Syria-Israel holding indirect talks under Turkish supervision
The office of the Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, stated on Wednesday that Israel and Syrian decided to hold indirect talks in the Turkish capital, Ankara. The office of Olmert…
Egyptian FM: progress achieved in secret Palestinian-Israeli talks
Egyptian foreign minister, Ahmad Abuelgheit, revealed Sunday that a progress has been achieved in secret peace talks between Palestinians and Israelis. Abuelgheit, speaking to the Alsharq Qatar-based newspaper, urged both…
Olmert visits Jordan, meets king Abdullah II
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert met with the Jordanian Monarch, King Abdullah II, in a visit to the Jordanian capital, Amman, on Wednesday afternoon, the Arabs48 news website reported.The website…
In Cairo: Palestinian factions agree principally to a Hamas-proposed ceasefire
Representatives of Palestinian factions, who are meeting in Cairo this week, have agreed to the Hamas-offered ceasefire declaration, submitted to Egyptian mediators last Thursday. The factions’ agreement to the initiative…
Lebanese detainee transferred to administrative detention after serving 6-year term
The Ahrar Center for Detainee’ Studies reported on Tuesday that the Israeli Prison Authorities transferred the Lebanese detainee Naseem Nasr, to administrative detention after he served a six-year term.The Center…
Israeli officials: “Gap between Israeli and Syrian positions is still wideâ€
Israeli officials stated on Monday Turkish mediation to push peace talks between Israel and Syria is unlikely to achieve any progress as the gap between the Syrian and Israeli positions…
President Abbas: all parties concerned are exerting efforts to reach peace
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Sunday that all parties concerned in the region are exerting efforts to reach peace between Palestinians and Israel by the end of 2008. In a…
Hamas denies Egyptian paper’s report on obtaining drones
The Al Ahram Egyptian Newspaper reported Saturday that Hamas movement is collaborating with the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt in order to obtain or develop drones that could carry explosives and…
Israeli sources: “Senior aide to Mashal dies in Syriaâ€
Hisham Abu Libda, a senior Hamas leader, head of the office of Khalid Mashal, the Hamas political bureau chief in Syria, died on Friday in Damascus, Israeli sources reported.The sources…
Four Lebanese children wounded by Israel cluster bomb left from 2006 war
The official Lebanese newsy agency reported on Friday that an cluster bomb dropped by Israel during the 2006 war, exploded near a group of children in south Lebanon and wounded…
Turkish PM tells Syria Israel agreed to a full pullout from the Golan Heights
The Sham Press Syrian News Agency reported on Thursday that the Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, informed Damascus that the Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, agreed to withdraw from…
President of Yemen calls for increased pressure on Israel
In a statement on Monday, the Yemeni President, Ali Abdullah Saleh, called on the international community to exert pressure on Israel to halt its actions and siege on the Palestinian…
Zahhar: “We presented our position to Suleiman, awaiting Israeli responseâ€
Mahmoud Zahhar, one of Hamas political leaders, stated on Sunday that the movement presented its response to 15 questions presented by the Egyptian Foreign Minister, Omar Suleiman, regarding a truce…
Abbas arrives in Tunisia for a three day visit
Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, arrived on Sunday evening in Tunisia for a three-day visit in which he will be holding talks with the Tunisian president, Zein Al Abidin Bin Ali,…
Carter in Syria; separately meets Asad, Mashal
Former US President, Jimmy Carter, met on Friday in Damascus with the Syrian president, Bashar Asad. Carter later on held a separate meeting with Hamas political bureau chief, Khalid Mashal.…
Egyptian government cuts supplies to areas near Gaza
In a bid to help the Israeli government in their siege of the Gaza Strip, Egyptian officials have agreed to cut off supplies to towns in the Egyptian Sinai peninsula…
DFLP leader meets with Arab League Secretary-general
Secretary-General of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP), Nayif Hawatma, met on Friday with Amro Mousa, secretary-general of the Arab league, in the Egyptian capital, Cairo.During the…
Abbas to hold talks with Egypt’s Husni Mubarak
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, will hold talks today with the Egyptian President, Husni Mubarak, in Cairo. Abbas will be discussing latest developments in the region, including underway talks with Israel,…
Arab league summit concluded
A two-day Arab league summit was concluded Sunday in the Syrian capital of Damascus, with the participation of 11 Arab states’ leaders and the absence of Lebanon. Syrian president, chairman…
