World news about “Mideast” published by euronews.
Hezbollah says Syrian rebels will never oust Assad by force The leader of the Lebanese-based militant group, Hezbollah has warned Syrian rebels fighting the troops of President Bashar al-Assad they will never be able… 01/05/2013
Obama visits Ramallah but has little to offer Abbas President Barack Obama continued the first foreign trip of his second term in Israel on Thursday, flying into Ramallah to meet with the Palestinian… 21/03/2013
What is the EU doing for peace in the Middle East? Question by Amin, Lyon, France: “Hello my name is Amin, I am a student in Lyon. Why doesn’t Europe get more involved in resolving the Middle East… 04/01/2013
Israel’s new media war Military communication isn’t what it used to be. The Israeli Army is taking a whole new approach. It is using Internet social networks in an effort to… 20/11/2012
Alain Bauer on Turkish-French relations For more than a hundred years, since the times of Ottomans and the Colonial Empires, Turkey and France have been competing in the Middle East. France… 15/11/2012
Christians weigh anchor Pope Benedict XVI’s coming to Lebanon is an attempt to reassure generations of resident Christians into not leaving. Lebanon is unusual as an ancestral land… 14/09/2012
Turkish TV – a device for social change in the Arab world? The ‘Arab Spring’ has changed several political regimes in the Middle East, shaping modern culture in the Arab World. With Turkey’s political influence on the… 29/06/2012
Celebrating Easter Sunday in Bethlehem – nocomment On April 8, Catholics celebrated mass at the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, which is for Christians the traditional site of Jesus’… 09/04/2012
Turks have right to free movement in EU – Turkish FM Ahmet Davutoglu is seen as the architect of the new Turkish foreign policy over the last decade. Political scientist and historian, he is often dubbed “the… 02/04/2012
Gazans mark 3rd anniversary of Israeli offensive – nocomment People in Gaza City marked the third anniversary of the start of an Israeli offensive against Gaza by painting of wall murals illustrating the conflict. 28/12/2011
Protest over conditions for Palestinian prisoners – nocomment Several dozen Palestinians clashed with Israeli troops outside an Israeli jail. They had gathered to demonstrate in support of prisoners on hunger strike over… 12/10/2011
Ramadan prayers in Jerusalem – nocomment Tens of thousands pray at Jerusalem’s Al Aqsa Mosque, Hebron’s Ibrahimi Mosque, on the third Friday of the fasting month of Ramadan. 20/08/2011
Canadian film to set fire to UK screens “Incendies” is the story of a twin brother and sister who find out upon their mother’s death that their father is still alive and that they have a brother… 30/06/2011
Mixed Arab reaction to bin Laden’s death Reaction in the Arab world to the claim Osama bin Laden is dead has run the full range; from despair to disbelief, to calls for revenge, and happiness a… 02/05/2011
EXCLUSIVE – Abbas to EU: lead Mideast peace Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has made clear that he intends to take the question of statehood to the United Nations this September, unless there is… 21/04/2011
Dead Sea sheds light on climate change over millenia Deep beneath the Dead Sea, drilling has begun in a project which aims to shed light on half a million years of natural history and climate change. 01/12/2010
Israeli-Palestinian peace in US, UN hands, say Erekat and Beilin What is holding up the negotiation process between the Israelis and the Palestinians? ‘Medays’, a forum in Tangier organised by Moroccan think tank the… 25/11/2010
Jerusalem: eternally divided or a glimpse of a better future? Who owns Jerusalem? Who is allowed to build or live there? Israel approves hundreds of building permits a year for Jews wanting to settle in the Arab east of… 11/12/2009
Will the pieces of the Lebanese political jigsaw ever fit? 20 years after the civil war, Lebanon is still searching for political balance. Within the small Middle eastern country, political divisons have made the… 30/10/2009
No jump start for peace Middle East peace talks on hold. That’s the disappointing outcome of the recent meeting of Israeli and Palestinian leaders in the United States. While… 24/09/2009
