US trying to ‘blackmail’ us over prisoner releases, Abbas adviser says
Yasser Abed Rabbo claims Kerry trying to force Palestinians to accept unsatisfactory framework peace deal Palestinian officials said Monday that US Secretary of State John Kerry wants to link an upcoming release of Palestinian prisoners…
Nelson Mandela was close to Jews, resolutely loyal to Palestinians
Late South African leader had strong friendships with many in the Jewish world, but never forgot his allegiance to the PLO — or Israel’s support for the apartheid regime Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela had close friendships…
Iran knows there is almost no chance of strike, ex-top adviser says
Geneva deal delegitimized military action, says Netanyahu’s recently retired senior security adviser; adding that Tehran is unbending in its aim to destroy Israel The interim deal reached in Geneva last month between Iran and six…
Egyptian police stage rare protest in defiance of new law
Hundreds of Egyptian police rallied on Sunday to demand higher wages, in a rare act of defiance of a new protest law which they themselves have been enforcing to quell unrest on the streets. The…
Assad’s forces kill five children in Syria: Activists
Forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad have killed at least five children during fighting for the town of Nabak north of the capital Damascus, activists said on Sunday. The fighting in Nabak pits Assad’s…
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Lebanon Army arrests four Syrians in Arsal
The Lebanese Army arrested Sunday four Syrians for possession of arms in the outskirts of the border town of Arsal, northeast of Lebanon. The four were on board a vehicle coming from Syria. In a statement, the Army said the car which lacked a license…
UN experts inspect Iran’s Arak nuclear plant
UN nuclear experts inspected Iran’s Arak heavy water plant on Sunday for the first time since summer 2011, amid international concern that the half-built site may have a military purpose. The one-day inspection of the site 240 kilometres (150 miles) southwest of Tehran was…
Israeli leaders remember ‘man of vision’ Mandela
‘We mourn along with people of South Africa,’ Peres says after anti-apartheid leader dies at age 95; Abbas, Obama, Cameron, Ban express remorse over loss of ‘Madiba’Despite his sometimes overt identification with the Palestinian cause, Israeli leaders joined others across the world early Friday in…
For Palestinians, Mandela was ‘one of us’
Palestinians highlight South African leader’s role as fighter, not peacemaker, Ramallah professor says Palestinians on both sides of the Fatah-Hamas split have been mourning the death of South African leader Nelson Mandela, branding him an enthusiastic supporter of the Palestinian cause. On Friday, Palestinian Authority…