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February 11, 2014

Saudi Arabia calls for 'fair and balanced' UN Security Council reforms

Saudi Arabia is asking for UN Security Council reforms to be comprehensive and to reflect the current plurality of the international community, including the interests of all UN member...

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February 11, 2014

Israel approves 1,500 new settlements in occupied Jerusalem

Immediately after the release of 26 Palestinian prisoners, Israel announced plans to build 1,500 new settlements in the occupied Palestinian city of Jerusalem, as well as the construction of...

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February 11, 2014

UN human rights rapporteur says world court should question Israeli occupation

The UN’s Special Rapporteur for human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories has suggested that the General Assembly should “seek an opinion” from the International Court of Justice about...

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February 11, 2014

Israel's negotiating team says Abbas has retreated from a permanent solution

A member of the Israel negotiating team had said the Palestinian Authority chairman, Mahmoud Abbas, has softened his opposition towards a proposed interim solution like that of the Oslo...

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February 11, 2014

Israel demolishes another Palestinian house in Jerusalem

Israel has bulldozed the home of Ameen Showaiki in Beit Hanina neighbourhood of occupied Jerusalem. Witnesses said that the army bulldozers arrived at 4am. Soldiers broke into the house...

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February 11, 2014

Kuwaiti court considers urgent motion to end financial support for Egypt

Kuwait’s Administrative Court is considering an urgent motion demanding that it blocks a decision by the government to grant Egypt $5 billion in aid. Describing the decision by the...

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February 11, 2014

Abbas tells US that negotiations can't carry on while settlements grow

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has apparently told John Kerry that his negotiators cannot carry on talking to the Israelis as long as settlement construction and expansion continues. Abbas told...

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February 11, 2014

Netanyahu urges Obama to continue financial aid to Cairo

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked US President Barak Obama not to cut or delay American aid to Egypt amidst fears that the Camp David peace treaty may...

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February 11, 2014

Israelis kill Palestinian in Jenin

Israeli occupation forces have killed an unarmed Palestinian in clashes with civilians near the occupied West Bank city of Jenin. The incident took place when a large Israeli military...

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February 11, 2014

Palestinian court postpones hearing for thirteenth time

The Palestinian Primary Court in Ramallah has postponed a hearing against 16 members of Hamas for the thirteenth time. The reason given was the repeated absence of representatives from...

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