Two dead in Lebanon floodsAt least two people have been killed in Lebanon as a heavy rainstorm caused widespread flooding. Strong winds and rain also felled trees and damaged… 07/01/2013
Fatah marks its 48th anniversaryFatah supporters celebrated in Jerusalem the 48th anniversary of the founding of the Palestinian movement It was a rare occasion for the ancient city… 01/01/2013
Palestinians claim victory in Gaza conflictThe exiled leader of Hamas says the Palestinians are ready to comply with the Gaza ceasefire if Israel does the same, but warns his fighters’ hands are “on… 22/11/2012
Romney calls for “change of course” in Middle EastLess than a month before the US presidential election, Republican candidate Mitt Romney has promised to rein in Iran and rebuild ties with Israel in a major… 08/10/2012
Israel clebrates Day of AtonementA day of prayer and fasting is about to get under way across Israel as Jews celebrate Yom Kippur the holiest day in their religious calender. Total… 25/09/2012
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood cancel anti-film ralliesMore protests were held across the Muslim world on Friday against the film made in the United States that criticises the Prophet Muhammad. The Muslim… 14/09/2012
Millions on the move as Ramadan ends, Eid beginsAs the Holy Month of Ramadan comes to an end, millions of Muslims are returning home from large cities to celebrate Eid al-fitr. Most countries expect to… 18/08/2012
New ‘spy’ computer virus reported in Middle EastA new cyber surveillance virus is said to have hit the Middle East. Dubbed Gauss, it can reportedly spy on banking transactions and steal log-in… 10/08/2012
Syrian rebels retreat from Aleppo strongholdSyrian rebels are reported to have abandoned their positions in the Salaheddine district of Aleppo, the country’s commercial hub. Journalists from the… 08/08/2012
Russia’s Putin starts Middle East tourPresident Vladimir Putin is in Israel at the start of a Middle East tour aimed at reinforcing Russia’s position in the region. In the coastal city of… 25/06/2012
Israel – Palestine: Violence escalates despite truce Violence continues to escalate in the Middle-East, as Palestinian militants stepped up their rocket attacks against Israel. The Israeli military says… 23/06/2012
Egypt cuts gas supply to Israel after pipeline attacksEgypt’s announcement that it has stopped supplying gas to Israel has been hailed by many Egyptians and the country’s media. Cairo has blamed unpaid bills… 23/04/2012
Whereabouts of journalist wounded in Syria unconfirmedThe fate of French journalist Edith Bouvier who was wounded in Syria is unclear after conflicting reports about whether or not she has been smuggled out of… 28/02/2012
UK and France confirm injured journalists have left SyriaSafety and medical treatment for two foreign journalists wounded in Syria, as they finally leave the country. Paul Conroy, who works for the Sunday Times… 28/02/2012
Turkey investigates Israel links with PKKTurkey is investigating claims made by a member of the PKK Kurdish armed separatist movement that a fellow PKK member involved in a deadly attack on Turkish… 22/11/2011
Mosque fire in northern Israel blamed on extremistsA mosque in a Bedouin village in northern Israel has been set on fire in an attack which has been blamed on Jewish extremists. Graffiti sprayed on the walls… 03/10/2011
Palestinians look to become part of the UN furnitureIt is no ordinary piece of furniture. Built by campaigners, a wooden chair symbolises the planned Palestinian bid for a full seat at the United Nations when… 05/09/2011
EU’s Ashton in mideast push for talksThe EU’s foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashton, on a visit to the middle east, has stressed the need to advance peace talks between Israel and the… 29/08/2011
Truce between Israel and Gaza StripIsrael and the Islamist Palestinian faction Hamas have called a temporary truce after five days of violence across the border with the Gaza Strip. Israel… 22/08/2011
Israel faces Palestinian and Egyptian angerThe renewed violence between Israel and Palestinian militants shows no sign of stopping. The Israeli town of Beer’sheva was hit by rockets on Saturday. One… 21/08/2011
