Hospital official says Palestinian, 15, 'died from her wounds' after being shot following an alleged stabbing attempt. In 2016, at least 32 Palestinian children were killed by Israeli soldiers or or settlement guards, according to rights groups A Palestinian teenage...
Rohingya trapped inside Myanmar say thousands are starving and in need of medical care in northern Rakhine State, where a half-million majority Muslim ethnic Rohingya have fled an army crackdown and communal violence. Abdulla Mehman, who works for an aid agency in the Buthitaung...
Palestinians say they reject any Israeli security measures after installation of CCTV cameras at al-Aqsa entrance. Palestinians are protesting Israeli security measures at the al-Aqsa Mosque compound since July 14. File Photo Israel has installed new security cameras at the...
Live NEWS / PALESTINE OIC declares East Jerusalem as Palestinian capital 3 hours ago The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has declared East Jerusalem as the capital of Palestine, rejected the US stance as "dangerous" and called on...

Why Jerusalem is not the capital of Israel

US President Donald Trump called Jerusalem the capital of Israel on December 6 and began the process of moving his country's embassy to the city. The move sparked global condemnation from world leaders. Israel occupied East Jerusalem at the end of the 1967 War with Syria, Egypt and Jordan; the western half...
Trump's comments linking Hamas to 'terrorism' show his 'complete bias' towards Israel, says the group's spokesman. Hamas says its battle is against Israeli occupation, not the West Hamas Movement has rejected US President Donald Trump's comments linking it to "terrorism" in...
Skyscrapers in the Qatari capital Doha. Image Credit:AFP Latest developments: What we know so far The UAE has given Qatar’s diplomatic mission in Abu Dhabi 48 hours to leave the country after what it said where “Doha’s several policies which destabilizes...
Police chief says 12 dead in strike confirmed by US military as having killed 'friendly Afghan forces in a compound'. Friday's errant air raid comes as the US struggles with its military strategy in Afghanistan An errant US air strike...
A report from Syria's State Media says two civilians have been killed with several others wounded in an overnight air attack launched by Israel on the outskirts of Damascus, Syria. Israel claimed responsibility as it says its military Iranian and...
An outspoken critic of the Palestinian Authority (PA) who intended to run in parliamentary elections before they were cancelled earlier this year died during his arrest in Hebron by PA forces on Thursday. Nizar Banat, 43, was a harsh critic...
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