UAE strongman Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed named new president
The United Arab Emirates' de facto leader Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan was elected president of the Gulf Arab state by a federal supreme council...
France condemns arrest of two citizens in Iran
"The French government condemns these baseless arrests," a statement said. It did not identify the pair, but the head of a French education union said...
Israel advances plans for over 4,000 new West Bank homes
Israel approved plans for 4,427 West Bank homes on Thursday, ignoring a US request that it refrain from doing so. One outpost, Mitzpe Dani, was...
Shireen Abu Aqla: Palestinians to refer journalist’s killing to ICC
In a speech at a remembrance service attended by thousands of people, Mahmoud Abbas declared that Israel was "fully responsible" for her death. She was...
Tension over refugees takes center stage in Turkey ahead of elections
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s announcement that he plans to return 1 million Syrians to their homeland is an election tactic to boost support, analysts...
Arab world condemns Israel over death of Al Jazeera journalist
The Arab world blamed IDF soldiers for the shooting of prominent Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh on Wednesday morning, which occurred during clashes that...
Iran to execute Iranian-Swedish national for spying for Israel
The death sentence of Swedish-Iranian national Ahmadreza Djalali is on the agenda and will be carried out, Iran's judiciary spokesperson Zabihollah Khodaian said on Tuesday,...
Al Jazeera reporter killed during Israeli raid in West Bank
The Qatar-based network said Shireen Abu Aqla was shot "deliberately" and "in cold blood" by Israeli troops in Jenin. Her producer was also wounded. Israel's...
Palestinians were among victims of Assad regime’s Tadamon massacre
Palestinians were among the 41 victims of a massacre conducted by Syria's military intelligence service in the Tadamon neighborhood of Damascus in April 2013, according...
Israel detains dozens after two Palestinians shot dead in West Bank
Two Palestinians were shot dead and another was wounded by Israeli fire in separate incidents in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem on Sunday,...