Israel for the resignation of the head of a commission formed by the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to investigate last summer’s Israeli...

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February 3, 2015

Israel freezes another $100m in Palestinian tax revenues

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has frozen an additional 400 million shekels ($100 million) from Palestinian tax revenues, Israel Today revealed yesterday. The funds were from January’s tax revenues, the...

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February 3, 2015

Netanyahu: UN Gaza probe should be ‘shelved’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday said that a probe by the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) into last year’s Israeli offensive against the Gaza Strip should be shelved in...

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