The US financial aid designated for the Palestinian Authority (PA) is set to grow considerably in 2014 to $440 million, up from $426 million in 2013. The aid aims to bail out the PA, which in June was revealed to owe $4.2 billion in internal and external debt. Palestinian Liberation Organization's (PLO) representative in
The Middle East neatly laid out in the pages of the New York Times has little relationship to the messy realities of a region with few clean borders, only messy collections of tribes, families, ethnic groups and quarreling variations of Islam. The Free Syrian Army (FSA) had one purpose. To fool America. Now the
PA leader Abbas views recognition of Israel as the Jewish state as a red line. It is high time the Palestinians recognize the Jewish people’s right to their ancient homeland, as Israel already recognized Palestinian rights in the land 35 years ago. The media reported that Mahmoud Abbas, head of the Palestinian Authority (PA),
A bloody Friday in Egypt has claimed the lives of at least 11 protesters in Cairo and several other cities, Al Arabiya reported. Clashes broke out between Muslim Brotherhood supporters and Egyptian security forces throughout Egypt, said the report. One demonstrator was shot dead by police in the Suez Canal city of Ismailia
An Egyptian judge said on Thursday that January 28 has been set as opening day for the third trial of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi, The Associated Press (AP) reported. The ousted president faces several trials, and this one is related to charges of organizing prison breaks with the help of foreign groups.
Egyptian prosecutors are probing Telecoms giant Vodafone over claims a company advertisement featuring a popular Muppet-like character contains coded messages calling for terrorist attacks, company executives said Thursday, according to AFP. Vodafone Egypt says the advert, featuring the puppet Abla (Aunt) Fahita, is merely a marketing tool and has no hidden message or meaning.
Mohamed Ibrahim, Egypt's Interior Minister, on Thursday accused Hamas of being involved in the bombing of police headquarters in Mansoura last Monday that killed 16. Ibrahim announced that seven suspects have been apprehended, including Muslim Brotherhood members. The minister further said the bombers received logistical support from Hamas, detailing Muslim Brotherhood connections with the
Human rights groups report that thousands of women have been raped by Syrian army soldiers in the ongoing war, which is now in its third year and has left 130,000 dead. That trend appears likely to only increase, as a deputy to the Chief Mufti (Islamic scholar) of Syria has given religious permission to rape.
At least five people have been killed and 20 hurt in a car bomb which hit a southern suburb of the Lebanese capital Beirut, media and officials say. The suburb is a stronghold of the Shiite terrorist militia Hezbollah. The BBC says the bomb is not one of the biggest of the recent
Actions and words paint a sorry picture of the Vatican and Israel. I always had the feeling that Pope Francis would be eager to engage in the presentation of a cordial dialogue with Di\aspora Jews and that if this occurred, he would address the Holocaust and condemn anti-Semitism in general, but also undermine