Egyptian officials hold talks with Hamas and the Islamic Jihad over truce with Israel
Senior Egyptian sources reported on Thursday that Egypt conducted talks with Hamas and the Islamic Jihad in an attempt to achieve a truce agreement with Israel.Speaking on condition of anonymity,…
Hamas and Fatah agree to resuming dialogue in Yemen
Rival Palestinian parties, Fatah and Hamas, agreed on Sunday to a memo of understanding, drafted by Yemeni mediators. Media reports stated that both parties signed a document of understanding that…
Suleiman postpones Israel visit, says it is not committed to calm
Head of the Egyptian intelligence service, Omar Suleiman has postponed his visit scheduled this week because Israel is not living up to commitment it has made to Egypt last week,…
Egyptian FM hold talks with Walsh on efforts to achieve truce
Egyptian Foreign Minister, Ahmad Abu Al Gheit, met on Thursday with the U.S Assistant secretary of State for Near East Affairs, David Welch, and discussed with him the efforts carried…
Egypt expresses concern over Israeli attacks on Palestinians in Gaza
Thursday, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry expressed concerns over the continuation of Israeli attacks on Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.With especial concern over the recent series of air strikes on different…
Saudi minister: Arab peace initiative will fail without Israeli response
The olive branch put forward by the Arab nations in 2004, offering to negotiate an Israeli-Palestinian peace that both sides could agree upon, will soon fail if Israel continues to…
Human Rights Watch challenges Israel’s use of cluster bombs
The internationally-renowned organization Human Rights Watch has demanded an independent inquiry into Israel's use of cluster bombs during its 2006 invasion of Lebanon. An internal investigation carried out by the…
UN Agency in Lebanon complains of Israeli violations
The Interim United Nations Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), which has had bases in the country since the Israel-Lebanon War in the early 1980s, has released a report accusing Israel of…
PLC slams the assassination of Hezbollah senior official
The Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC), dominated by the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), issued a statement denouncing the Tuesday night assassination of Imad Mughaniya, deputy leader of the Lebanon-based Hezbollah party,…
Prominent Hezbollah leader assassinated in Lebanon, Israel denies involvement
Sources at the Lebanon-based Hezbollah party stated on Wednesday that Imad Mughaniya, deputy leader of the party was killed on Tuesday night in a car bomb blast that took place…
Organization of the Islamic Conference calls for ending the “State terrorism†practiced by Israel
The Organization of the Islamic Conference called on Thursday on the members of the Security Council and the United Nations Secretary-General to intervene and stop the Israeli aggression and “state…
Palestinian refugees in Iraq call for unity
Palestinian refugee in Iraq, facing repeated attacks, abductions and killings, voiced an appeal to the Palestinian people in Palestine and to all factions in order to save them and place…
Egypt’s Popular Committee for Supporting the Intifada to hold a protest on Friday
The Popular Committee For Supporting the Intifada, in Egypt, voiced a call to the Egyptians to participate in a solidarity protest in Nasr Egyptian city in support to the besieged…
Two Africans killed by Egyptian Border Police as they tried to cross into Israel
Israeli online daily, Egyptian security sources reported on Wednesday that the Egyptian border police shot and killed two Africans from the Ivory Coast, after they tried to infiltrate into Israel.…
Rights of the Palestinian people can not be ignored, says Arab league’s chief
Chief of the Arab States league, Amr Mousa, asserted on Sunday that the Palestinian people’s ‘legitimate rights’ can not be divided or abolished, either by ignorance or compensation. In a…
Israeli abduction of Lebanese shepherd ignored by media
In the second such incident since the 2006 war, two rockets fired from within Lebanon struck Israel Monday night. The news understandably made headlines in Israel, and was featured as…
Bedouins in Egypt angered after man shot by Israeli border guards
After 40-year old Hamdan Suleiman Attaya was shot and killed outside his home Thursday, just 300 meters from the Israeli border, 1,000 friends and family attended his funeral Friday, shouting…
King of Jordan urges U.S. role in Israel-Palestine peace process
"The U.S. Senate and House of Representative have a crucial role to positively influence Mideast peacemaking through supporting efforts to restart the Palestinian-Israeli peace talks and bringing both sides back…
Who’s Behind the Fighting in North Lebanon?