Israel ‘regrets’ deaths of Egyptian policemenIsrael says it “regrets” the deaths of five Egyptian policemen on the border with Gaza. The country’s Defence Minister Ehud Barak said he had told the army… 20/08/2011
Egypt to withdraw envoy in Israel over shootingsCross border tension is rising in the Middle East. Amid anger over the killings of three Egyptian security personnel, Cairo is withdrawing its ambassador… 20/08/2011
Egypt-Israel tensions mount amid violenceEgypt’s cabinet has summoned the Israeli ambassador in Cairo because of shootings on the Israeli side of the border that led to the killing of three… 20/08/2011
Israel-Gaza violence escalatesThe violence has intensified in the aftermath of the deadly ambush of Israeli vehicles near the resort of Eilat. Gaza militants fired at least 10 rockets… 19/08/2011
Israeli PM vows stiff response to terror attacksAt least 14 people are reported to have been killed in three attacks in southern Israel close to the Egyptian border. The attacks appear to have been… 18/08/2011
Israel launches airstrikes on GazaIsrael launched airstrike raids on the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, which it said were in retaliation to an earlier Palestinian attack. The Israeli Defence Force… 16/08/2011
Prayers at Jerusalem’s Al Aqsa MosqueTens of thousands pray at Jerusalem’s Al Aqsa Mosque on the second Friday of the fasting month of Ramadan. 13/08/2011
Hezbollah increases cabinet influence in Lebanon’s new governmentLebanon has announced a new government, five months after Hezbollah and its supporters toppled the Western-backed coalition of Saad al-Hariri. Prime… 13/06/2011
Lebanon gets new government after months of wranglingLebanon has announced a new government five months after Hezbollah and its supporters toppled the Western backed coalition of Saad al-Hariri. Prime Minister… 13/06/2011
Reaction split over Israeli PM speechThere has been a predictable split in opinion over the Israeli prime minister’s speech to the US congress, with support or opposition depending upon whether… 25/05/2011
Netanyahu offers ‘compromise’ but stays firm on bordersIsraeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has described his vision of peace with Palestinians to the US Congress in Washington. Netanyahu reiterated his… 24/05/2011
Border row strains ties between the US and IsraelHeading to Washington, Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu knew his task was a tricky one, with the stalled peace process far from the only challenge. He… 24/05/2011
Netanyahu at odds with Obama over peace plan bordersPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to give a speech in the US Congress in which he has said he will present his view of a future Middle East… 24/05/2011
Netanyahu ‘no’ dashes hopes of Palestinian peace talksIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has flatly rejected President Obama’s call for Israel to pull back to it’s 1967 borders and opened one of the… 21/05/2011
Netanyahu, Obama at odds over Mideast peaceIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to meet President Barack Obama later on Friday for talks on the Middle East peace process. But Netanyahu… 20/05/2011
‘Nothing new’ as Obama delivers Middle East speechPresident Obama has outlined future US policy in the Middle East in his first major speech on the region since the Arab Spring saw popular uprisings in… 20/05/2011
Obama vows fresh start with Arab worldUS President Barack Obama has promised a new program of economic aid to support the people’s uprisings of the Arab world, including helping new governments… 19/05/2011
Obama’s Arab ‘reconnection’ speechBarack Obama is set to present a new US strategy for relations with the Arab world. He will try to dispel regional suspicions of American favouritism toward… 19/05/2011
Obama: Middle East peace bid ‘more vital than ever’US-backed Middle East peace talks may have stalled shortly after resuming last September. But, as popular unrest sweeps the Arab world, Barack Obama says it… 17/05/2011
Clashes mark Palestinian “Naqba”A Palestinian teenager has died following clashes with Israeli police in Jerusalem on Friday to mark the commemoration of Naqba. The word means… 14/05/2011
