Gaza’s health ministry says 51 Palestinians were also injured in both incidents. Four Palestinians were killed and 51 injured by Israeli forces during the weekly Friday protests in the eastern Gaza Strip, medics and security sources said. Gaza Health Ministry spokesperson Ashraf al-Qidra told reporters that two demonstrators, Raid Abu Tair, 19, and Ramzi Abdo, […]

Turkey has no reserves of its own so is dependent on oil and gas imports, leaving it vulnerable to a rise in energy prices. Turkey’s economy is expected to continue to slump as the US imposes further sanctions on Iran’s oil industry. Turkey is a major Iranian customer but is having to look elsewhere for […]

Ayatollah Khamenei’s comments come after Iran announced it quadrupled its production capacity of low-enriched uranium. Iran’s supreme leader publicly chastised the country’s president and foreign minister on Wednesday, saying he disagreed with the implementation of the 2015 nuclear deal they negotiated with world powers. The extraordinary comments by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the first time he’s […]

GENEVA/TEHERAN (REUTERS) – Iran’s youth will witness the demise of Israel and American civilisation, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday (May 22) in comments published on his official website. “You young people should be assured that you will witness the demise of the enemies of humanity, meaning the degenerate American civilisation, and […]

Opposition Istanbul mayoral candidate starts new campaign after his victory on March 31 was annulled by election board. Istanbul, Turkey – The main opposition Istanbul mayoral candidate, Ekrem Imamoglu, has kicked off his campaign for the June 23 rerun elections in the city, pledging to win again after the first vote was ruled invalid. Addressing a packed out conference room in […]

WASHINGTON — The State Department said on Tuesday that the Syrian government might be renewing its use of chemical weapons, citing a suspected chlorine attack in northwest Syria, and maintaining that any use of such weapons would lead the United States and its allies to “respond quickly and appropriately.” The Trump administration said the suspected […]

CAIRO (REUTERS) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said he favours talks and diplomacy but not under current conditions, state news agency IRNA said late on Monday (May 20). “Today’s situation is not suitable for talks and our choice is resistance only” IRNA quoted Rouhani as saying. US President Donald Trump said earlier on Monday that […]

JERUSALEM — Palestinian businessmen have a message for the White House: Keep your money. Promising tens of billions of dollars in foreign investment as part of its peace plan for the Mideast, the Trump administration announced an “economic workshop” in Bahrain next month to show Palestinian business leaders the potential windfall they would reap under […]

Moscow says government forces halted attacks on last major rebel-held area as opposition activists report more clashes. The Syrian government forces, backed by Russia, have unilaterally ceased fire in the northwestern Idlib province, the last major rebel-held territory, Moscow’s defence ministry said on Sunday. However, opposition activists said shelling and air attacks continued on Sunday despite […]

Officials say 17 people were wounded after an explosion hits tourist bus near Giza pyramids. An explosion rocked a tourist bus near Egypt’s Giza Pyramids wounding 17 people, according to officials. The wounded included South African tourists and Egyptians, officials said on Sunday. There were no reports of deaths. Pictures on social media showed at […]