Wearing a beat-up ratty UNCHR tee-shirt left over from Bint Jbeil and the Israeli-Hezbollah July probably helped. As did, I suspect, the Red Cross jersey, my black and white checkered…
US Government sends arms to Lebanese army
In the latest development in the conflict between the Lebanese military and the Fateh al-Islam group in northern Lebanon, the US government has shipped several planeloads of weapons to the…
Shelling of Palestinian camp in Lebanon leads to exodus of refugees
Nahr al-Bared refugee camp in northern Lebanon has been the site of fierce fighting between the Lebanese government and the Fatah al-Islam group for several days. The violence has led…
Khalid calls on Lebanese government to protect Palestinian refugees in Lebanon
Taiseer Khalid, member of the Executive Committee of the Palestinian Liberation Organization and member of the political bureau of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, demanded the Lebanese…
Lebanese president says Hezbollah should not disarm until peace is achieved
During an interview with a Cuban TV Show on the seventh anniversary of the Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon, the Lebanese president, Emile Lahhoud, stated that the Lebanon-based Hezbollah party…
Hezbollah denies Israel’s claims that they met with Bishara
Sheikh Na’im Qasim, Hezbollah Deputy Secretary-General, denied Israeli claims that the Leann-based party met with or received any intelligence reports from the former member of Israeli Knesset Dr. Azmi Bishara…
Mediators of the Quartet Committee to meet officials of Four Arab countries
Officials of the Quartet Committee for peace in the Middle East are set to meet on Friday with several officials of four Arab countries in Egypt in order to discuss…
Hamas’s exiled leader, Khaled Mash’al, says resistance is ‘a legitimate right’
The exile-based political supreme leader of Hamas, Khaled Mash’al stated Saturday in Cairo that ‘resisting the Israeli occupation’ is a legitimate right for the Palestinian people. Masha’l, who is based…
Palestinian refugee and his Iraqi nephew, both killed in Iraq
Palestinian sources reported on Wednesday that one Palestinian refugee died in an explosion in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, as he was heading with his Iraqi nephew to hospital to receive…
League of Arab States Warn of Israeli Attacks
League of the Arab states warned Monday of the continued Israeli military escalation against the Palestinian people, voicing concern over chances of peace in the region. Hesham Yousef, spokesperson of…
Palestinians and Arab Human Rights groups to commemorate Arab Prisoner Day
Palestinian residents, Arab nations and human rights groups in the Arab World are set to commemorate the Arab Prisoner Day on April 22, which is also the day when Sameer…
Arab league to promote its peace initiative
The Arab states league decided Wednesday to promote its peace initiative, first launched in 2002 and revived on March . In a ministerial meeting of the Arab Quartet (Saudi Arabia,…
Jordanian Monarch: resolving the question of Palestine is key to regional stability
King Abdullah II of Jordan emphasized Tuesday the need to advance Middle East peace, saying that resolving the question of Palestine is the key to regional stability. During his talks…
Arab league transferred $52 million to Abbas
Palestinian commissioner at the Arab League, Mohammad Sbeih, stated on Tuesday that the League transferred $52 million to the Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas, and will continue to transfer aid to…
Israeli source: “soldiers arrested a Syrian who crossed into the Golan Heights”
Israeli military sources claimed on Saturday that soldiers arrested a Syrian resident who crossed into the Golan Heights on Friday. According to the sources, the man is suffering from serious…
President Mubarak of Egypt: no one can amend the Arab peace initiative
Egyptian president, Husni Mubarak, stated Thursday that ‘no one can amend the Arab peace initiative or even remove the clause that affirms Palestinians’ right to return’. Mubarak, whose country was…
Gulf States Co-operation Council Condemns Latest Israeli Attacks on Gaza
The Secretary General of the Co-operation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf , Abdelrahman El’atiya, condemned Sunday the latest Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip, which have resulted…
