Middle East

An Israeli magistrate's court in Jerusalem unanimously acquitted former Israeli Foreign Minister, Avigdor Lieberman of fraud and a breach of trust charges. According to Israeli media, the ruling cleared...

The CNN has reported that US sources with access to intelligence on Syria as saying that the US is studying new classified intelligence which suggests that President Bashar al-Assad's...

Izzat al-Reshiq, a member of the Hamas political bureau welcomed remarks by the Qatar Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin-Hamad al-Thani, who stressed continuous support for the Palestinian cause. Al-Resheq reiterated...

EXCLUSIVE IMAGES Jamal al Khodari, chairman of the Popular Committee against the Siege said the situation in the Gaza Strip amounted to a humanitarian catastrophe due to the Israeli...

The Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Khalid Suleiman Al-Jarallah denied on Thursday the reports suggesting that his country would take the UN Security Council seat which the Kingdom of Saudi...

Israel has arrested 25 young men and women after raiding their homes in several neighbourhoods of Jerusalem city. The director of the Prisoners' Club in Jerusalem, Nasser Qus, said...

Palestinian officials said that the Palestinian and Israeli delegations have held a new round of talks on Tuesday during which tension over the Israeli settlements thwarted the meeting. A...

The Ahrar Centre for Human Rights and Prisoners Studies reported on Thursday that 11 out of the 15 Palestinian parliamentarians in Israeli prisons are being held under administrative detention....

Because of the severe shortage of fuel and electricity in the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Health Ministry is warning of the possibility of a cessation in its healthcare services...

Turkish news agency, Anadolu reported former Israeli military intelligence chief, Amos Yadlin, as describing the incidents of July 3rd in Egypt as a military coup that favoured the Israeli...

The Palestinian Islamist Movement Hamas has called upon the Palestinian Authority (PA) to carry out an independent investigation into the death of late leader Yasser Arafat. Hamas spokesperson Sami...

Swiss scientists have discovered radioactive polonium in the remains of deceased Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, amid claims that he was intentionally poisoned. The scientists tasked with examining samples from...

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declared that Israel will not abide by any future agreement with Iran and will do what must be done to protect itself and...

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani made it clear on Sunday that Iran's right to enrich uranium is a "red line" that cannot be crossed and that he believes Iran acted...

Israel's major newspapers have waged a media campaign against a potential American Iranian deal saying that the United States would prefer to settle for a 'bad deal with Iran'...

An editorial in a major Israeli newspaper on Monday argued that a unilateral Israeli military attack against Iran's nuclear plants and other sites is the only solution to the...

The Israeli cabinet approved on Sunday a plan for the establishment of a new Jewish community in the Negev, known in Arabic as the Naqab, on top of a...

The Israeli government is expected to vote today for the re-appointment of Avigdor Lieberman as Foreign Minister. The move follows a court decision which acquitted Lieberman of corruption charges...

EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS The Palestinian Minister of Health in Gaza, Dr Mufid Al-Mukhalalati, has warned that frequent power outages could result in a humanitarian catastrophe claiming the lives of Palestinian...

A recent report by Wealth X Foundation and UBS Bank has revealed that the number of billionaires in the Middle East now stands at 157, owning a net wealth...

VIDEOS Saudi Arabia's official news agency has reported clashes between police and expatriate workers in the capital city of Riyadh, leaving dozens injured. According to neighbourhood witnesses, the anti-riot...

The widow of late Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat, has confirmed the reports that a large quantity of polonium was found in her husband's body. She said the substance must...

After it was rejected by Saudi Arabia, Jordan is expected to accept the Arab seat in the UNSC, Western diplomats said on Friday. Saudi rejected the seat in protest...

The assistant spokesperson of the Prisons' Directorate General in Saudi Arabia, Major Abdullah Al-Harbi, revealed that the state has so far detained 33,350 foreign workers of different nationalities, deporting...

Iran's deputy Minister of Trade, Safdar Rahmat-Abadi, was assassinated by unidentified gunmen on Sunday evening in the capital Tehran. According to the official Iranian news agency (IRNA) "Iran's deputy...

Israel prevents a third of Palestinian prisoners family visits based on Israeli prisons service's "security reasons," a report revealed. The report by the Palestinian Prisoners Club, said that there...

On Tuesday the UAE Federal Supreme Court is scheduled to resume the second session of the trial against the "Muslim Brotherhood cell", including 30 Emirati and Egyptian nationals. The...

Israeli Energy and Water Minister, Silvan Shalom, met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the Palestinian Authority's debts to the Israeli National Electricity Company. Israeli newspaper Maariv said...

Jordan's largest newspaper, Al-Rai, closed its doors on Monday as journalists announced an open-ended strike in protest at alleged corruption and government interference in the media. The closure of...

The Palestinian Authority has banned protests against the negotiations with the Israelis, claims Maariv newspaper. An anonymous official said that the PA has been "doing its best to kill...

The Israeli Ministry of Housing have issued tenders for the construction of 9,000 new homes in the occupied West Bank, Jerusalem and other major Israeli cities. The ministry has...

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas vowed during the ninth anniversary of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's death to reveal the truth about Abu Ammar's death, despite all obstacles. During...