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An Israeli court on Tuesday convicted a Palestinian minor of "attempted murder" and possession of knife, a family member has said. An Israeli district court convicted Ahmed Manasra, 14,...

United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) prevented protesters at its head office in Gaza from receiving drinking water, the Association of...

  At least 77 people have been injured after a massive fire broke out in a hotel in downtown Cairo early today, according to Egypt's ambulance services. Many of...

Syrian and Russian military warplanes have bombed a field hospital in the town of Kfernaha, west of Aleppo, media sources reported. The city of Aleppo has witnessed military escalations...

Just like most Arab dishes, the way grape leaves are prepared differs not only from one country to another, but also from one household to another. Even the name of the dish...

Three children died in a fire which destroyed their home in Gaza's Shati on Friday night. The fire started when the children were lighting candles in their room. Residents...

US President Barack Obama's reluctance to establish a "safe zone" in Syria contributed to Thursday's refugee camp massacre by the Assad regime in the northwestern province of Idlib, a...

Weekly round up of all the major news stories this past week

Step into the Middle East and see what's been happening over the last seven days in pictures…...

The UN Security Council is scheduled to hold a meeting today to discuss the crisis in the Syrian city of Aleppo in response to an urgent request from Britain...

Egypt's tourism industry, a cornerstone of Egyptian economy, has been struggling. The number of tourists visiting Egypt fell from 14.7 million in 2010 to 9.8 million in 2011 following...

Watching Britain's main opposition Labour Party in the past month has been like observing a game of skittles. Another week, another member kicked out or suspended for anti-Semitic and...

Co-authored by Maria de la Guardia. The street has long served as a medium for collective voices to incite change in the Middle East, by hosting demonstrations, revolutions and...

Scores of journalists gathered in front of the UN headquarters in Gaza City today to mark World Press Freedom Day, calling for an end to Israeli violations of the...

Police revealed an 8-member drug ring who smuggled around 200,000 tramadol tablets

Dozens of Palestinian refugees who fled the war in Syria organised a protest in Gaza on Sunday in solidarity with Aleppo. They called for urgent international intervention to stop...

A Dutch delegation has visited the Gaza Strip and met with members of the Gaza Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Sunday. The delegation included, head of mission, Peter...

The Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions (PGFTU) called on Sunday for the Palestinian Authority (PA) to be responsible for workers in Gaza. The federation noted that workers in...

Weekly round up of all the major news stories this past week

The last 7 days in pictures…...

Today's world is saturated with photographs, as it is with cameras thanks to mobile phone technology that ensures that cameras are in the hands of millions of people around...

Anyone thinking about interfering in Gaza's security is "playing with fire", the deputy head of the Hamas Political Bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, warned yesterday. Speaking during the "We are the...

Palestinian Journalist Omar Nazzal was detained by Israeli soldiers whilst trying to cross from the West Bank to Jordan – He is the latest victim of Palestinian journalists who...

Israeli police shot dead a Palestinian woman and her teenage brother on Wednesday, saying they were armed with knives and tried to carry out an attack at a checkpoint...

Some 423 Egyptians were arrested during demonstrations on Monday in protest against Egypt's waiver of territorial sovereignty over the Red Sea islands of Tiran and Sanafir to Saudi Arabia,...

Palestinian girl Dima al-Wawi, 12, is living in a state of fear and shock after she was released from an Israeli jail on Sunday....

Under the protection of Israeli police, a group of extremist Israeli settlers yesterday beat the guards at Al-Aqsa Mosque and threatened to slaughter them, AlKhaleejOnline reported. Spokesman of the...

Palestinian Journalist Omar Nazzal was detained by Israeli soldiers whilst trying to cross from the West Bank to Jordan – He is the latest victim of Palestinian journalists who...

The Gaza Community Mental Health Programme (GCMHP) held the sixth international conference entitled "Mental Health and Human Rights" in Gaza city last week. Attended by 800 professionals, including physicians...

Israeli occupation forces in the West Bank have used at least three Palestinian family homes as military posts in recent months. On April 18, at around 11.30pm, a dozen...

The Islamic University of Gaza on Saturday inaugurated an exhibition to showcase national products. In a challenge to the strict Israeli siege imposed on the coastal enclave and attempts...

Fatteh is a classic Levantine dish that usually involves pieces of bread that are toasted, fried, stale, or fresh then covered with other ingredients. The name is derived from...