Israeli occupation forces arrested at dawn on Sunday, 13 young Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and took them for investigation, including 5 from Hebron, and some from the town of...read more

CIA drones strikes in Pakistan have killed nearly 2,400 people since 2004. But despite US claims it just hits “confirmed terrorist targets,” only 84 of the victims have been named...read more

Yemeni Shi'ite Houthi fighters and supporters of the Sunni Moslem party Islah clashed in central Yemen today, residents and local officials said, another sign of sectarian...read more

The Iraqi parliament today approved a Sunni Muslim to become Defence Minister and a Shi'ite to be Interior Minister, state television said, as part of a more inclusive...read more

 US-led coalition jets struck suspected Islamic State targets at least twice in the besieged Syrian town of Kobani on Saturday after fierce shelling by the insurgents hit the...read more

Jewish settlers of 'Kiryat four' area in Hebron attacked and beat up Palestinian citizen Basem Fakhry (40).   At the same time, Israeli occupation...read more

It's hardly the moment to plan a victory parade in Turkey's Kurdistan region--but the mood has changed. There have been "encouraging" signs in recent days in the...read more

Kobani People’s Assembly co-president Ayshe Afendi has told Rojnews that many parts of Syrian Kurdistan's Kobani town are littered with dead Islamic State militants, saying “the...read more

For the second consecutive Friday, Israeli occupation authorities decided to impose strict restrictions on the entry of Muslims into Al-Aqsa Mosque to perform the...read more

A Palestinian teenager was shot dead by Israeli occupation forces in the village of Beit Laqiya northwest of Ramallah on Thursday evening. Medical sources said Bahaa Samir Badir,...read more

The Kurdish people of Kobane have shown tremendous courage and resilience in their resistance to the ISIS onslaught. The determination of the men and women to fight to defend the territory where...read more

At Kobané and in its region, where more than 300,000 Syrian Kurds are threatened with extermination by the Islamic Emirate, everyone can take the measure of NATO’s duplicity. As...read more

Libya's Red Crescent called today for a ceasefire in the eastern city of Benghazi to allow the evacuation of families trapped by street fighting between Islamist militants...read more

A US State Department official held direct talks for the first time over the weekend with the main Syrian Kurdish political party as the United States builds a coalition against Islamic State...read more

Damascus, SANA – Syria categorically rejects the establishment of buffer zones in any part of its territories under whatever pretext and rejects any intervention of foreign forces in its...read more

According to figures released yesterday by YPG sources on the 30th day in ISIS’s attack on Kobanê, 1,294 ISIS fighters have been killed in the fighting over the last one month. Ten...read more

More than 12,000 civilians have been killed in Iraq so far this year, mainly by Islamic State (IS), and minorities facing ethnic cleansing are the principal victims, according to a...read more

With poor arms, low ammunition and hopelessly outnumbered, the underdogs of the fight for Kobani – Kurdish fighters – appear to be holding their ground. Reports suggested that...read more

They have simply equated the Democratic Union Party (PYD) and the People’s Protection Units to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and then the PKK to the Islamic State (IS). With a...read more

Israeli occupation forces detained 17 Palestinians in Jerusalem on Wednesday evening during renewed clashes following a day of unrest Earlier, Israeli occupation police used...read more

Israeli occupation forces detained 17 Palestinians in Jerusalem on Wednesday evening during renewed clashes following a day of unrest. Earlier, Israeli occupation police used...read more

The last glimpse I catch of Kobanê, before we are forced off the hill overlooking the town by Turkish soldiers in their armored personnel carriers, are two pillars of smoke rising from the...read more

* Benghazi caught in chaotic battle for control * Islamist militant alliance facing army, renegade forces * Western powers worry Libya sliding into civil war By Ayman...read more

Saleh Ra'fat Member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization, said that some Arab States had responded to the Secretary of State, John Kerry,...read more

At a conference in Cairo on Sunday Norwegian Foreign Minister Boerge Brende announced that international donors have pledged $5.4bn towards the reconstruction of Gaza, exceeding the $4bn...read more

The Israeli ccupation authorities imposed tight restrictions on the entry of Palestinian Muslims in the Holy Al-Aqsa mosque. On the other hand, Israeli occupation police...read more

  The historical resistance of the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) and Women's Defense Units (YPJ) in the Canton of Kobanî has entered the 29th day. On the...read more

It came out that Turkey which is denying wounded people from Kobanê permission to cross the Mürşitpınar border gate to receive treatment continues to allow the crossing of wounded...read more

Amid the ranks of Israeli military troops in this year’s annual Jerusalem March strode a colorful and vocal group of international Christian Zionists. Waving their countries’ flags,...read more

* Up to 13 fighters died at border * Turkey has taken in almost 200,000 Kurdish refugees * Official denies wounded deliberately left to die  By Ayla Jean...read more

At least 10 Syrian army soldiers, including an officer, were killed in clashes with Islamic State fighters today in a rare ground confrontation between the two sides in the...read more

A century after their hopes of statehood were thwarted by colonial powers carving up the Ottoman Empire, the embattled Kurds of the Middle East are hampered once again by regional...read more

Kurds are a non-Arab, mainly Sunni Muslim people, speaking a language related to Farsi and living in a mountainous area straddling the borders of Armenia, Iraq, Iran, Syria and...read more

