Turkish Foreign Ministry told Israel’s consul general in Istanbul to return to occupied Palestine “for some time”, state-run Anadolu news agency said on Wednesday, after Israeli occupation forces killed more than 60 Palestinians during protests on the Gaza border. Ministry officials were not available to comment, Reuters said. On Tuesday, ... Read More »
Europe offers no guarantees but vows to keep Iran deal alive
European powers vowed to keep the 2015 nuclear deal alive without the United States by trying to keep Iran’s oil and investment flowing, but admitted they would struggle to provide the guarantees Tehran seeks. British, French and German foreign ministers, along with the EU’s top diplomat, discussed the next steps ... Read More »
North Korea threatens to pull out of US summit if pushed to give up nuclear programme
Pyongyang has already proposed and then scrapped high-level talks with South Korea this week, and continues to harden its stance as planned US summit draws closer North Korea might not go through with a planned summit with Donald Trump after all, an official has warned, if it is pushed to ... Read More »
Facebook shuts down 583 million fake accounts as it reveals it is packed with abusive content
Facebook shut down 583 million fake accounts in the first quarter of 2018, the social media giant said as it revealed the huge scale of abuse on the platform. The site has revealed just how much malicious content was being published and shared on the site for the first time ... Read More »
Nakba Day: General Strike across Palestine as Death Toll of Gaza Protests Nears 60
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 »
The Guardian view on Iran’s nuclear deal: Trump creates a narrative for war
The US president’s invective is dangerous but should surprise no one. He relies on assertions that reinforce prejudices but have no basis in fact Donald Trump’s voice in foreign affairs is one that slips between brash arrogance and oily smugness. He touts supremacy from behind thinly concealed contempt. In withdrawing ... Read More »