Activists temporarily block gates to road segregating Palestinian and Israeli traffic between West Bank and Jerusalem. Palestinians and activists have attempted to block a newly opened road in the occupied West Bank dubbed “apartheid road”. Dozens of protesters on Wednesday temporarily sealed the gates to the first operational section of the eastern ring road around […]

Israel’s Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit has decided to indict Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust. The cases involved are known as 1,000, 2,000 and 4,000. Mr Netanyahu denies any wrongdoing and says he is the victim of a “witch hunt”. Case 1,000 Charges: Fraud and breach of trust […]

In first trip to the Middle East since Trump ordered US troops out of Syria, top US diplomat will visit eight countries. Pompeo will visit US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will call for GCC unity and emphasize the need for accountability and credibility in the investigation of the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi during a trip […]

Fatemiyoun Division, comprising Afghan fighters, and Zaynabiyoun Brigade, comprising Pakistanis, put on blacklist. The United States has announced new sanctions on two Iran-backed militias fighting in Syria in a move aimed at raising pressure on Tehran and the powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), as Washington prepares for a military withdrawal from the war-torn country. […]

Three protesters died after police broke up an anti-government demonstration using tear gas. Three protesters have been killed during an anti-government demonstration in Sudan even as thousands chanted support for President Omar al-Bashir at a rival rally in the capital, Khartoum. Sudan’s official SUNA news agency on Wednesday said Khartoum’s twin city, Omdurman, “witnessed riots and […]

Many saw 1998 inauguration of the airport as a milestone, paving the way to creation of independent Palestinian state, but it now stands as a reminder of how much more progress is needed. In Gaza, a shell of a structure offers a symbol of what could have been. The airport that could once handle 700,000 […]

UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention says three relatives of UK-based activist were detained without warrant in 2017. A United Nations human rights watchdog has called on Bahrain to release three relatives of a prominent exiled activist, describing their detention as an unlawful act of reprisal over their family connection. The UN’s Working Group on […]

US Secretary of State is hopeful Turkey will reach agreement with US over fate of Syrian Kurdish armed groups. Washington’s top diplomat said he was “optimistic” an agreement with Ankara could be reached which will protect Syrian Kurdish groups while allowing Ankara to “defend their country from terrorists” following a United States pullout from Syria. […]

Attack on Mahmoud Abbas’ Palestine TV offices in Gaza could add to tensions between Palestinian Authority and Hamas. Armed men have raided the offices of President Mahmoud Abbas’s Palestine TV in Gaza, officials said, in a move that could exacerbate tensions between the leader’s Palestinian Authority and the Hamas movement which rules the territory. Rafat […]

People take to the streets in Kassala for the first time since protests began against President al-Bashir in December. Police in Sudan have fired tear gas at anti-government protesters in the eastern city of Kassala, according to eyewitnesses, as demonstrations against President Omar al-Bashir’s three-decade rule entered its fourth week. Wednesday was the first time protesters took […]