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A ground-breaking video conference took place on Tuesday 25th January at the headquarters of the European Parliament in Brussels, between Members of the European Parliament and the three members...

The President of the European Parliament has said that the rise of a successful Islamic democracy is possible in Tunisia. Reports in the official Tunisian media on Tuesday quoted...

The Russell Tribunal on Palestine (RToP) demanded on Sunday that the ICC investigate crimes against humanity being committed by Israel in the Palestinian occupied territories. The Russell Tribunal on...

Iraq's former Vice President Tareq Al-Hashemi, who was sentenced to death in absentia, said that he is ready to return "immediately" to Baghdad to appear before a court if...

The Palestinian Forum in Britain condemned, on Wednesday, December 9, the Israeli authorities' decision to deny European Parliament Members access to Gaza, and considered this decision to be a...

Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have accused the Egyptian authorities of procrastination over their application for approval to visit Gaza via the Rafah border crossing. The visit is...

The Goldstone recommendations on Israel/Palestine have been adopted by the European Parliament today on March 10 2009. The resolution was adopted with 335 votes in favour, 287 against and 43...

An international and impartial inquiry into Israel 's attack on a humanitarian flotilla, the opening of all crossing points to and from Gaza and an immediate end to the...

European NGOs are looking into the human rights situation in the United Arab Emirates, especially the withdrawal of citizenship from UAE nationals and reported punitive measures taken against would-be...

Several Members of European parliament have protested at a visit and speech given by Israeli President, Shimon Peres, at the European Parliament on Tuesday. The MEPs held up the...

Some Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have called on the EU Commission's Foreign Affairs chief, Catherine Ashton, to partially suspend the Association Agreement with Israel on the grounds...

EU Foreign Affairs Chief Catherine Ashton has said that Europe is "very disappointed" by Israel's settlement policy. Speaking to Turkey's Okaz newspaper, Ashton stressed that it is the EU's...

It is generally assumed that there can be no progress in resolving the Israel – Palestine conflict without leadership from the US. As Brent Snowcroft, the former US National...

When Rached Ghannouchi met Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali – before Mr Ghannouchi wisely exiled himself to London as an enemy of the dictatorship – a very odd thing happened....