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Friday August 08, 2008 - 22:31
Lieutenant General Keith Dayton, the United States Security Coordinator for Israel and the Palestinian Authority (P.A), stated in his first interview with the Israel media that Israel and the United States agreed to help the Palestinian Authority in strengthening its security forces, the Arabs48 news website reported. Full Story
Thursday August 07, 2008 - 22:54
US Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, threatened on Thursday that the United States will push for more sanctions on Iran after the Iranian leadership failed in responding to a bid by several European countries to persuade Iran to freeze its Uranium Enrichment plan. Full Story
Saturday July 19, 2008 - 13:38
Palestinian sources reported that a group of unknown gunmen shot and killed a Palestinian Police officer in the northern part of the Gaza Strip on Saturday morning. Full Story
Wednesday July 09, 2008 - 09:22
Tony Blair, the Middle East envoy for the European Union, on Monday slammed the Israeli policy of maintaining hundreds of roadblocks in the West Bank, and the ongoing siege in the Gaza Strip. He added that these practices are preventing economic development and blocking international aid. Full Story
Thursday July 03, 2008 - 00:41
Head of the special UN committee on Human Rights in Palestine, Prassed Kariyawasam, stated on Wednesday that the Israeli violations against human rights in Palestine, has increased poverty and destroyed the Palestinian economy in the coastal region. 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
Sunday June 22, 2008 - 01:31
In response to a massive military exercise carried out by the Israeli armed forces on Saturday, the Iranian government spokesman said they will not be provoked by such displays, adding that “Israel is a threat to global peace”. Full Story
Friday June 20, 2008 - 23:41
European Union foreign policy chief, Javier Solana, stated on Friday that the EU is ready to act as an observer at the Rafah border terminal if an agreement to open the crossing was achieved. Full Story
Wednesday June 18, 2008 - 21:50
Benita Ferrero -Waldner, European Commissioner for External Relations and Neighborhood Policy, issued a statement on Wednesday welcoming the announcement of a truce between Israel and the Hamas movement. Full Story
Friday June 13, 2008 - 10:43
Pointing to Israel's "failure to meet its international obligations to the Palestinian people", the Speaker of the Assembly of the nation of Wales, Dafydd Elis-Thomas, says he will refuse to meet with Israeli Ambassador Ron Prosor. Full Story
Tuesday June 10, 2008 - 19:04
Around 73 thousand Palestinians received their pensions and salaries on Tuesday for the month of May after the European Union approved 23 million Euros (appx USD 34 million) in direct aid for the Palestinian Authority, a press release by the European Community Technical Assistance office for the West Bank and the Gaza Strip in Jerusalem on Tuesday morning. Full Story
Monday June 09, 2008 - 22:58
The North Central New York (NCNY) conference of the United Methodist Church (UMC) issued a statement of support for Muslim orphanage in Hebron threatened to be closed by the Israeli military. Full Story |
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