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The Palestinian West Bank is today controlled by Israel through a complex web of illegal settlements, with their associated infrastructure of separate roads, security buffer zones, checkpoints and the...

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...

The British Muslim advocacy group iEngage has written to Foreign Secretary William Hague raising concerns over the recent EU decision to upgrade bilateral relations between the EU and Israel....

The London-based Arabic daily newspaper, Al-Hayat, reported on February 17, 2013 that the EU's High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy, Catherine Ashton, has expressed concern about the deteriorating...

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...

During a speech in Beirut on Thursday, on the 30th anniversary of the Sabra and Shatila massacre, the French writer and legal activist Alain Gresh accused the United States...

Britain's Foreign Secretary has said that there is a need for new negotiations between the Palestinians and Israelis to make progress towards a two-state solution. In a press statement...

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...

A Greek diplomat has claimed that the EU is considering a comprehensive ban on goods produced on Israeli settlements, Yedioth Ahronoth has reported. The anonymous diplomat told the newspaper...

Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has called for worldwide participation in carrying out reform of the United Nations stressing that the UNSC should represent all the countries of...

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...

On August 28, an article published in the Independent alleged that Tunisia's leading party headed by Sheikh Rashid Ghannouchi, the Ennahda Party, had been offered significant sums of money prior...

Turkey's Foreign Minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, has denounced the international campaign against recent remarks made by Recep Tayyip Erdogan in which the Prime Minister described Zionism as a "crime against...

With the opening ceremony of the London Olympic Games approaching amid serious concerns over security, the company responsible, G4S, is in the news. Not, says the Arab Organisation for...

Hebrew media sources have confirmed that Britain and France are looking into the possibility of withdrawing their ambassadors to Israel, among other steps, in protest against its decision to...

Members of the UN Human Rights Council observed a minute's silence on Wednesday as a mark of respect for the late President of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, even though the...

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...

The European Union has threatened to impose economic sanctions on the Israeli government and make sure that goods produced on illegal settlements will be clearly labelled as such. The...

The German Foreign Minister has rejected the idea of providing the Syrian opposition with weapons for their struggle against the Assad regime. Guido Westerwelle told Der Tagesspiegel newspaper that...

The recent visit of President Moncef Al-Marzouki to France has put Tunisian-French relations back to normal, a spokesman for the presidency has claimed. Adnan Monser said that the two...

Reports in the Israeli media have revealed growing tension in relations between Israel and Poland. Haaretz reported on Wednesday that Poland's deputy foreign minister refused to meet with the...

The British Minister for the Middle East and North Africa, Alistair Burt, arrived in Cairo from Bahrain on Wednesday in a 2-day visit to Egypt as a part of...

A British diplomat has suggested that EU countries should reconsider the aid they give to the Palestinian Authority in order to put extra pressure on Israel. Tom Phillips says that...

Egypt's former Minister of Finance, who is wanted in his home country on corruption charges, may be handed over to the government in Cairo after a British minister said...

Several Members of European parliament have protested at a visit and speech given by Israeli President, Shimon Peres, at the European Parliament on Tuesday. The MEPs held up the...

Israeli media sources revealed Thursday that the UK Government is trying to mediate between Turkey and 'Israeli' in order to end the impasse between the two countries. The Israeli...

Britain's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs has issued a warning about the worsening situation in Syria. William Hague called for more help to reach a political solution and...

Turkey's Foreign Minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, has stated that the apology made by Israel's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, to his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, over Israel's attack on the...

Britain's ambassador to Tel Aviv said on Friday that the "violent Israeli practices" in the occupied Palestinian territories, at the top of which are settlements, are creating international isolation...

The British Minister of State in the Home Office, Jeremy Browne, said on Monday that Britain is committed to recovering as much of the money stolen by the Mubarak...

A spokesperson for EU High Representative Catharine Ashton has demanded that the Israeli government respect international human rights obligations regarding Palestinian prisoners and their families. This demand came as Ashton replied...

The Hebrew newspaper, Maariv, has revealed that Israel spied on the Turkish Air Force, and carried out intelligence operations targeting their military bases. Quoting from Turkish media sources, Maariv's...