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January 30, 2014

Russian airline stops flights to Damascus

The Russian airline Aeroflot has announced that it is stopping flights to Damascus. Russian news agency Inter Tass reported on Monday, July 23, that Aeroflot’s flights to the Syrian...

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January 30, 2014

Israel and the US try to block EU statement condemning Israeli practices in the West Bank

Media sources claim that Israel and America are putting considerable pressure on European Union foreign ministers who are preparing to issue a strongly worded statement condemning Israeli practices in...

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January 30, 2014

Hague says settlement expansion harms Israel’s standing and threatens two-state solution

Britain’s Foreign Secretary has said that continued illegal settlement expansion in East Jerusalem and the West Bank “is harming Israel’s international standing and endangering the two state solution”. William...

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January 30, 2014

Senior Israeli officer cancels visit to UK fearing arrest

A senior Israeli officer has cancelled a planned visit to Britain fearing arrest for alleged war crimes. Major-General Doron Almog is the ex-commanding officer of the Israel Defence Forces...

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January 30, 2014

Amnesty demands that Israel puts administrative detainees on trial or releases them

Amnesty International has demanded that the Israeli authorities release the Palestinians held under administrative detention or grant them swift and fair trials. In a report released today (6th June),...

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January 30, 2014

Turkey prevents Israel attending Counter Terrorism Forum

The Turkish government has prevented Israel’s representatives from attending the Global Counter-Terrorism Forum in Istanbul. The move was hailed by Izzat Al-Resheq, a member of the Hamas political bureau....

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January 30, 2014

UK Foreign Secretary regrets dissolution of Egyptian parliament

Britain’s Foreign Secretary has expressed his belief that whoever wins the presidential election in Egypt should do so through a credible, free and fair process, which reflects fully the...

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January 30, 2014

Hague meets GCC Foreign Ministers to discuss broader cooperation

Britain’s Foreign Secretary has welcomed his peers from the Gulf countries and praised the UK’s relations with Gulf Cooperation Countries (GCC). In a press statement published on the website...

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January 30, 2014

Britain seeks diplomatic, negotiated settlement with Iran

Britain’s Foreign Secretary has confirmed that unprecedented sanctions against Iran came into force on Sunday, 1 July. William Hague pointed out that these are the toughest EU sanctions imposed...

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January 30, 2014

Pressure mounts on Jewish charity

The Arab Organisation for Human Rights (AOHR) in the UK has accused the Jewish National Fund (JNF), a registered charity, of being involved in activities in Israel and the...

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