Egyptian Foreign Minister Calls for Broader Publicity of the Arab Peace Initiative
Egyptian Foreign Minister, Ahmad Abuelgheit, called Sunday for broader publicity of the Arab peace initiative, which the Arab states re-endorsed in March. The peace proposal, first drafted in 2002, calls…
League of Arab States to Discuss its Peace Initiative with International Players
Speaking to Ma’an News Agency via phone, Palestinian representative to the League of Arab States, Mohammad Sobaih, revealed Tuesday that the Arab League is set to dispatch delegates to member…
Mousa dismisses possibility of normalization with Israel in near future
Arab League Secretary, Amr Mousa, stated Saturday that any normalization with Israel is unlikely unless peace is achieved. Arab League Secretary, Amr Mousa, stated Saturday that any normalization with Israel…
Palestinian refugees in Iraq appeal Arab Summit to rescue them
As attacks continued against the Palestinian refugees in Iraq, and as their conditions continued to worsen, they called on the Arab leaders holding a summit in Saudi Arabia to adopt…
Arabs call on Israel to accept the peace deal
Rejecting the renewed Arab Peace Initiative means rejecting peace, said Prince Saud Al-Faisal- the Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia who is hosting an Arab summit. Rejecting the renewed Arab Peace…
Abbas: “Arab Initiative, last chance for Israel to live in peace in the region”
The Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, stated on Tuesday that the Arab peace plan is the last chance for Israel to live in what he described as “a sea of peace”…
Arab league calls on Israel to be proactive in starting the peace process
Amr Mousa, Secretary-General of the Arab League, called on Israel on Tuesday to be more “proactive” in restarting the peace process in the Middle East following the formation of an…
Former Egyptian prisoner of war says he saw Ben-Eliezer killing two Egyptian soldiers
Israeli Ynetnews reported on Friday night that a former Egyptian prisoner of war said that he witnesses Labor member of Knesset and the National Infrastructure Minister, Benjamin Ben-Eliezer, killing two…
Saudi Arabia calls on Israel to accept the peace initiative without conditions
Israeli sources reported on Tuesday night that the Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia said that Israel should accept the Saudi Initiative as it is, and that Israel is trying to…
Yemeni President Reiterates Support for a Palestinian State
In a meeting with Hamas’s political bureau chief Khaled Mash’al, in the Yemeni capital of San’a, President of Yemen Ali Abdullah Saleh reiterated full support for the establishment of a…
Egypt warns of arrest of Ben Eliezer if he enters country
Following a documentary film about the Israeli military “Shaked” unit, which is believed to be responsible of killing 250 surrendering Egyptian soldiers during the Six Day War in June 1967,…
Arab Ministers Refuse To Amend Arab Peace Initiative
The Arab states’ council of Foreign Affairs Ministers declared that only Israeli withdrawal from the Palestinian territories occupied in 1967 would serve as a prerequisite of attaining an equitable and…
Sarid: “In 1967, Israeli army executed 250 unarmed Egyptian soldiers”
Former Meretz party leader in Israel, Yossi Sarid said in an interview with the Egyptian daily, Al Ahram, that the Israeli army executed 250 unarmed Egyptian soldiers at the end…
King Abdullah: “Israel must choose between peace or being a fortress”
King Abdullah of Jordan stated on Friday night that Israel must make a choice between the mentality of being a fortress, and living in peace with its neighbors.During an interview…
Masha’al: A Historic Chance Now For Peace
Chief of the politburo of Hamas, Khaled Mashaal, told reporters on Friday in Cairo that this moment carries an historic chance for peace in the region that should be well…
In a Meeting with Hamas’s Mashal, Egyptian Foreign Minister Hopes End of Embargo in Sight
Egyptian Foreign Minister, Ahmad Abuelghait, voiced hope yesterday that the international economic boycott imposed against the Hamas-led government would come to a halt with the installation of a new Palestinian…
Olmert expresses support for transferring four Jordanian detainees to Jordan
