An Israeli minister yesterday belittled the stoning to death of a Palestinian mother by illegal Israeli settlers, calling it nothing more than a “scrap of an incident”. Israel’s Tourism...

Chairman of Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee at the Israeli Knesset Avi Dichter was described on Monday as a “warmonger” and “war criminal” at the EU Parliament, international and...

At least one person has been killed and seven have been injured after a migrant boat heading to Italy capsized off the coast of Tunisia, AFP has reported. According...

Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman has accused eight European countries of “distorting reality” and “interfering” in Israel’s internal affairs regarding demolition of Palestinian village of Khan Al-Ahmar, news agencies...

London-based rights watchdog Amnesty International on Saturday announced “10 overarching demands” of women and children living in Greece’s refugee camps to overcome human rights violations. In the report published on Saturday, the human...

Turkish Red Crescent President Kerem Kinik on Saturday called for the protection of rescue ship Aquarius, says Anadolu Agency. The Aquarius, operated by the SOS Mediterranee and Doctors Without Borders (MSF), saves...

The Vice Chairman of the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs, Anders Primdahl Vistisen, insisted that Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara is not recognised, in the context of the...

A group of Nigerian migrants held in Libya have been released after a video documenting their detention went viral on social media, AFP has reported. The migrants, held in...

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that his country is close to reaching a deal to sell its oil to European countries despite US sanctions, American media...

The advanced defence and surveillance systems which Russia intends to send to Syria will be able to monitor flight movements in Israel, Saudi Arabia and Europe, media reports said....

The Iranian foreign minister announced Friday that the central banks of certain European countries had agreed to form special financial channels to ease trade with Iran, Anadolu Agency reports....

White House national security adviser John Bolton on Tuesday dismissed an EU plan for a special payments plan to circumvent US sanctions against Iranian oil sales and pressed the...

France, Portugal and Spain struck a deal on Tuesday to take in migrants from the Mediterranean rescue ship Aquarius sailing off the coast of Malta, the Portuguese Interior Ministry...

Secretary-General of the Arab League Ahmed Aboul Gheit yesterday welcomed Spain’s readiness to recognise the state of Palestine, noting this reflects historic friendship with the Arab states, a statement...

Iran has ample reason to stay in the 2015 nuclear deal despite the US withdrawal and the remaining parties on Monday will discuss ways to blunt the effect of...

Spain is to spearhead a move within the European Union to recognise Palestine as an independent state, the country’s foreign minister said on Thursday, adding that if the initiative fails the...

Human rights are universal. Or so we were taught. But the simplistic notion has been overturned, mutilated and manipulated to the point that the only universal aspect about human...

Egypt yesterday signed an agreement with Cyprus to construct a maritime pipeline between the two countries, which will transfer of natural gas from Cyprus to Egypt for re-export to...

Israel on Tuesday denied a European Parliament (EP) delegation access to the blockaded Gaza Strip, according to an official EP statement. “The Israeli authorities have once again refused the...

The EU has allocated $275 million of aid to Morocco to boost efforts to stem illegal migration to the continent, according to state-run news agency MAP. The EU’s Neighbourhood...

Europe should take action to neutralise the consequences of the US decision to quit a 2015 Iran nuclear accord to ensure its own long-term economic interests, Iran’s Foreign Minister...

Cairo has rejected what it calls the European Union’s “prejudiced” criticism of the death sentences handed down to 75 defendants in the trial connected to the Rabaa Al-Adawiyya protest...

The European Union voiced concern Tuesday over mass death sentences in Egypt, Anadolu reports. “There are serious doubts about the right of the defendants to a fair trial in connection with...

United Nations human rights experts warned Israel against proceeding with the planned demolition of Palestinian village Khan Al-Ahmar, in a strongly-worded statement issued yesterday. The renewed criticism came as...

Lebanese President Michel Aoun said Monday that the US decision to cut funding for the UN refugee agency UNRWA was the beginning to settle Palestinian refugees in Lebanon. Speaking to...

Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein “has agreed to examine a proposal by Likud MK Amir Ohana” aimed at “countering efforts” by Joint List lawmakers “to drum up support for a...

Turkey has recently been under intense pressure from both Washington and Moscow. In some statements by government officials there have been signs of a rapprochement with Europe, as if...

In the aftermath of the US decision to end its funding of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), the EU has pledged to continue its financial support....

Arab-Israeli Member of the Knesset Ayman Odeh left disappointed after meeting with EU Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini to request the body condemn and call for the cancellation of...

Israeli officials “pressured the European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini in recent weeks to cancel her meeting with Joint List chair Ayman Odeh regarding the nation-state law”, reported...

As Syrian President Bashar al-Assad attempts to turn military success into postwar reconstruction, Western sanctions are a major obstacle that could scare off foreign companies. Syria has suffered immense...

Pastor Andrew Brunson will take his terrorism case to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) if Turkey doesn’t release him, Al Jazeera reported today. The American is being...