Category: 3. Middle East

Palestinian Vice-President Hussein al-Sheikh has called for stronger international action against Israel, saying that condemnation alone is no longer sufficient in the face of “escalating violations”.

Al-Sheikh…

Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem has said that Israel is “weaker today than ever before”, insisting that resistance in Lebanon cannot be halted.

In remarks addressing domestic and regional developments,…

Tottenham sack the Danish manager after a torrid eight-match winless run and with the side in 16th place on the ladder.

Tottenham…

Iran has warned the United States against allowing Israel to influence its foreign policy, as tensions persist ahead of renewed diplomatic engagements.

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ismail Baghaei told a press…

DUBAI, Feb 11 (Reuters) – Iran’s missile capabilities are its red line and are not a subject to be negotiated, an adviser to Iran’s supreme leader said on Wednesday, as Tehran and Washington eye a new round of talks to avert conflict.

U.S. and…

By Dmitry Antonov and Vladimir Soldatkin

MOSCOW, Feb 11 (Reuters) – Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that new U.S. restrictions on the role of Russia and other countries in Venezuela’s oil business were blatant discrimination and…

By Yannis Souliotis

ATHENS, Feb 11 (Reuters) – Most of the 15 Afghan migrants who were killed off the Greek island of Chios last week when their dinghy collided with a coast guard vessel died of head injuries, not from drowning, autopsy results…

Anti-government protesters in Albania hurled petrol bombs and fireworks at police, who responded with tear gas and water cannons during demonstrations in the capital Tirana.

Israeli settlers reportedly opened fire on Palestinian shepherds in the Masafer Yatta area south of Hebron on Tuesday, before Israeli forces arrested two Palestinians at the scene.

Media activist Osama Makhameh said…

It’s smooth sailing these days for the United States and Honduras, the diminutive Central American nation and original “banana republic” that has just elected a new right-wing president, Nasry Asfura, to the delight of US sociopath-in-chief…