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Tuesday August 05, 2008 - 22:37
The United Nations Refugee Agency stated on Tuesday that some of the Palestinian Refugees who are stranded in Iraq will be relocated under a settlement program in Iceland and Sweden. Full Story
Friday August 01, 2008 - 00:46
A Lebanese citizen working with the Mine Advisory Group (MAG) was moderately wounded on Thursday when a cluster bomb dropped by Israel during the 2006 war detonated near him as he was attempting to disarm landmines in a village in southern Lebanon. Full Story
Wednesday July 30, 2008 - 22:10
Reuters news agency reported on Wednesday that a fourth round of indirect Israeli-Syrian talks ended in Istanbul after two days of deliberations. The talks were held under Turkish mediation, and were described by a Turkish source as positive. Full Story
Sunday July 27, 2008 - 14:56
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Egyptian President Husni Mubarak discussed the latest political developments in the region in Cairo today, including recent internal unrest in Gaza. Full Story
Thursday July 17, 2008 - 19:00
Nasser Judeh, Jordan’s information Minister, reported on Thursday night that six tourists, including an Israeli Arab woman, where shot by a gunman who opened fire at a tourist bus in Jordan’s capital, Amman. The gunman was chased by policemen and shot himself in the head. Full Story
Wednesday July 16, 2008 - 19:00
Israel and Hezbollah completed the exchange of prisoners and remains of dead soldiers and fighters Wednesday afternoon. Full Story
Sunday July 13, 2008 - 22:07
Hamas's top political leader, Khaled Mash'al, who is exiled by Israel in Damascus, believed on Sunday that the Yemeni initiative for conciliation among Palestinians can guarantee reconciliation between Hamas and Fatah. Full Story
Tuesday July 08, 2008 - 00:26
A senior source in Syria told Al Hayat newspaper on Monday that Khalid Mashal, Hamas’ political bureau chief, handed Egyptian officials a document which sets the basis for internal talks with Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas. Full Story
Monday July 07, 2008 - 21:53
Secretary General of the Islamic Jihad group in Damascus, Ramadan Abdullah Shallah, asserted on Monday that his party is up for a comprehensive dialogue among all Palestinian factions, including the rival Hamas and Fatah . Full Story
Wednesday June 25, 2008 - 00:41
Israeli media sources reported on Tuesday that a senior political official in Israel, close to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, stated on Tuesday that Israel received an Egyptian guarantee to keep the Rafah Border Terminal closed until achieving a prisoner swap deal. Full Story
Monday June 23, 2008 - 04:07
Israeli sources reported on Sunday that the Lebanon-based Hezbollah group insists on the release of hundreds of Palestinian political detainees in exchange for releasing two Israeli soldiers captured by the group in Lebanon in 2006. Full Story
Tuesday June 17, 2008 - 19:22
The second round of the indirect peace talks between Syria and Israel under the auspices of Turkey was completed in Turkey on Monday. Full Story |
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