Two-thirds of the UN nuclear watchdog’s 35-nation Board of Governors endorsed a non-binding statement by the United States, Britain, France and Germany on Wednesday pressing Iran to explain why uranium traces were found at three undeclared sites. At it…
Nine bodies pulled from collapsed Jordan building
Emergency crews racing against the clock to find survivors of a collapsed building in Jordan’s capital pulled three more bodies from the rubble Wednesday, bringing the death toll to nine, authorities said. Hundreds of rescuers have been scouring the si…
Jenin braces for more violence after Wednesday’s killings
Palestinians in Jenin expressed worry about a possible Israeli escalation after two Palestinians and one Israeli soldier were killed in a firefight at the Jalama checkpoint, north of Jenin. The shooting took place hours after the Israeli cabinet met to…
Israel conditionally releases Palestinian journalist
Israeli police released Palestinian journalist Lama Ghosheh late Tuesday evening, after ten days of detention, on the condition of not using social media or leaving her house. Ghosheh, 30 years old, is a mother of two and a freelance journalist, mostly…
High-level meeting held between PA leaders, Israel officials
A high-level meeting between senior Palestinian leaders and Israeli security officials recently took place to calm tensions in the occupied West Bank, according to Israeli media reports on Tuesday. Palestinian Authority (PA) civil affairs chief Hussein…
Palestinians reflect on Oslo accords 29 years on
Palestinians looked back at the signing of the Oslo Accords 29 years ago on Tuesday amidst overwhelming criticism of its legacy. The Oslo accords were signed on 13 September 1993 in the White House by the then-chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organ…
Former IS Yazidi captive found in Syria camp after 8 years
A Yazidi woman who was kidnapped and tortured by the Islamic State group (IS) in 2014 has been found at a notorious refugee camp in Syria, Iraqi Kurdish media revealed on Tuesday. The woman was found at Al-Hol camp, eastern Syria, as US-backed Syrian K…
Syria may ‘return to larger-scale fighting,’ UN warns in new report
Syria’s simmering 11-year war is at risk of boiling up once again with a return to large-scale combat after several frontlines across the country flared up in recent months, the United Nations warned on Wednesday in a new report. “Syria cannot afford a…
Syria: Amnesty, HRW call on UN to halt return programmes
Four rights groups called on the UN to halt programmes that “could incentivise premature and unsafe returns” to Syria on Tuesday. Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Refugee Protection Watch and the Syrian Association for Citizens’ Dignity issue…
US law enforcement using Palestinian-looking target
Law enforcement in North Carolina was found to be using what appeared to be “Palestinian-looking” targets for a school shooting response training. The images, which were reported last month by the local station WLOS ABC News, showed a target wearing wh…