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RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Chief Palestinian negotiator Ahmed Qurie won an assurance from Israeli prime minister-designate Tzipi Livni on Tuesday that peace talks will not stall while she tries to form a new coalition government.
Read More »Jerusalem crash ‘not deliberate’
Relatives of a Palestinian who was shot dead after his car ploughed into a group of Israelis at a bus stop have denied it was a deliberate attack.
Read More »Larijani Stresses Palestinians’ Need to Humanitarian Aid
TEHRAN (FNA)- Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani called for adopting measures to seriously deal with the inhuman actions of the Zionist regime against the Palestinian nation.
Read More »Iran Urges US Withdrawal from Iraq
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki once again reiterated the need for the withdrawal of the US troops from the war-wrecked Iraq.
Read More »Investigation of bloody Gaza clash urged
GAZA, Sept. 17 (UPI) — A Palestinian human rights group is calling on Hamas to conduct an investigation into bloody clashes between it and a Gaza City clan opposed to its rule.
Read More »World Bank study confirms Israel is strangling Palestinian economy
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Burdened by Israeli restrictions that paralyze the economy of the occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip, Palestinians have become more and more reliant on outside assistance, the World Bank said on Wednesday. “As the Palestinian economy declines, it is becoming increasingly dependent on foreign aid,” the bank …
Read More »U.S. sees signs of al Qaeda in Yemen attacks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Wednesday a brazen attack on the heavily fortified U.S. Embassy complex in Yemen bore “all the hallmarks” of al Qaeda but no final conclusions had been made on who was to blame.
Read More »Israel postpones new round of Syria peace talks
DAMASCUS (Reuters) – A fifth round of indirect peace talks between Syria and Israel has been postponed at the request of the Jewish state, Syria’s foreign minister said on Wednesday.
Read More »No U.S. embassy staff hurt in Yemen blast: source
SANAA (Reuters) – No American embassy staff were hurt in a suspected car bomb attack on the U.S. embassy in Yemen on Wednesday, a source inside the heavily-fortified compound said.
Read More »Israelis vote on new leader but Olmert hangs on
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Members of Israel’s ruling party began voting on Wednesday for a new leader to replace Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who has promised to resign following a corruption investigation in which he faces indictment.
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