Israel gives Hamas MP 17 months in prison
An Israeli military court has sentenced a legislator affiliated with the Gaza-based Palestinian resistance movement Hamas to 17 months in prison. Palestinian sources said the court at…
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Assad: ISIS attacked Palmyra in response to Syrian army advance in Aleppo
On Monday, Palmyra was captured by Daesh militants which pushed out the Syrian army and forced it to regroup at Tiyas T4 airbase dozens of miles westward from Palmyra. “Because ISIS…
Palestinian forces stop IDF from entering Jenin – Video
Palestinian security forces reportedly blocked Israeli troops as they attempted to enter the city of Jenin in the northern occupied West Bank on Sunday, and…
Firstly we take Aleppo, then we take Idlib
The gradual isolation and strangulation of Aleppo is part of a much broader strategy that has taken shape over the past year, albeit in the…
Israel ‘Heading to a Place of Danger’ Kerry says
Remarks by the U.S. secretary of state on Sunday are being quickly interpreted by the Israeli media as harsh criticism and undiplomatic. Before a predominately…
Abbas offer Palestinian Unity Government with Hamas
West Bank — Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority that operates in the West Bank, proposed on Wednesday the creation of a temporary…
Palestinians to Trump: Work towards our state
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas’s office on Wednesday called on US president-elect Donald Trump to work towards a Palestinian state, with peace efforts with Israel long…
Hezbollah has no intention of releasing Qataris abducted in Iraq
Informed sources close to talks related to the kidnapping of 26 Qataris in Iraq told Asharq Al-Awsat that “negotiations linked to their release have not…
Syrian rebels’ Aleppo offensive could amount to war crimes, UN envoy warns
The United Nations envoy for Syria has said he is “appalled and shocked” by indiscriminate rocket warfare targeting civilians in Aleppo after three days of…
Why Israel Still Refuses to Choose
There is agreement on very little in the fractious Holy Land, but on one issue there is near unanimity these days: A two-state resolution of…