Europe & Russia

At a big opening ceremony, the Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, launched the inaugural broadcast of Turkey's first Arabic-language satellite TV channel. The ceremony was attended by Turkey's...

According to a leading Turkish newspaper, Turkey has set up anti-aircraft batteries against Hawk planes in a village near the Turkey-Syria border. The news item was reproduced by the...

After some confusion over its whereabouts, it has been confirmed that the Irish-flagged MV Rachel Corrie is heading for Gaza. Sailing in international waters the vessel is carrying humanitarian...

Yesterday, Spain's Supreme Court upheld the Spanish National Court's decision to close a judicial investigation into Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip in 2002. The incident in question resulted...

The European Campaign to End the Siege on Gaza (ECESG) has welcomed the decision taken by Dublin City Council to boycott a French company which has a role in...

As the activists kidnapped by the Israeli navy in international waters begin to be repatriated, sources in Israel claim that the process was delayed because the passengers of the...

Israel's Foreign Ministry has criticized Turkey's Prime Minister for saying that his country won't be silent if the Zionist state launches another attack on the Gaza Strip. Speaking at...

On Thursday, the Russian Foreign Ministry confirmed that international communication had been opened with the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas. The Ministry explained that Moscow recognises Hamas as a movement...

This item was sent by Ken O'Keefe from Istanbul at 10.00hrs 05.06.2010 and provides an eyewitness account of events on the Mavi Marmara when Israeli commandos stormed the vessel....

London – The Palestinian Media Centre Following confirmation that the Israeli intelligence service, Mossad, used British passports in the assassination of a Hamas official Mahmoud Al-Mabhouh, the British Foreign...

The Free Gaza Movement welcomes statements by the Irish Government to ensure the safety of the passengers and cargo currently making their way to the besieged Gaza Strip. His...

Eyewitness accounts of Israel's assault on the aid ship Mavi Marmara are emerging which give a very different picture to the official Israeli version of events. Survivors of the...

The Spanish Supreme Court has closed a case being tried under universal jurisdiction in a decision which Hamas has claimed "will embolden Israel to shed Palestinian blood with impunity"....

Israeli Industry, Trade and Labour Minister, Binyamin Ben Eliezer, has criticised the decision by the Palestinian Authority to boycott Israeli products manufactured in settlements claiming that resorting to measures...

Red Cross described Israeli siege as "collective punishment" of Gaza's civilian population as a violation of the Geneva Conventions, calling on Israel to lift it. The International Committee of...

The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has warned Israel over implementation of its military resolution No.1650 which came into effect on Tuesday 13th April. The ministry warned that the...

As reception plans are completed for the Freedom Flotilla due to arrive in Gaza on the 27 May, the Chair of the Popular Committee Against the Siege has revealed...

A British human rights lawyer Tayab Ali of Irvine Thanvi Natas solicitors has been appointed by the family of the assassinated Hamas leader Mahmoud Al Mabhouh to pursue legal...

EXCLUSIVE PICTURESYesterday, Irish Foreign Minister, Michael Martin, was finally able to visit Gaza after having been denied entry by Israeli officials via the Israeli border crossing at Beit Hanoun,...

An international videoconference has taken place linking Gaza with Ireland to discuss Palestinian rights and the boycott of Israel. The conference was organised by the Palestinian Campaign for an...

EU parliament – External relations A delegation of nine Members of the European Parliament, from the Foreign Affairs, Budgets and Development committees, left the Gaza Strip on Friday after...

By Mehmet Nedim AslanAward-winning British film director Ken Loach has described Israel as a "racist state" in an interview with the Turkish daily Vakit newspaper. The director said the...

The European High Court ruled on Thursday that products from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank are not included in Israel's trade agreement with the European Community (EC)...

British MP George Galloway is challenging the Canadian government over its ban on his entering the country last year. The MP was due to visit the country to give...

The latest act of Israeli aggression against aid workers seeking to help Palestinians under siege in Gaza has resulted in the deaths of at least 10 and possibly 20...

An international and impartial inquiry into Israel 's attack on a humanitarian flotilla, the opening of all crossing points to and from Gaza and an immediate end to the...

Consistent with its call for full, credible and independent investigations by all the parties into their conduct during the Gaza Conflict, the UK yesterday voted in favour of a...

Frankie Boyle: refuses to apologies for anti-Israel joke Comedian Frankie Boyle has described Israel as an "aggressive, terrorist" and "apartheid" state during an attack on the BBC's decision to...

A representative from the port of Anatolia in Turkey has denied claims by the Israeli authorities that some of the participants in the Freedom Flotilla had weapons. The spokesman...

EU foreign relations chief Catherine Ashton has said she plans to visit Gaza on her Middle East trip next week, putting Israeli authorities in an awkward position. "I have...

A Hebrew newspaper has published details of the attempt by British police officers to arrest the Israeli opposition leader Tzipi Livni in December last year. The move came after...

Turkey has called for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council following the attack by Israeli forces on the Freedom Flotilla which was attempting to deliver humanitarian aid...