Asia & Americas

The Los Angeles Times's editorial board said Sunday that the election of Egypt's coup commander Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi to presidency will not bring about stability nor prosperity for the country...

Deputy Spokeswoman for the US Secretary of State Marie Harf said that holding presidential elections in Syria would make it difficult to bring all Syrian sides together on the...

The US should acknowledge in its certification review for resuming certain military aid that Egypt has made no progress on developing basic freedoms or on its democratic transition, Human...

During a visit to Algeria, the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani and US Secretary of State John Kerry discussed how Qatar will take over gas delivery...

American newspapers have given much attention to the Syrian and Ukrainian crises and one newspaper has said that the raging war in Syria is considered the greatest humanitarian disaster,...

The UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Robert Serry has confirmed receiving requests made by the Palestinian Authority (PA) to join 13 international UN agreements and...

Abolish the 529 death sentences that were handed out last week and give defendants a fair trial ensuring respect for international human rights law; a group of human rights...

The Obama administration reiterated on Tuesday that the US continues to hold the shipment of new Apache helicopters to Egypt pending the US government's review of its military aid...

There is a possibility of creating security cooperation between Israel and its Arab neighbours to face joint regional challenges, General Martin Dempsey, visiting Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs...

Former US Vice President Dick Cheney has told a gathering of influential Republicans, including hopeful presidential candidates, that: "The United States' position in the Middle East is worse than...

President Barack Obama has not made any decisions as to whether or not to release Israeli Jonathan Pollard, convicted of spying in the US, the White House announced yesterday....

US Secretary of State John Kerry reconfirmed that the US administration is opposed to providing the Syrian opposition anti-aircraft missiles during a meeting with the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei...

The US' National Security Advisor Susan Rice has avoided meeting the Israeli ambassador in Washington Ron Dermer since he took office nearly half a year ago, Israeli radio reported....

US Secretary of State John Kerry cancelled a scheduled meeting due to take place this evening with the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas; sources in the Palestinian president's office reported....

The US Secretary of State John Kerry's visit to the Middle East comes as an attempt to save the Palestinian-Israeli peace talks and release the fourth group of Palestinian...

Former American President Jimmy Carter has warned the US Secretary of State John Kerry of violating international law in his potential peace framework agreement between the Palestinians and the...

Informed sources in Washington revealed that the US administration received an explicit request from Qatar to act as mediator between Doha and Saudi Arabia, UAE and Bahrain who had...

On Friday Farhan Haq, deputy spokesman for the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, called on Israel and Egypt to "ease" restrictions imposed on the Gaza Strip. Answering a question asked...

In a final meeting for its 25th session, held on Friday, the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) passed five resolutions on Israel; four on the conflict with Palestinians and...

The Israeli newspaper Israel Hayom reported that a landmark deal to sell huge amounts of Israeli gas worth $2.7 billion to Australia has collapsed at the last minute. Australia's...

Senior aide of the Palestinian Authority President (PA) Mahmoud Abbas revealed on Thursday that During his meeting with Palestinian President Mahmous Abbas yesterday, US Secretary of State John Kerry...

The US administration has not offered to release the Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard as part of a deal to extend the stalled peace talks, US State Department spokeswoman Marie...

The US administration has called upon the Egyptian authorities not to carry out the death penalty against 529 anti-coup Egyptians who were sentenced to death in a two-day mass...

Spokesperson of the US State Department Jen Psaki revealed on Friday that Israel would not be included among the list of countries that participate in the Visa Waiver Programme...

The United Nations human rights office issued a statement on Tuesday saying that sentencing to death 529 Muslim Brotherhood members and supporters in Egypt "after a trial that was...

Israel's army radio reported on Wednesday that the US administration has offered to release the American who spied for Israel, Jonathan Pollard, in exchange for the 26 Palestinian prisoners...

The White House yesterday expressed "deep disappointment" over Saudi Arabia's decision to deny an entry visa to Israel's Jerusalem Post Washington bureau chief to cover US President Barack Obama's...

The United States expressed shock yesterday at the Egyptian court's ruling of death sentences against 529 members and supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood saying the trial, which lasted for...

Despite repeated insulting remarks for the Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Ya'alon against the US, Washington will continue military operations with Tel Aviv. Ya'alon has refused to meet US demands...

Washington has called for the Iraqi government to launch an immediate probe into the "murder" of the Iraqi journalist Mohammed Bdaiwi, a statement by the US embassy in Baghdad...

The United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva will vote on five anti-Israel resolutions on Thursday and Friday; one of which calls for the boycott and divestment of Israeli...

Human Rights Council expert Richard Falk condemned Israel's practices on occupied Palestinian lands, accusing it of complicity in "racial segregation" and "ethnic cleansing". In a press conference held in...