(Reuters) A suicide car bomb killed at least 15 people and wounded 30 others at a checkpoint entrance to the Shi'ite neighbourhood of Kadhimiya in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, a...read more

A number of citizens were injured in a raid and searches by Israeli occupation soldiers early Tuesday in the al-Fara'a refugee camp North of Nablus. ...read more

Hundreds of Israeli occupation police raided the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on Monday, leading to clashes with Palestinian worshipers, witnesses said....read more

In the week that saw the first tentative autumn showers, the annual olive harvest began to take shape in Palestine. The harvest is a period of dedicated work and celebration but is also a...read more

Several Palestinians were injured early Monday during clashes with Israeli occupation soldiers in Nablus, security officials and witnesses said. Israeli occupation military forces...read more

 The parents of an American hostage threatened with beheading by Islamic State militants said in an interview with 'CBS This Morning' today that they are unable to meet the financial...read more

An Afghan official said a NATO air strike killed seven civilians in the country's east, including a nine-year-old child, but the international coalition said today the strike killed eight...read more

Vulnerable young European girls who joined IS and became ‘wives’ of fighters have started regretting their decisions.  The majority have realised that they are being used for...read more

Increasing politicisation of Palestinians in Gaza, West Bank and Jerusalem is giving Israel nightmares; Head of the Islamic Movement in Israel Sheikh Raed Salah has revealed that Palestinian,...read more

On the occasion of the tabernacles (Sunday festival) of the Jewish people, calls made by Zionist extremists groups, to storm Al Aqsa mosque, Islam's 3rd holiest site, failed....read more

They are the forgotten people of the war for Kobane. As the battle for control of the strategically vital border town creeps closer to a bloody denouement, between 10,000 and 13,000...read more

This is a developing story. Well placed bloggers inside Syria and in contact directly with YPG and Kurdish commanders on the ground are reporting that ISIS has taken the HQ of the Kurdish fighters...read more

A senior Kurdish militant has threatened Turkey with a new Kurdish revolt if it sticks with its current policy of non-intervention in the battle for the Syrian town of Kobani. Kurdish...read more

Israeli occupation authorities continue to use arbitrary measures and violations against Palestinian-Muslim holy sites including Al-Aqsa Mosque. Zionist-Jewish extremist associations are routinely...read more

Al Qaeda's wing in Yemen today claimed responsibility for a suicide bomb attack on Yemen's powerful Shi'ite Houthi group that killed at least 47 people. Yesterday, a...read more

The UN's Palestinian refugee agency is to make its largest ever financial plea to donors asking for $1.6 billion to rehabilitate war-battered Gaza. The conflict between Israel and...read more

The effectiveness of the U.S.-led coalition effort in Syria is under scrutiny as Islamic State fighters try to overrun a strategic Syrian town on Turkey's border. The United States...read more

Suicide bombings in Yemen kill 67 after premier quits The attack comes amid deep political crisis over naming a new PM- Witnesses said bomber exploded when he...read more

A top commander in the Israel occupation Land Authority on Wednesday warned Bedouins from building in unrecognized villages by the occupation, after a spate of demolitions that have...read more

The advance of Islamic State rebels on the Syrian border town of Kobani is a tragedy but will not deter the United States and its allies from their long-term strategy in the region, US...read more

Israeli occupation forces will shut down Hebron's Ibrahimi mosque to Muslim worshipers from Sunday morning to Monday evening to allow right-wing Jews to visit the holy...read more

Anti-arms trade campaigners are taking the British government to court over the failure to suspend or revoke export licenses for military equipment to Israel. Lawyers representing the Campaign...read more

Clashes broke out early Wednesday at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound between Palestinian worshipers and Israeli police officers, leaving dozens hurt, sources said. Palestinian...read more

Thousands of Palestinians detained in Israeli occupation jails are denied family visitation by the Israeli occupation authorities under the pretext of security preventive measures, Sunday reported...read more

Based in Lebanon, Hezbollah, part of the anti-US, anti-ISIS, Iran-Syria led axis of resistance in the Middle-East, entered the ongoing war with a bang. Its fighters won a decisive battle against...read more

Israeli occupation forces Sunday verbally notified residents of Khirbet Um al-Jimal, a locale to the east of the West Bank Tubas governorate, of their intentions to demolish their homes, according...read more

The British parliament’s House of Commons is due to vote on a proposal calling for the recognition of the state of Palestine on October 13. The proposal was presented by MP...read more

The Palestinian president will ask donor countries for $4 billion for Gaza reconstruction after a summer war between Israel and Hamas damaged or destroyed tens of thousands of homes and more than...read more

"We have worked hard for the last 20 to 25 years to establish people to people connections with Russia and now Oslo is destroying this," says Knut Stenhaug, a researcher at Vardoe...read more

The Hebrew University in Jerusalem has referred 12 Palestinian students to "obedience committees" for organizing student demonstrations throughout the year, the students' movement...read more

Israel is pressing ahead with the planned construction of 2,610 settler homes in annexed East Jerusalem, a watchdog said Wednesday, angering Palestinian leaders and prompting US President Barack...read more

Defense for Children International Palestine, filed complaint against Israel on behalf of four Palestinian children who were mistreated while in Israeli custody, a statement said Wednesday....read more