Day after 300,000-strong protests across Israel Netanyahu warns ‘government can’t satisfy everyone’ PM announces formation of special economic team to address soaring costs of living; team includes government ministers, academics and experts from private sector. …. “We will listen to everyone,” Netanyahu said at a government meeting Sunday. “We won’t […]
Senior doctors join more than 1,000 residents who have resigned over wages, endangering system Hundreds more residents handed in their resignations Sunday, effectively joining the 1,000 who already resigned at the end of last week. Joining the residents were also 100 specialists from Rambam Hospital in Haifa. Senior doctors at […]
By ZEINA KARAM | AP, ARAB NEWS BEIRUT: The Syrian military tightened its suffocating siege on the city of Hama on Saturday in its drive to crush the main center of the anti-regime uprising in the country, even as the foreign minister promised that free parliamentary elections would be held […]
By FAISAL BIN ABDULLAH BIN MUHAMMAD AL-SAUD, ARABNEWS King Abdullah’s initiative is aimed at world peace through interfaith dialogue Messengers of peace” is the message of Islam as well as other religions. Ever since the beginning of creation, peace has been the nature of human beings, despite the differences in […]
source: cnn.com Cairo, Egypt (CNN) — When Iman Abdella steps out of a black-and-white Cairo taxi in Haggana, residents of the impoverished quarter rush to greet her with jubilant cries and trilling zaghareet. “Alf marhaba (welcome a thousand times),” cries Soad Bekheit, a shabbily dressed mother of four, opening her […]
Click here to watch one minute video More than 100 thousand Palestinians attended the first Friday prayer of the holy month of Ramadan. Israeli soldiers storm Al-Aqsa mosque at Taraweeh Prayer West Bank, (Pal Telegraph)-Israeli occupation forces stormed yesterday at night Al-Aqsa mosque, in Jerusalem’s old city, after more than […]
Marsa Zayed envisions a marina development with room for 300 yachts and a cruise ship terminal all surrounded by a mixture of hotel, resort and luxury apartment complexes. The entire project is slated for completion in several years time, when Jordan first signed the development deal with Al Mabaar, a […]
Israeli police forces have deployed en masse to limit Palestinian access to the al-Aqsa Mosque compound during the holy month of Ramadan. Israel deployed over 2,000 of its police forces and border guards around the compound in East al-Quds (Jerusalem), Press TV reported. Palestinians were heading toward the mosque to […]
Israeli teachers and students have joined anti-regime demonstrators that have once again taken to the streets across Israel to protest the soaring costs of living and education. “Hopefully, what we are saying here, we make the government some sort of a change of mind, that eventually, will make improve the […]
By ABDUL HALEEM NALAMKANDY | ARAB NEWS The date fruit and tree were dear to Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and the word “date” is mentioned in the Holy Qur’an more than 20 times. While the date palm tree is called “nakhl,” the fruit is called “tamr” in Arabic. […]
By BADEA ABU AL-NAJA | ARAB NEWS MAKKAH: The regional bean dish, ful, and tamiz, the wonderful Afghan flatbread, are generally known as the “poor man’s breakfast.” But in the holy fasting month of Ramadan, they are major ingredients of iftar (breaking of the fast) meals. For most residents of […]
By Milia Fisher and Sara Birkenthal, Jordan Times. AMMAN – US students, university administrators and study-abroad programme providers say they are increasingly choosing the Kingdom as an Arabic-language study destination because of its reputation as a secure and hospitable destination. In recent years, many study-abroad providers and universities have established […]
Forty lawmakers from both the coalition and opposition Wednesday submitted a proposal to the Knesset for a new Basic Law that would change the accepted definition of Israel as a “Jewish and democratic state.” The bill, initiated by MKs Avi Dichter (Kadima ), Zeev Elkin (Likud ) and David Rotem […]
Source: Spiegel International Egypt ushered in a new era on Wednesday by becoming the first Arab country to put its former ruler on trial without foreign intervention. The sight of Hosni Mubarak lying on a hospital bed inside a courtroom cage should serve as a warning to other despots. More […]
Source: Israel Today Magazine Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to restart peace negotiations with the Palestinians using the pre-1967 borders as a baseline for a final status peace agreement, according to Israeli media. Officials in Netanyahu’s office told various newspapers that the proposal is actually a package deal that […]
By JPOST EDITORIAL It is important that Israeli leaders and society see Ramadan as a way to engage with the Muslim community. ……..Israel contains many experts on Islam and Islamic studies. The National Library at the Hebrew University’s Givat Ram Campus considers Islam one of its core areas and maintains […]
Associated Press – JERUSALEM (AP) — A museum on the road separating Jewish west Jerusalem from the Arab neighborhoods in the city’s east is attracting a daring group of artists from Middle Eastern nations that shun contact with Israel, trying to erode political barriers through art. It’s been a years-long […]
Says he hopes the Arab Spring flourishes and succeeds. Israeli PM calls on Abbas to return to peace talks • Says “two peoples are waiting and yearning” for moment of peace • Jerusalem, August 1 – In a YouTube Ramadan holiday greeting to Muslims in Israel and beyond, Israeli Prime […]
Huge protests in cities across Israel signal they are a growing political force The housing and social protests tonight reached a huge crescendo, with throngs flooding streets in over 10 cities across the country Israel. Haaretz is reporting roughly 150,000 people around the country in Hebrew (with a more conservative […]
The New York Times TEL AVIV, Israel — Jewish and Arab, straight and gay, secular and religious, the patients who come to Assuta Hospital in Tel Aviv every day are united by a single hope: that medical science will bring them a baby…. Unlike countries where couples can go broke […]