An Israeli online daily reported on Thursday that the Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, expressed support for transferring four Jordanian detainees to their country of origin to continue the remainder…
Attacks against Palestinian refugees in Iraq continues; three abducted on Tuesday
The Civil Network for aiding Palestinian Refugees in Iraq reported on Tuesday night that three Palestinian refugees were abducted by an armed group in one of Baghdad’s districts.The three were…
Arab Transitional Parliament Calls for Lifting the Economic Embargo
The Arab transitional parliament hopes that a national unity government can be formed as soon as possible, in accordance with what has been agreed upon by both Fatah and Hamas…
President Abbas Meets Mubarak as Israel Requests Canceling Feb.19 Summit
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will meet Sunday with his Egyptian counterpart Husni Mubarak in Cairo for discussion on the recent Palestinian factions agreement on a unity government in the Saudi…
Cairo to Pass a Bill Condemning Israeli Digging around Al-Aqsa Mosque
Cairo will be passing a bill at the upcoming Arab Foreign Ministers meeting, due to be held shortly, condemning in the strongest terms underway Israeli digging around the Al-Aqsa mosque…
Fateh, Hamas sign a comprehensive unity government deal
Fateh and Hamas leaders meeting in Mecca signed on Thursday night a unity government deal. The deal came following two days of intensive talks and negotiations in Saudi Arabia. Fateh…
Supreme Judge calls for ‘day of outrage’ at Al-Aqsa excavations throughout Muslim world on Friday
Palestinian media sources reported on Thursday that the Supreme Judge of Palestine, Tayseer Al-Tamimi has called for the Muslim world to simultaneously express their outrage at the excavations being carried…
Israeli army shells a Lebanese army post
Israeli sources reported on Wednesday night that the Israeli army fired shells at a Lebanese military post across the border. Israel claims that the Lebanese army fire light bombs at…
Saudi Arabia informs US Unity Government that it will not recognize Israel if siege not lifted
Israeli media sources reported on Wednesday that Saudi officials informed Israel one week before the Palestinian national dialogue started in Mecca that Saudi Arabia managed to achieve an agreement on…
Hamas-Fatah meeting: Meshal says agreement is only option
A meeting in Makkah started on Wednesday between the rivalry Fateh and Hamas parties in order to discuss the issues of national unity and ending conflict in Palestine. Hamas leader…
Olmert calls on Abbas not to form Government with Hamas
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert demanded that the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas doesn’t agree to form a unity government with Hamas.Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert demanded that the Palestinian President…
Hamad: “Hamas, Fateh talks to start in Mecca on Wednesday”
Spokesperson of the Palestinian government, Dr. Ghazi Hamad, stated on Tuesday that internal talks between Hamas and Fateh under Saudi supervision will start on Wednesday. The talks will be under…
Jordan slams Israeli digging near Al Aqsa Mosque
King Abdullah of Jordan stated on Tuesday that the Israeli digging near the Al Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem is considered an Israeli attack against one of the sacred Muslim holy…
Haniyya: “We will do our best to achieve a unity government deal”
Palestinian Prime Minister from the Hamas party, Ismail Haniyya, said on Tuesday on his way to Saudi Arabia, that the government will conduct it’s utmost efforts to achieve a unity…
Palestinians awaiting results of Fatah and Hamas meeting in Makkah
Two Palestinian delegations representing the two rival parties, Fatah and Hamas headed to Makkah in Saudi Arabia for dialogue in a bid to end the ongoing infighting in the Gaza…
Jordanian Monarch Warns of Israeli Constructions beneath Al-Aqsa Mosque
The King of Jordan, Abdullah II, warned Sunday of harm to the holy Islamic sites of Jerusalem, condemning all Israeli attempts to damage the Al-Aqsa mosque, especially the road leading…
UN Says Water, Fuel Shortages could lead to Epidemics in Lebanon
Southern Lebanon faces dire drinking water and fuel shortages which threaten the outbreak of epidemics if Israel keeps up attacks on the country, a senior U.N. official warned on Friday.…