US Middle East envoy George Mitchell resignsThe US envoy to the Middle East, George Mitchell is stepping down for personal reasons. His resignation has been accepted by the White House. President… 14/05/2011
Israel disconcerted by Palestinian unityNews of the rapprochement between Fatah and Hamas has not been welcomed by Israel. Mahmoud Abbas and Ismail Haniyeh working together will prove to be the very… 04/05/2011
Fatah-Hamas reconciliation remains to be provenThe Palestinians’ secular Fatah faction and the Islamist Hamas faction have put a ceremonial seal on a reconciliation agreement between them. However, signs… 04/05/2011
Palestinians cautious but optimistic over unity dealIn Gaza, amid some scepticism, many Palestinians showed renewed hope for their future after the unity deal between Hamas and Fatah. Among the Gazans’ chants… 04/05/2011
Palestinian rivals end bitter feudPalestinian president Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal have ended a four-year feud at a reconciliation ceremony in Cairo. The men lead the two… 04/05/2011
Joseph’s Tomb flashpoint after deadly shootingPalestinian youths have clashed with Israeli soldiers at Joseph’s Tomb in the occupied West Bank and Israeli settlers stoned Palestinian vehicles after an… 24/04/2011
Israeli killed in West Bank shootingAn Israeli man has been killed and three others were wounded when shots were fired at their car in the occupied West Bank. The Israeli military said the… 24/04/2011
Syria’s Assad promises to lift emergency lawsSyria’s decades old state of emergency will be lifted by the end of next week. President Bashar Al-Assad made the televised announcement in a speech to his… 16/04/2011
Possible ceasefire in Middle EastHamas now says it is willing to end the recent escalation of fighting with Israel, after the Israeli Defence Minister said his country is open to a… 10/04/2011
Mideast truce after violenceHamas and most other factions in Gaza have announced a new ceasefire after a day of fierce fighting. The Israeli army pounded Gaza with 45 rockets and… 07/04/2011
Israel hits Gaza a day after Jerusalem bus blastIsraeli aircraft have hit a series of targets in the Gaza strip hours after a deadly bomb attack in Jerusalem. The early morning raids also came a day… 24/03/2011
Tension increases between Israel and GazaPalestinian rockets fired from Gaza have struck two Israeli towns, injuring one resident. The militant group Islamic Jihad said it carried out the attacks on… 23/03/2011
Israel kills 8 in deadliest day for Gaza in monthsAt least eight Palestinians, including children, have been killed in Israeli raids on the Gaza Strip in the deadliest day of conflict in the enclave for… 22/03/2011
Jewish family massacredA Palestinian has stabbed to death a family of five Israelis, after breaking into their home in a Jewish settlement on the West Bank. The victims include a… 12/03/2011
Ashton continues to push for peace in Mid-EastAttempting to galvanise all sides into restarting peace talks, it was the turn of the Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas to receive a visit from the EU’s top… 16/02/2011
Regional reactions hold warnings for EgyptAround the Islamic world there has been a general welcome among the people to what their Egyptian brothers and sisters have accomplished. The welcome is… 12/02/2011
Arabs share in Egyptian joyIn the Jordanian capital Amman, thousands flocked to the Egyptian embassy to celebrate the end of the rule of Hosni Mubarak, a scene replicated across the… 12/02/2011
Russia calls for UN trip to Middle EastThe United States has done most of the recent talking on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but now Russia and the EU appear to be calling for the UN Security… 09/02/2011
Obama’s aims for morale boost in State of the Union speechPresident Barack Obama arrived for his State of the Union address knowing there was much ground to cover. In front of Congress, he tackled internal politics… 26/01/2011
Major sources of Middle East dispute outlined in “leaks”Palestinian refugees “right to return” has proved one of the major stumbling blocks in negotiations between the Israelis and the Palestinians. An estimated… 24/01/2011
