Palestinians across Palestine are to take part in a general strike on Nakba (Catastrophe) Day on Tuesday, as the death toll of mass protests along the Gaza border reached 59. Palestinians in both Gaza and West Bank are to participate in Nakba Day protests, the day which marks the creation ... Read More »
Israel condemned over Gaza ‘bloodbath’ as Amnesty raises war crimes concerns
Amnesty says Monday’s killings may constitute war crimes as UN committee calls for ‘immediate end to use of disproportionate force’ Israeli forces faced accusations of committing war crimes and using “disproportionate force” against Palestinian demonstrators in Gaza on Monday on the deadliest day in the enclave since “Great March of ... Read More »
How the new Iraqi government will be formed
Iraqis voted on Saturday in their first parliamentary election since the defeat of Islamic State’s self-declared caliphate, a poll which could affect the balance of power in the Middle East. Here is how the new government will be formed, according to the Iraqi constitution, which specifies a 90-day process: *The ... Read More »
It’s ‘possible’ US will sanction European companies that do business with Iran, John Bolton says
Donald Trump’s national security adviser has said it “is possible” the US will sanction European countries that seek to do business with Iran, following Washington withdrawal from the nuclear deal. John Bolton, widely considered a hawk on national security and one of those who pushed for George W Bush 2003 ... Read More »
EU to meet Iran to back nuclear deal in message to Trump
European powers will reaffirm on Thursday their support for the Iran nuclear deal that Donald Trump has rejected, EU diplomats said, on the eve of a deadline for the U.S. president to decide whether to reimpose oil sanctions lifted under the agreement. At a meeting with Iran, Britain, France, and ... Read More »
UK will not follow Trump in ditching Iran deal, Boris Johnson vows
Foreign secretary says government will do utmost to protect UK firms from any extra sanctions imposed by the US Britain’s foreign secretary, Boris Johnson, has vowed the UK will not walk away from the Iran nuclear deal, and said it was Donald Trump’s responsibility to come up with detailed proposals ... Read More »
Syrian air defenses repel Israeli missile aggression, shoot down tens of missiles
The Syrian Arab Army’s air defenses repelled an Israeli missile aggression on Syrian territories, shooting down scores of missiles. A military source said the army’s air defenses shot down tens of Israeli missiles, preventing most of them from reaching their targets, while some managed to hit a number of air ... Read More »
Trump’s Iran decision raises the stakes on North Korea
President Donald Trump’s scrapping of the Iran deal he inherited raised the stakes for a North Korean agreement he hopes to build, a contradiction over two aspiring nuclear powers that pose the biggest foreign policy challenge yet for his administration. The President didn’t wait for his critics to link Iran ... Read More »
Trump pulls US from Iran nuclear deal and looks to impose ‘highest level of sanctions’
President Donald Trump has pulled the United States from the Iran nuclear deal and is set to reimpose severe sanctions on Tehran, in a decisive break with European allies that could also bring a new crisis in the Gulf. Mr Trump said the sanctions, which will violate the international nuclear ... Read More »
Iran nuclear deal: What happens if Donald Trump pulls the US out of accord?
Everybody is watching the US president The clock is ticking. Donald Trump has until May 12 to decide whether or not to pull the US out of the Iran nuclear deal, a decision that will likely reverberate around the world. It is important to note that in February, the International ... Read More »