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An Egyptian student died while in custody at a prison in Cairo, a student group in opposition to Egyptian President Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi announced yesterday. A spokesman for the...

The Israeli occupation army revealed that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas made an effort to limit the celebrations commemorating the death of late Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, in order...

Former presidential candidate and head of Strong Egypt Party Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh faces charges of treason and requests to bring him before the Egyptian Military Justice. On Saturday,...

"Achieving peace with the Palestinians becomes more and more elusive due to the continuous incitement carried out by the Palestinian Authority," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said. Netanyahu...

Israeli NGO B'Tselem has condemned the government's revival of punitive house demolitions, describing recent orders by PM Benjamin Netanyahu as "unlawful and immoral." According to the group, destroying or...

The Higher Committee for the Prison Uprising in Egypt has announced that, so far, prisoners being held at 76 different detention facilities across the country have confirmed that they...

An international human rights watchdog on Monday warned that a recent decree by Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi to expand the powers of the country's military courts risks "militarising" the...

The International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS) expressed its surprise on Monday over the decision by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to include the bloc on the country's list...

Iranian oil minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh is preparing to visit the UAE this week to discuss the circumstances regarding the fall in oil prices and how to address this...

The European Union (EU) prepares a proposal for applying sanctions on Israel in case it commits actions that undermine the two-state solution with the Palestinians, an Israeli newspaper has...

Responding to our story CitiBank to close all branches in Egypt from November 4th, CEO of Citi Egypt Nadir Shaikh has sent the following statement. It has been printed...

Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman asserted Sunday that his country will never stop building Jewish-only settlement units in East Jerusalem, dismissing international criticism of the Israeli policy in this...

Scores of Jewish settlers on Sunday stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in occupied East Jerusalem, a Palestinian official said. "As many as 59 settlers stormed the holy compound through...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan slammed the West for not reacting to the critical situation in Aleppo, which he says is Syria's most important city, on Saturday. Speaking at...

The head of Nidaa Tounes (Call of Tunisia) movement, Beji Caid el Sebsi, said on Saturday that his movement would not rule Tunisia alone, even if it had won...

Israeli police on Friday informed the family of a Palestinian youth who they had killed earlier following a vehicular attack on Israeli pedestrians that the family home in East...

A group of local and foreign activists succeeded on Friday in crossing the Israeli Separation Wall near Qalandia Airport in the occupied Palestinian city of Jerusalem, Palestinian local news...

Martin Schaefer, Spokesman of the German Foreign Ministry said on Friday that his country supports investigating the recent Israeli war on the Gaza Strip that left more than 2,260...

Qatari Professor of Political Studies Mohamed al-Misfer revealed on Friday that the consultation meeting for the Gulf Cooperation Council scheduled for Sunday is to prepare for the upcoming conference...

The US State Department has criticised the Israeli decision to demolish the houses of the Palestinians who carried out attacks against Israelis, reports said. Spokeswoman of the US State...

Saleh Mahmoud, an 11-year old Palestinian from the Jerusalem village of Al-Issawiyeh lost his sight after he was targeted by an Israeli soldier on Thursday. The child's father, Samer...

Hundreds of Libyans protested in the capital Tripoli and other Libyan cities on Friday evening against the illegitimate parliament and in support of the ruling of the Supreme Court,...

Tensions have escalated between the Israeli army and the Shin Bet security service after it was revealed yesterday evening that former Shin Bet chief, Yoram Cohen, sent a letter...

The leader of the Palestinian Workers' Union Bassam Zakarneh and his deputy Moein Ansawi were released on bail by Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah. Hamadallah said: "President Mahmoud Abbas has...

An Arab-Israeli Knesset member on Friday accused Israel of committing "terrorism" over the deadly shooting of an Arab citizen in the northern Israeli town of Kafr Kanna last Saturday....

The UN General Assembly – Fourth Committee has adopted nine resolutions in favour of Palestine. The resolutions included four on the work of the United Nations Relief and Works...

A group of Palestinian hackers known as Anonymous hacked into several Israeli government sites today to show their support for the Palestinian people and to "stand in opposition to...

The government of Bogota announced yesterday that Israel refused to allow the Colombian Foreign Minister Maria Angela Holguin to visit Ramallah in the occupied West Bank to meet with...

Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, made a statement yesterday saying it considered the failure to reconstruct the Gaza Strip a reason for "a new explosion" for Israel....

Mads Gilbert, a doctor who worked in the Gaza Strip during the latest Israeli assault, has been banned from re-entering the Strip by Israeli authorities who cited security reasons....

Hamas has described Israel's refusal to allow the committee formed by the UN Human Rights Council to enter the Gaza Strip to investigate violations of international and human rights...

US Secretary of State John Kerry stressed the Israeli and Palestinian's full commitment to calm the situation in Jerusalem which are threatening to escalate into a third Intifada. Speaking...