Palestinians infuriated by contents of “leaks”The publication of leaked papers said to contain details of talks between Israel and the Palestinians has created anger in the West Bank and Gaza. One… 24/01/2011
Arab states closely watching events in TunisCould the collapse of Tunisia’s autocratic government create a domino effect across the Arab world? The popular uprising witnessed throughout the country was… 18/01/2011
Violence returns to Gaza borderFour Israeli soliders have been wounded, two seriously, in a gunbattle on the Gaza border. Residents say they saw a number of gunmen approach the frontier… 07/01/2011
Israel ‘regrets’ killing wrong Palestinian manA Palestinian man in his sixties has been killed by mistake by Israeli soldiers who shot him in his bedroom. Omar Qawasme’s death sparked protests in the… 07/01/2011
Record numbers flock to BethlehemThe largest number of pilgrims in a decade has gathered at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem; the site, tradition has it, of the birth of… 25/12/2010
Rare calm in Bethlehem attracts Christmas touristsMass has been celebrated in the Holy Land, with the service in Bethlehem attracting particular attention. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attended the… 25/12/2010
Thousands gather in Bethlehem to mark ChristmasThousands of Christian pilgrims have started gathering in Bethlehem, the site where it’s believed Jesus Christ was born. The weather has been unseasonably… 24/12/2010
Severe weather pummels Middle EastHeavy rain, fierce winds, snow and sandstorms continue to batter countries across the Middle East. In Lebanon a woman was killed when an uprooted tree… 12/12/2010
Israel builds barrier to seal border with EgyptIsraeli bulldozers have begun clearing the way for the construction of a barrier to seal off the Jewish state’s border with Egypt. The wall will stretch 250… 22/11/2010
Israeli soldiers convicted over ‘human shield’ boyTwo former Israeli soldiers have been given three-month suspended jail sentences for using a Palestinian boy as a human shield as they searched for… 21/11/2010
Opposition boycotts Jordan’s “sham” electionAnger at the stalled Middle East peace process, an continuing economic slump, and scepticism at the political process have dominated elections in… 09/11/2010
Israel plans 1,300 settler homes in East JerusalemIsrael is to push ahead with 1,300 new homes for Jewish families in disputed East Jerusalem, despite fierce opposition from Palestinians. Plans for the… 09/11/2010
Islamist parties boycott Jordanian electionsJordan is bracing itself for a record low turnout on Tuesday, as Islamist parties boycott what they say is a government-controlled sham. Protesters say… 08/11/2010
Ultra-nationalist Jews allowed to hold protestIsraeli police used tear gas and stun grenades to disperse Arab demonstrators, as they tried to head off potential clashes with ultra-nationalist Jews in an… 27/10/2010
West Bank settlement building races aheadThe Tel Aviv-based ‘Peace Now’ group says Israeli settlers have started building more than 600 homes in the West Bank since the end of a construction ban on… 21/10/2010
Arab League endorses Abbas for halting talksMahmoud Abbas has been backed by the Arab League over the Palestinian leadership’s decision to halt peace talks, after Israel resumed settlement… 08/10/2010
West Bank mosque fire blamed on Jewish settlersPalestinians have accused Jewish settlers of arson after a mosque was set alight in the West Bank Officials say carpets were burned at the mosque in the… 04/10/2010
Palestinian leaders back Abbas talks threatSenior Palestinian politicians have backed President Mahmoud Abbas in affirming that direct talks with Israel won’t resume unless it halts its settlement… 03/10/2010
US envoy tries to save Mideast peace talksIt is an attempt to save the Middle East peace talks. The US envoy to the region George Mitchell has met the Israeli Prime Minister. The Palestinians are… 29/09/2010
Israel stops Gaza-bound aid shipThe latest attempt to break Israel’s Gaza Strip blockade has ended in a police station, with the arrest of ten pro-Palestinian activists. The group was… 29/09/2010
