Middle East

The Secretary-General of the Arab League has left Cairo for an international tour in order to drum up support for the military coup in Egypt and try to convince...

An Israeli unmanned aircraft (UAV) crashed on Sunday near the Israel-Egypt border. It is believed that a malfunction caused the crash; terrorism is not suspected. The malfunction in the...

A senior Muslim Brotherhood official in Syria has warned that the Geneva conference aims to "extract concessions" from the rebels and "legitimise the Assad regime". Zuhair Salem called on...

The commander of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), Hugo Delort-Laval, has blamed Israel for breaching the ceasefire between the two countries on more occasions than its northern...

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) announced on Sunday a record budget deficit of 65 per cent. In a press...

The UN Security Council (UNSC) agreed unanimously on Thursday to lift sanctions imposed on Iraq two decades ago following its invasion of Kuwait under former dictator Saddam Hussein. The...

Israeli media has reported that Israeli Likud Knesset member Tzachi Hanegbi said on Friday that the military coup carried out by the Egyptian army in Egypt was good news...

Israeli military analyst Roni Daniel revealed on Sunday that the Egyptian General Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi informed Israel of his efforts to remove President Mohammed Morsi three days before the...

An Israeli Magistrate Court on Monday extended the detention of chief guard of al-Aqsa Mosque, Sheikh Najeh Bkeerat, for the second time. The court said that more time is...

Jewish settlers have damaged a number of cars in a Palestinian village to the west of Jerusalem and scrawled racist graffiti on houses. The tyres of 28 vehicles were...

President Mahmoud Abbas is ready to drop his insistence on preconditions for talks with the Israelis even though chief negotiator Saeb Erekat said on Tuesday that the leadership of...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that he will not ratify any agreement with the Palestinians before it has been subject to a public referendum. He announced this...

EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS A campaign against drugs was launched by Gaza's interior ministry last month targeting tramadol tablets which are widely used by youth in the Sector. Tramadol is a...

Informed sources in Egypt have revealed that former Fatah thug Mohamed Dahlan is plotting a major conflict between Gaza and the Egyptian army. The Dubai-based Dahlan is being backed...

A senior Hamas official has blamed Fatah for the delay in national reconciliation. Mousa Abu Marzouk linked the lack of progress to US Secretary of State John Kerry's efforts...

The Waed Organisation for Prisoners and Former Prisoners organised on Monday an Iftar (fast-breaking meal) in front of the Red Cross headquarters in Gaza for the families of Palestinian...

Maariv newspaper has revealed that the Israeli-run Jerusalem municipality has started to develop plans for tourist hotels and related facilities on parts of the historic Ma'man Allah Cemetery in...

Israel's Planning and Construction Committee has issued licences for 165 settlement units in Nafea Yacob Settlement in occupied Jerusalem. In a press release, researcher in settlement issues Ahmed Soblaban...

Human rights activists in Saudi Arabia have confirmed that the Kingdom's security forces have detained the prominent academic Dr Mohsen Al Awaaji. It is believed that his political views,...

The occupied West Bank has witnessed a number of demonstrations in protest at the normalisation projects promoted by the Geneva Initiative. The protesters have called on anyone pushing the...

The Israeli ambassador in Cairo has told a minister in the interim government that the people of Israel look upon General Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi as a "national hero". According...

A senior member of Hamas has said that the Islamic Resistance Movement does not rule out an Israeli attack on the Gaza Strip under cover of the situation in...

Israel's Yedioth Ahronoth has reported that the Palestinian Authority has put conditions for the resumption of talks, including the building of an airport near Ramallah and exploration rights for...

Amnesty International has labelled Israel's Prawer-Begin Bill which allows for the displacement of Bedouins in the Negev Desert as "racist". The human rights group called on the Israeli government...

The biggest clothing chain in Israel, Fox Network, has unveiled its new branch in the occupied West Bank. Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper, which reported the opening of the store in...

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said that we will know whether or not talks with Israel will resume "within days" and any resultant peace terms will be put to...

Israel's president has expressed serious concerns about the "disastrous returns" of the clear Israeli support for the military coup in Egypt, Israeli radio has reported. Shimon Peres also expressed...

The Israeli Defence Ministry announced on Tuesday that military and security exports over the past year recorded an increase of nearly $2 billion over the previous year. Figures released...

A leading member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) has demanded an urgent meeting of the Fatah Central Council to hold Mahmoud Abbas and the...

A report issued by the Israeli Peace Now movement has revealed that since Netanyahu's third term in office began in March more than 5,000 new settlement housing units have...

British charity Interpal (the Palestinian Relief and Development Fund) has distributed financial support to 300 needy university students in Jordan as part of its Ramadan education aid programme. The...

EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS The demolition of tunnels under the Rafah border by the Egyptian army has created serious shortages in the besieged Gaza Strip. Army personnel using heavy equipment have...