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  • February 11, 2014

    Assad sacks deputy prime minister

    Syria’s President Bashar Al-Assad has issued a formal decree sacking Deputy Prime Minister Qadri Jameel from his position. Jameel is alleged to have carried out meetings “without coordinating with...

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  • February 11, 2014

    Hamas government denies presence of Muslim Brotherhood leaders in Gaza

    The Palestinian government in the Gaza Strip has denied the allegations made by Egypt’s interim Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim to the Egyptian media about the presence of Muslim Brotherhood...

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  • February 11, 2014

    Palestine’s lead negotiators resign

    The two leaders of Palestine’s negotiating team, Dr Saeb Erekat and Dr Mohammad Shtayyeh, have submitted their resignations to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, according to Ma’an news agency....

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  • February 11, 2014

    Israeli warplanes strike Syrian military base in Latakia

    The Israeli Air Force attacked a Syrian military base in Latakia on Thursday, according to a US official. The official, who preferred to remain anonymous, explained that the airstrike...

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  • February 11, 2014

    Jerusalemite prefers imprisonment to demolishing his own home

    “When the Nazis killed the Jews during the Holocaust in World War II, they numbered each person, and when that person’s number was called he/she would enter the furnace....

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  • February 11, 2014

    World Bank report: Gaza third poorest in Arab region

    The Gaza Strip ranks third across the Arab region in terms of poverty rates after Sudan and Yemen, according a World Bank report. The report finds that the poverty rate...

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  • February 11, 2014

    Syrian Brotherhood criticises attempts to discredit opposition

    A leading official in Syria’s Muslim Brotherhood, Zuhair Salem, has urged the Syrians to re-read the national, regional and international scene objectively as three years have passed since the...

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  • February 11, 2014

    Israel faces military budget cuts in favour of civil service

    Whilst the Israeli defence ministry is seeking further budget provisions, the Israeli finance ministry is insisting on budget cuts. The Defence minister has warned that this could affect army...

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  • February 11, 2014

    Amnesty International: Keep borders open to Syrian refugees

    Amnesty International has urged the countries neighbouring Syria, and particularly Jordan, to keep their borders open to all those fleeing the conflict. In a new report published on Thursday,...

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  • February 11, 2014

    Israel and Iran exchange information on missing personnel

    Israel’s Haaretz newspaper has reported that Israel is hoping to receive new information regarding Ron Arad, the Israeli pilot who has been missing since 1986, as part of a...

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