Middle East

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has told his Turkish counterpart that the fight against terrorism must be arranged by national governments. Speaking during a telephone conversation with Recep Tayyip Erdogan,...

Israeli authorities yesterday razed the Arab village of Al-Araqeeb in Negev, south of Israel, for the 87th time since 2010, Quds Press reported. Activist Salim Al-Araqeeb said that the...

As many as 120 Palestinian prisoners held in the Israeli Nafha prison have started an open hunger strike in protest against the repressive measures used against them, Minister of...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appointed former chairman of the West Bank settlement council, Dani Dayan, as Israel's ambassador to Brazil. In a statement issued by his office yesterday,...

Fatah has called for an "urgent and immediate intervention" from Jordan to stop settlers from attacking Al-Aqsa Mosque. In a statement to Quds Press yesterday, the group's spokesman Raafat...

The Houthi militias in Yemen have kidnapped journalist Abdulkader Alguneid after breaking into his home on Wednesday afternoon. Being the most prominent media voice in Taiz, he used his...

"If we cannot provide enough electric power for the Iraqis, why don't the families buy private generators?" asked an Iraqi official during a recent press interview. It was similar...

Israel has long been criticised by human rights groups for its use of "administrative detention". The term refers to detaining people – always Palestinians – without charge or trial....

The Zionist Organisation of America (ZOA), one of the oldest Israel advocacy groups in the United States, has claimed that the fatal arson attack on a Palestinian home in...

The Arab Organisation for Human Rights in the UK (AOHR UK) has revealed that an increasing number of Egyptians detainees are dying in police custody after being held in...

The Palestinian Ministry of National Economy revealed on Tuesday that during the month of July it seized 108 tonnes of spoiled goods produced in Jewish settlements. According to a...

The Israeli authorities destroyed three houses owned by Arab citizens in the village of Dahmash, near Al-Ramla on Tuesday, Quds Press has reported. This is the second time that...

Hamas's visit to Saudi Arabia during Ramadan was "successful", a senior Hamas official said yesterday. The group's official website carried an interview with senior member Mousa Abu-Marzouk, who said:...

Qatari fuel has started to enter the Gaza Strip via the Karam Abu Salem Crossing, heading to the Gaza electricity plant; Palestinian newspaper Al-Resalah reported a senior Palestinian official...

Israeli forces on Tuesday stormed the house of Palestinian toddler Ali Dawabsheh, who was burnt to death on Friday in an arson attack by Jewish settlers. The IDF searched...

Israel's occupation forces and the Palestinian Authority (PA) security services committed 17 "violations" against Palestinian journalists in July, Quds Press reported on Tuesday. According to the Palestinian Media Forum,...

An Iranian initiative to solve the crisis in Syria has been published by the semi-official Fars news agency, Arabi21 has reported. Fars is close to Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps....

Iran and Russia have agreed to exchange Iran's excess low-enriched uranium for natural uranium, Tehran's ambassador to Moscow, said on Tuesday. "A new form of nuclear cooperation will be...

Amnesty International said on Tuesday that its staff have received threats from extremist Jewish settlers, Israel Radio has reported. The threats include an attack on Amnesty's offices in Israel....

A spokesman for the United Nations said on Tuesday that the organisation's envoy to Yemen believes that there is growing acceptance among the warring parties for his plan to...

The US Treasury Department imposed sanctions on seven overseas companies and four individuals suspected of providing energy products to the Syrian government of Bashar Assad on Monday. Sanctioned companies:...

The US directly stated Tuesday that it would protect its nascent force of Syrian rebels from Syrian government attacks. "What we are trying to convey is that we'll also...

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday appealed for urgent donations to meet a $100 million shortfall in funding for the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, or UNRWA. In a...

A senior US delegation is scheduled to arrive in Israel early in September to discuss strengthening intelligence cooperation between Tel Aviv and Washington. A senior official in the delegation...

Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn said the EU supports Turkey's efforts in the fight against Daesh. According to a statement issued by the European...

This week, Doha is hosting US Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov. Their visit is being made after the signing of the nuclear agreement...

On 20 July, a deadly suicide bombing, plotted by Daesh according to Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, killed 32 and wounded more than 100 in the south-east border town of...

The case of Liam Lyburd, a British teenager currently recovering in a prison cell from his Valium addiction and ideological radicalisation, can teach David Cameron valuable lessons on how...

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi said on Monday that high-ranking state officials have rejected the cabinet's decision to cut their salaries in an effort to reduce the disparities between...

Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported on Monday that Israel "has begun a diplomatic campaign to thwart a resolution to subject its nuclear facilities to international supervision." The newspaper added that...

The Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas has called on the United Nations Central Fund to intervene to support the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) and cover...

The United States announced on Monday that it will defend Syrian opposition fighters who received support through the US training and armament programme with airstrikes against any attacks by...