Israel
Israel responds to mortar fire from Gaza with airstrikes
Middle East
December 1, 2017
Israel responds to mortar fire from Gaza with airstrikes
Israeli aircraft and tanks struck a number of militant targets in the Gaza Strip on Thursday in response to a…
Officials: Trump may declare Jerusalem the capital of Israel
Middle East
December 1, 2017
Officials: Trump may declare Jerusalem the capital of Israel
President Donald Trump is considering recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, officials say, a highly charged declaration that risks inflaming tensions…
Israel and Saudi Arabia: New best friends in the Middle East?
Middle East
November 30, 2017
Israel and Saudi Arabia: New best friends in the Middle East?
An Israeli settler shot and killed a Palestinian man in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, in what the Israeli…
Mubarak denies BBC report he resettled Palestinians in Egypt
Egypt
November 30, 2017
Mubarak denies BBC report he resettled Palestinians in Egypt
After BBC reports emerged indicating that Egypt’s former President Hosni Mubarak allowed the resettlement of Palestinians in Egypt in response…
Israel to appoint new envoy to Jordan in bid to heal ties: source
Middle East
November 29, 2017
Israel to appoint new envoy to Jordan in bid to heal ties: source
Israel plans to appoint a new ambassador to Jordan in a bid to calm Amman’s anger over the current envoy’s…
Egypt Foreign Minister slams Israeli minister’s remarks on ‘Palestinian state in Sinai’
Egypt
November 28, 2017
Egypt Foreign Minister slams Israeli minister’s remarks on ‘Palestinian state in Sinai’
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry condemned a statement by the Israeli Social Equality Minister Gila Gamliel in which she said that a…
Israel races to head off UN settlement ‘blacklist’
Middle East
November 26, 2017
Israel races to head off UN settlement ‘blacklist’
Weeks ahead of the expected completion of a UN database of companies that operate in Israel’s West Bank settlements, Israel…
Fatah and Hamas agree to hold elections by end of 2018
Middle East
November 23, 2017
Fatah and Hamas agree to hold elections by end of 2018
Rival Palestinian political factions have agreed to hold elections by the end of 2018. The announcement came after two days…
Iran suggests ‘productive role’ for France in Middle East crises
Middle East
November 22, 2017
Iran suggests ‘productive role’ for France in Middle East crises
Iran’s president, Hassan Rouhani, on Tuesday told French President Emmanuel Macron that Paris can play a constructive role in the Middle…
Egyptian imprisoned in Israel despite the end of his sentence, report
Egypt
November 21, 2017
Egyptian imprisoned in Israel despite the end of his sentence, report
An Egyptian citizen is still being held in Israel’s Nafha prison over a year after his sentence expired due to bureaucratic problems…