OCCUPIED JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s deputy defence minister threatened Tuesday to target Hamas’ political leaders, calling them “terrorists in suits†after a Hamas rocket attack killed an Israeli woman. The harsh words were backed up by action, with fresh air strikes on Hamas targets.
Read More »Uneasy truce in Lebanon
NAHR BARED (AFP) — Islamist fighters declared a ceasefire on Tuesday after three days of fierce battles with Lebanese troops at a Palestinian refugee camp, but two civilians were gunned down just hours later as UN workers delivered desperately needed aid.
Read More »Uneasy truce in Lebanon
NAHR BARED (AFP) — Islamist fighters declared a ceasefire on Tuesday after three days of fierce battles with Lebanese troops at a Palestinian refugee camp, but two civilians were gunned down just hours later as UN workers delivered desperately needed aid.
Read More »People flee from violence in Lebanon
Thousands of Palestinians are leaving a refugee camp in northern Lebanon after three days of fighting between Fatah al-Islam and the Lebanese army. “Nahr al-Bared residents have taken advantage of the truce in the fighting to escape the besieged and heavily bombarded camp,” Hajj Rifaat, an official from the mainstream …
Read More »Norway set to make 1st transfer of direct aid to Palestinian government — FM
OSLO (AP) — Norway is set to make the first transfer of direct aid to the Palestinians’ new government, the foreign minister said Monday — more than two months after the Nordic country broke with most Western nations by recognising the Hamas-led coalition.
Read More »Top Iraqi Shiite leader in Iran for medical tests
TEHRAN (AFP) — One of Iraq’s most powerful Shiite leaders, Abdel Aziz Hakim, said on Monday he was in Iran for medical tests on a “swelling” after undergoing similar treatment in the United States.
Read More »Somali president slams donors
MOGADISHU (AFP) — The Somali president warned that “terrorists†were threatening his shattered country’s security and slammed international donors for failing to help as promised, in an interview with AFP.
Read More »Turkey AK Party struggles to hold centre ground
ANKARA — Turkey’s ruling Islamist-rooted AK Party hopes to project a moderate image by fielding more women and entrepreneurs as candidates in July’s election, but it may struggle to retain the support of urban middle-class voters.
Read More »5 die in Israeli air strikes, Palestinian rocket kills woman
GAZA CITY (AP) — Israeli-Palestinian violence escalated dangerously Monday when Israel killed five fighters in air strikes and indicated that Hamas political leaders could be their next target, and a rocket fired from Gaza killed an Israeli woman, inviting a harsh Israeli response.
Read More »Death toll mounts as Lebanon troops bombard gunmen
NAHR AL BARED (AFP) — Lebanese troops bombarded Islamist gunmen with tanks and heavy artillery on Monday, the second day of the bloodiest internal fighting since the civil war that has killed 58 people.
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