Turkey has confirmed military strikes against Syrian government and Kurdish forces in Syria and says more is about to come. The Turkish prime minister Ahmet Davutoğlu said that Turkish forces have attacked Kurdish YPG militias in northern Syria, and have demanded that the Kurds withdraw from the airbase that they had recently seized from “moderate” rebels. […]
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Gazans flock to Rafah Crossing as Egypt opens it for 2 days
Days of Palestine, Gaza Strip -Thousands of Palestinians in Gaza flocked on Saturday morning to Rafah Crossing after it was announced open for two days by Egyptian authorities. It is the first time that the Rafah Crossing has been opened this year. Egypt announced on Thursday that the Rafah Crossing is open in both directions […]
‘NATO pretends to fight terrorism in Syria’
Responding to criticism made by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) against Russia’s air support to Damascus in the fight against the ISIL and other terrorist groups, Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov, a spokesman for the Defense Ministry, said that the irrational actions of NATO encourage the escalation of the conflict in the Arab nation. The […]
CRISIS HOT Ukraine’s Economic Minister Resigns, Citing High-Level Corruption
His ministry’s reform efforts have been “paralyzed” by the “concrete actions” of certain officials and groups, Abromavičius said, adding that he has been pressured by the president’s administration to appoint “questionable individuals” to his team or to key positions in state-owned enterprises. “I can only interpret these actions as a persistent attempt to exert control […]
French government partners with Israeli settlement profiteer
Ali Abunimah Activism and BDS Beat 4 February 2016 A store display in the Shufersal Deal store in Gilo, a settlement in the occupied West Bank, on 2 February, stated that a promotion by the Israeli supermarket chain is a “partnership with the Embassy of France.” The French government is giving high-profile backing to an Israeli company that […]
Palestine meeting at UK parliament canceled after lobby pressure
Asa Winstanley Lobby Watch 2 February 2016 Abdel Bari Atwan Asa Winstanley The Electronic Intifada Labour Friends of Palestine, a group within the UK’s main opposition party, has canceled a meeting in parliament featuring veteran Palestinian British journalist Abdel Bari Atwan. The cancelation was made after the group came under pressure from Labour Friends of […]
Palestine meeting at UK parliament canceled after lobby pressure
Asa Winstanley Lobby Watch 2 February 2016 Abdel Bari Atwan Asa Winstanley The Electronic Intifada Labour Friends of Palestine, a group within the UK’s main opposition party, has canceled a meeting in parliament featuring veteran Palestinian British journalist Abdel Bari Atwan. The cancelation was made after the group came under pressure from Labour Friends of […]
‘NYT’s next Jerusalem chief routinely offers Israel as a model for American conduct
The New York Times has announced that Peter Baker will “very likely” be its next bureau chief in Jerusalem in a few months time. Baker is currently White House correspondent; and in an article about the US-Iranian prisoner swap yesterday he wrote the following in the 13th paragraph: Other countries have traded as well. Israel […]