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February 16, 2014

Gaza conference discusses Israeli threat to Palestinians

EXCLUSIVE PICTURES A number of research institutes and human rights organisations are attending a landmark conference in the Gaza Strip. The conference, which began on Saturday, is considering the...

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February 16, 2014

2,500 Syrian children born in Turkish refugee camps

Anadolu Agency reported that the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency of Turkey has confirmed the birth of 2,500 children in the Syrian refugee camps across Turkey since the first...

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February 16, 2014

Tunisia’s President accepts nomination of Al-Areed to head new government

Tunisia’s President, Dr Moncef Al Marzouki, has agreed to Ennahda’s nomination of the current Interior Minister, Ali Al Areed, to be the country’s new prime minister. A spokesman for...

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February 16, 2014

Israel extends the administrative detention of Hamas MP

An Israeli court extended, on Thursday, February 21, the administrative detention period of the Palestinian Legislative Council member, Fathi Qraawi. The Change and Reform parliamentary bloc confirmed that the...

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February 16, 2014

Egypt’s Shura Council adopts the amendments of the constitutional court on the electoral law

The upper house of the Egyptian parliament – the Shura Council – adopted on Thursday the amendments of the Constitutional Court on both the electoral law and the political...

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February 16, 2014

Egyptian Foreign Minister: Israel’s policies will lead to explosion in region

Egypt’s Foreign Minister, Mohamed Kamel Amr, on Monday condemned Israeli policies concerning Palestinian prisoners in Israeli custody. These policies resulted in the recent death of Palestinian prisoner, Arafat Jaradat,...

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February 16, 2014

Israel tests Hetz-3 missile interceptor

Israel has carried out a “successful” test of its Hetz-3 missile interceptor system. The test was conducted from a location in central Israel. Hetz (Arrow) 3 is designed to...

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February 16, 2014

Israel breaches truce 820 times in three months

Human rights organisations have revealed that Israel has breached its ceasefire agreement with the Palestinians on more than 800 occasions since it was signed last November. In stark contrast,...

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February 16, 2014

One killed and dozens injured as anti-Israel protests continue in occupied West Bank

A Palestinian child was killed and dozens of people were injured on Monday, two seriously, as Palestinian protests over the plight of prisoners in Israeli jails continued. Uday Sarhan,...

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February 16, 2014

Three Palestinians arrested during settler incursion at Al-Aqsa Mosque

In answer to calls by religious leaders, around 40 Israeli settlers entered the Noble Sanctuary of Al-Aqsa on Monday protected by a large number of Israeli security forces. Three...

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