Asia & Americas

Large demonstrations against Israel's assault on Palestinians in Gaza were staged across the US on Saturday. The public outpouring of support for Palestinians in US streets suggests that Washington's...

Egypt on Sunday said it formally protested against recent remarks by US Department of State spokeswoman Marie Harf saying that Egypt used American military aid against its own people....

US Secretary of State John Kerry has appealed to Qatar and Turkey to use their influence with Hamas to secure the release of an Israeli soldier who went missing...

The Palestinian Islamic Resistance movement, Hamas, has rejected the accusations of the UN and the US that it bears responsibility for the collapse of the humanitarian truce which started...

The Colombian Senate issued a statement on Friday condemning the Israeli onslaught on the Gaza Strip and called for the lifting of the siege on the territory and establishment...

Thousands of Americans rallied in New York city on Friday in protest against Israel's mass killing of Palestinians in Gaza and the pro-Israel coverage of CNN and Fox News....

US aid to Israel has been blocked by Republican senators, who have concerns that support for America's "number one ally" would increase the country's debt. The aid, worth $225...

Venezuela has setup orphanages to shelter Palestinian children who have been injured or lost their parents in the Israeli assault on the Gaza Strip, President Nicolás Maduro announced yesterday....

Monica Awad, the spokeswoman of the UNICEF, condemned Israel's targeting of women and children in its ongoing assault on the Gaza Strip. In an interview with Al-Jazeera yesterday, Awad...

Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for Children and Armed Conflict Leila Zerrougui called yesterday for holding accountability and prosecution of all sides responsible for "war crimes" in...

Hamas yesterday denounced the US' decision to provide Israel with emergency supplies of ammunitions and mortars. In a brief statement posted on Facebook yesterday, Hamas spokesperson Izzat Rishaq said...

Emergency arsenal: Mortar launchers with a diameter of 120 millimetres Bomb launchers and detonators to a diameter of 40 millimetres Ammunition Amongst other weapons The US administration has given...

The decision of the Latin American countries to recall their ambassadors in Tel Aviv is a "deep disappointment", says Israel. El Salvador on Wednesday became the fifth Latin American...

International criticism of Israel appears to be increasing amid Gaza offensive as civilan fatalities continue to mount. Israel has criticized El Salvador, Peru and Chile for recalling their ambassadors...

Two US experts called on Arab countries to draft a UN resolution to impose an international ban on the export of arms to Israel in response to its "brutal...

Washington said it was "deeply troubled" by the "humanitarian impact" of Israel's bombing of the power plant in the Gaza Strip. State Department spokeswoman Jennifer Psaki said yesterday: "We're...

A call by the American Jewish Congress for Recep Tayyip Erdogan to return his 2004 Courage Award shows it is "blind towards the Israeli government's brutality and occupation policies"...

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has described the ongoing Israeli offensive against the population of the Gaza Strip as a "massacre". The bombardment and invasion has so far killed 1,085...

The spokeswoman of the US State Department, Jennifer Psaki, said the US government is "surprised" and "disappointed" that the "confidential" draft US ceasefire proposal was leaked to the press....

A number of republicans in the US Congress have submitted a bill that designates the Muslim Brotherhood as a "foreign terrorist organisation" (FTO), Anadolu reported. The bill, submitted on...

Pakistanis on Friday observed a day of mourning across the country to express solidarity with the victims of Israeli aggression on Gaza in line with an announcement made earlier...

Turkey is playing a key role in arranging a ceasefire in Gaza, US State Department spokeswoman Mary Harf said yesterday. Speaking at the daily press briefing, Harf said that...

The US said on Wednesday that the UN decision to investigate all violations committed during the Israeli attack on the Gaza Strip is unfair and "one-sided". The United Nations...

Several Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, contacted American officials yesterday evening to ask for the resumption of US flights from and to Israel, Israeli media and Reuters...

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticised the remarks made by US State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki who described his statements on Gaza as "offensive and wrong". "The US...

A diplomatic source told Arabi 21 that the US and Israel are looking for an alternative negotiator to Egypt in order to mediate a ceasefire between Israel and the...

The Palestinian Islamic movement Hamas hailed on Friday the Ecuadorian decision to withdraw his country's ambassador to Tel-Aviv in protest against Israeli aggression on Gaza. Speaking to the Palestinian...

  A US Senate panel approved an increase in US financial aid to Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system yesterday. The Senate Appropriations defence subcommittee agreed to allocate $351 million...

China's Special Envoy to the Middle East Wu Sike will be visiting a number of states in the Middle East, including Palestine and Israel, in a tour of the...

The United States welcomed on Monday the arrival of the first Somali ambassador to Washington in more than 20 years. State Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki said in a statement...

The ongoing nuclear talks in Vienna between Iran and international negotiators have made "important progress" but "serious gaps" remain between the two sides, a White House spokesman said Monday....

The United States announced yesterday that it does not believe the military operations launched by Israel on the Gaza Strip amount to "war crimes", Anadolu news agency reported. White...