Chinese president Hu Jintao expressed his delight in the way things between China and Russia have been evolving in diplomatic terms, just before an important regional security forum summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, due for June 15th in Shanghai.

The issue of whether or not Israel would hold talks with Hamas should be examined against the backdrop of far-reaching political developments: Stalled peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians, the emerging political crisis between supporters of PA President Mahmoud Abbas in the Fatah

AT least nine Palestinians, including two children, have been killed in two Israeli air strikes over central Gaza City. Dr Jumaa al-Saqqa, a spokesman for al-Shifa hospital, said that  that a number of Palestinians were also injured in the strike in Salah al-Din Street, the main road through the coastal …