Archive

Syrian envoy to Arab League calls for action to end siege, cut ties with Israel

Syrian ambassador to the Arab League Yousuf Ahmed demanded the Arabs to take practical steps to confront the blockade on the Gaza Strip and to halt all forms of relations

Holmes calls for ending blockade on Gaza

John Holmes, the UN under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs, has denounced the Israeli attack on the Freedom Flotilla that was heading to break the Israeli siege on Gaza.

Palestinian man dies after Israeli bus runs him over

A 50-year-old Palestinian man on Wednesday died of serious wounds sustained after an Israeli settlers' bus ran him over south of Al-Khalil city.

Ireland to expel Israeli diplomat for involvement in Mabhouh assassination

The London Times reported on Wednesday that the security attaché in the Israeli embassy in Ireland will be expelled because of a scandal involving counterfeit passports used in the assassination

Oglu: Turkish normal relations with Israel hinges on ending Gaza siege

Turkey announced on Wednesday that its relations with Israel will not return to normalcy unless the siege imposed on the Gaza Strip is lifted.

Shura elections final results conclude well rehearsed play

Ten candidates from the Wafd Party and 14 from the Muslim Brotherhood opposition movement all appear to have lost, while run-off elections are expected to be held in five different

Death of baby brings the death toll in the siege on Gaza to 374

A Palestinian infant died on Tuesday in the Gaza Strip because his family was not allowed to admit him for treatment in hospitals in the territories occupied in 1948, bringing

Pirates in the Mediterranean: Israel’s shameful justification for murdering peace activists

Neve Gordon considers the flaws and contradictions in Israel’s justification for attacking the Gaza-bound international aid flotilla and murdering innocent peace activists on board.

Israeli MP’s terror on aid ship: “Plan was to kill activists and deter future convoys”

Jonathan Cook reports on the eyewitness account of an Arab member of the Israeli parliament who says that Israeli warships fired on the Gaza-bound aid flotilla “a few minutes before

Can’t We All Just Get Along?

Egyptian voters cast their ballots Tuesday for the Shura council, the country's upper house of Parliament, amidst widespread allegations of vote-rigging and outright government violence and intimidation.