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October 22, 2019

UK lifts ban on flights to Egypt’s Sharm El-Sheikh

The British government has removed its advisory against flying to Egypt’s Sharm El-Sheikh resort, Reuters reported the British embassy in Cairo saying in a statement today. “This announcement follows...

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October 22, 2019

Report: 4,000 Palestinian refugees killed in Syria

After eight years of war in Syria, 4,002 Palestinian refugees have been killed, including 487 women, according to the monitoring and documentation team of the Action Group for Palestinians of Syria (AGPS). In a report,...

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October 22, 2019

Palestinian court blocks websites critical of PA

The Palestinian Authority has blocked 59 Palestinian and Arabic websites, including Quds News Network sites, following a decision by a local Magistrates’ Court. Palestinians are angered at the decision...

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October 22, 2019

Women call for Gaza crossings to reopen

Scores of Palestinian women protested at the Israeli controlled Erez crossing in the besieged Gaza Strip this morning calling for an end to the siege. Organised by the Higher...

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October 22, 2019

Egypt provides 15,000 new hotel rooms to revive tourism

Between 10,000-15,000 new hotel rooms have been made available to tourists visiting Egypt this year, the chairman of the Egyptian Tourism Federation has revealed. In an interview with Reuters, Ahmed...

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October 22, 2019

Iraqi Kurds try to stop US forces from entering Erbil

Enraged citizens have been filmed blocking the road in front of US forces arriving in the city of Erbil, the capital of the semi-autonomous area of Iraqi Kurdistan. The...

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October 22, 2019

US rapper Snoop Dogg is brand ambassador for Israel cannabis company

The world-famous celebrity Calvin Broadus, known professionally as Snoop Dogg, has been signed as the new brand ambassador of Seedo, an Israeli cannabis tech startup. The company said in...

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October 22, 2019

Oxfam: 15m in Yemen see water supplies cut amid fuel crisis

Some 15 million Yemenis have had their water supplies cut exposing them to deadly diseases like cholera due to a fuel crisis, according to a report by the aid...

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October 22, 2019

Gazans piecing together remains of ancient church

Palestinians in Gaza are working to restore mosaics and the ruins of an old church which dates back to 444 AD. Built by the Byzantine Emperor Theodosius II, the...

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October 22, 2019

The Arab League’s anger at Turkey exposes the organisation’s crass hypocrisy

Turkey started its military operation in Syria on 9 October aiming, according to Ankara, to secure a 30 km-wide safe zone along the border. It is planning to clear...

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