Asia & Americas

More than half of the members of the US Congress House of Representatives have urged President Obama to shut down the office of the Palestinian Liberation Organisation in Washington...

During an address to a gathering of U.S. and Israeli politicians at the Haim Saban Centre for Middle East Studies' ninth forum of in Washington, U.S. Secretary of State,...

The Israeli newspaper Haaretz has reported that U.S.-Israeli efforts to dilute the text of a resolution recognising Palestine as a non-state member of the UN has failed. President Mahmoud...

An American expert on international affairs has said that he regards Israel's offensive against the Gaza Strip as an example of the kind of strategic blunder which harms Washington's...

As US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pledged her country's support for Israel's security, Palestinians in the occupied West Bank demonstrated in front of the presidential compound in Ramallah...

The Israeli Consul and Zionist Federation in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, along with the Jewish Congress in Latin America, are continuing to put pressure on...

During a telephone call on Sunday, US president Barack Obama told Mahmoud Abbas not to apply for non-member status for Palestine at the UN. Palestinian President Abbas's spokesman, Nabeel...

A spokesman for the Islamic Resistance Movement has expressed the wish for newly re-elected President Obama to be more "impartial" in the Middle East peace process. Hamas official Sami...

Palestinian-American citizens are likely to vote for Barack Obama in the US presidential election, according to a survey conducted in Ramallah. They consider the incumbent president to be the...

The Speaker of Israel's parliament, the Knesset, has described President Barack Obama's nominee as Defence Secretary as a "source of concern" to Israel. Reuven Rivlin said that Chuck Hagel's...

President Barack Obama has agreed a new package of military aid for Israel worth $480 million during the current year. The aid will come out of the budget of...

US officials preparing for President Barack Obama's visit to Israel have told their Israeli counterparts that the visit will be cancelled if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fails to form...

Senior US official have ruled out that president Barack Obama is planning to ask the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, to propose a scheduled plan for Israel's withdrawal from...

Canada's Foreign Minister has told North America's main pro-Israel lobby group that if the Palestinian Authority takes legal action against Israel at the International Criminal Court his country will...

The US Senate has confirmed the appointment of Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defence. Senators voted 58 to 41 in favour of President Barack Obama's nominee for the role,...

U.S Department of State spokeswoman, Victoria Nuland, stated on Monday afternoon, that she is working with the concerned committees in the Congress to unblock $495 million in aid allotted...

An Egyptian governmental delegation of economic experts began an official visit to Washington on February 4 to explore bilateral economic cooperation with their American counterparts. The delegation, which is...

Brooklyn College in New York is going ahead with a conference highlighting the importance of an academic and economic boycott of Israel despite intense pressure from US Jewish organisations...

Outgoing US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has expressed her hope that what's happening in Egypt does not lead to its collapse and fragmentation. She told CNN that that...

More than 100 American professors and teaching staff at Columbia University have called for five American companies to withdraw their investment in Israeli jails over "breaches of human rights...

The annual report of the US State Department stated that Israel discriminates against Arabs, women, foreign nationals, and people with special needs. The report, which covers the year 2012...

On Wednesday, US Secretary of State John Kerry told the Congress Foreign Affairs Committee, "I believe the window for a two-state solution is closing," an issue that requires immediate...

At a time of serious economic crisis in America, the US government has allocated $220 million to Israel for its "Iron Dome" missile defence system. Documents linked to the...

US sources have said that they do not expect Secretary of State John Kerry to present any new ideas for a peace plan to the Israelis and Palestinians during...

American taxpayers have paid the equivalent of $234 billion at today's values in aid to Israel since 1948. The figures are revealed in a report by Israeli economic magazine...

About half of the American people are confident that Israel is a real ally to the US, while most do not expect to see a viable peace process, a...

A letter signed by three quarters of the members of the US Senate has warned the Palestinian Authority against filing a complaint against Israel at the International Criminal Court,...

A Western diplomatic source claims that US Secretary of State John Kerry has identified the economy, security and political situation as the three main routes to a resumption of...

The Committee of Foreign Affairs in the US Senate have approved a draft resolution that affirms the US aim of banning Iran from owning nuclear weapons and announces its...

The American Newseum has backed down from its decision to honour two Palestinian journalists, Mahmoud al-Kumi and Hussam Salama, by including their photos on the museum's memorial wall honouring...

US Secretary of State called the Israeli ambassador to the US, Michael Oren, last week demanding an explanation about planned legalisation of four Israeli outposts in the occupied West...

Canada's largest Protestant church, the United Church of Canada, has decided to boycott three Israeli companies as part of its campaign against products manufactured in illegal settlements in the...