Middle East

The Vatican has officially recognized the existence of the Palestinian state. The Holy See officials agreed a treaty on Wednesday, which makes clear, the Church now considers Palestine an independent country, with its own rights. The move has […]

ISIS have seized control of a 5-star hotel in Iraq and moved in, adopting a slightly different business model than the previous owners had.   The Ninawa International Hotel in Mosul, Iraq has been renovated by […]

Violent protests have occurred recently in Israel over the hypocritical treatment of her Ethiopian Jews. The Ethiopian Israelis don’t feel assimilated in their own country and blame the Israeli government of even giving a bad […]

A young Palestinian woman traveller was brutalised by Israeli Light Rail guards in occupied Jerusalem on Thursday. The woman was approached by the guards questioning her travel ticket purchase. As the 18 year old tried […]

The most radical right-wing government in Israel’s history has been formed, with Netanyahu fittingly appointing Ayelet Shaked to be the next Justice Minister.  The controversial Shaked is known for her extreme views on Palestinians. In […]

Thousands of people took to the streets on Thursday in the city of Mahabad, Iran, to protest against an Iranian police officer who attempted to sexually assault a girl – which resulted in her committing […]

Iranian leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei had blasted Saudi Arabia’s assault on Yemen, and accused the U.S. of “shamelessly” backing the atrocities of Saudi Arabia.  Ayatollah Khamenei addressed a group of teachers in Tehran on Wednesday saying, “The […]

Senior Iranian Commander, General Hossein Salami, has warned that a war on Iran would “mobilize the Muslim world”.  The remarks were made at a conference in the city of Qom on Wednesday. Salami warned the U.S. that […]

A U.S. warship and several military planes have reportedly fled the Gulf of Aden near Yemen after an Iranian naval fleet chased them out of the area. The Iranian naval fleet warned the U.S. to “move […]

Avigdor Lieberman, Israel’s foreign minister is resigning after declaring that his far-right party would not be joining the new coalition government being formed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The decision by the controversial foreign minister […]