Middle East

The White House criticised Israel's Prime Minister; Benjamin Netanyahu planned visit to address a joint session of Congress next month, describing it as "departure from protocol". White House Spokesman...

Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO) called for a "serious review" of the retention of the security cooperation policy with Israel in the light of the latter's collective punishment, including the...

Saudi called for staying "away from sedition and grudges against Islam and Muslims and against any divine religions in addition to not insult the prophets and messengers," expressing its...

The unemployment rate in Jordan stood at 12.3 per cent during the fourth quarter of last year compared to 11.4 per cent in the third quarter, the Anadolu Agency...

Al Jazeera News Channel has broadcasted a leaked recording that proves the existence of close and firm coordination between the Houthis in Yemen and deposed President Ali Abdullah Salih....

The Israeli army carried out "indiscriminate attacks" on the Palestinian population of the Gaza Strip during last summer's offensive, an Israeli human rights group has said in a new...

The Israeli military court in Ofer sentenced the imprisoned 14-year-old Malak Al-Khatib, from Betin in Ramallah, to two months in prison and fined her $1,528, the Ahrar Centre for...

Dozens of children protested at the Port of Gaza today in condemnation of the Israeli blockade that has been imposed on the Gaza Strip for eight years. They called...

Some 28 per cent of housing units that receive government funding from the building department in rural areas over the past four years were built in settlements established in...

Top German human rights officials described the Israeli reaction to the ICC investigation into possible Israeli war crimes in Palestinian territories "counterproductive". In an interview with IPG Journal published...

"It is a tragic irony that Israel, which has withstood thousands of terrorist rockets fired at its civilians and its neighbourhoods, is now being scrutinised by the ICC." So...

During a visit to the region, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged $100 million for the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip. In a joint press conference with the Palestinians...

Palestine has been forced to continue to pay tribute to fallen martyrs as the Occupation has this week claimed more victims in the same week that marked the passing...

A Palestinian source was quoted recently as saying that President Mahmoud Abbas has asked the Palestinian Authority (PA) leadership to stop all forms of security coordination with Israel. The...

Deputy Chairman of Hamas's Political Bureau Ismail Haniyeh expressed the movement's solidarity with Lebanon and Hezbollah following the Israeli assassination of its leaders on Sunday. During an event in...

A new report issued by a number of Palestinian human rights organisations has revealed details of the effects of the Israeli occupation on Palestinian women. The result of 3...

Iran is ready to launch "open, transparent and inclusive talks" with Saudi Arabia; Iran's official news agency reported the Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council as saying yesterday....

At least nine Israelis were injured this morning in a stabbing on a bus in Tel Aviv, local police said. The Anadolu Agency reported Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld...

Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari warned Tel Aviv of the "crushing" response over the latter's recent air raid on the Syrian...

Palestinian human rights organisations condemned the Israeli authorities' decision to ban the UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women Rashida Manjoo from entering the Palestinian territories. The groups said...

Thousands of Palestinians demonstrated yesterday night in the Negev city of Rahat, south of Israel, against the killing of two Arab residents by the Israeli police, the Anadolu Agency...

The Houthis have outlined four conditions to end Yemen's political crisis, the Anadolu Agency reported the group's leader as saying. In a televised speech broadcasted by Yemen's Al-Maseera satellite...

Houthi militants on Tuesday took control of the entry points of Yemen's presidential palace in capital Sanaa, a presidential source has said. "Houthi militants have taken control of security...

The public prosecutor in Bahrain has charged the Secretary General of Al-Wifaq Association, Shaikh Ali Salman, with "attempts to change the political regime by force" through a coup. Al-Araby...

We are clearly living in a time when black comedy is prevalent; this was proven by the news that the Egyptian leadership is going to sponsor dialogue between the...

Last week, BBC's Panorama broadcast a documentary on "The Battle for British Islam" by John Ware, a journalist and film-maker. Ware followed this up with an extended op-ed in...

EU foreign ministers have stressed the need to work with Arab nations and Turkey in particular to boost intelligence sharing to counter terror attacks, agencies reported. Following talks in...

During the Israeli bombardment and shelling of the Gaza Strip last summer, an Israeli soldier approached a 74-year-old Palestinian woman Ghalya Abu-Rida to give her a sip of water....

Arab media outlets are still preoccupied with debates regarding the Paris attacks. They are lost in their arguments as they try to figure out what really happened by deciphering...

As we approach the fourth anniversary of the Egyptian January Revolution this week, the Egyptian security and military authorities have announced a comprehensive mobilisation and has planned to close...

Israeli police on Monday arrested several young Arab men in the town of Rahat in the Negev for allegedly throwing stones following the funeral of Sami Al-Zayadna. Zayadna, died...

Yemeni Defence Minister Mahmoud Mahmoud Al-Subaihi survived an assassination attempt in capital Sanaa on Tuesday, a security source has said. "Houthi militants opened fire on the minister's motorcade as he...