First Independent Mena Newspaper
Prime Minister Netanyahu delivered his speech at the US Congress on Tuesday despite the controversy between the White House and the Speaker with regards to the invitation. His speech was interrupted several times by a standing ovation from those who supported his thoughts especially the Republicans. The Israeli prime minister warned that any deal with […]
The decision of a US court that found the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the Palestine Liberation Organization guilty of six attacks which killed 33 people and wounded more than 390 others between January 2002 and January 2004 has been lambasted by Palestinian officials as a verdict against a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as […]
Intelligence Affairs and Strategic Affairs Minister Yuval Steinitz told reporters that “we never limited Israel’s right of self-defense because of some diplomatic constraints” as he believes the possible outcome of the negotiations over the Iranian nuclear program is unfavorable to Israel. The minister declined to give any further details but stressed that “all options are […]
Palestine will be opening an embassy in Stockholm after Sweden became the first western European country to recognize its statehood in October last year. President Mahmoud Abbas is on a state visit there and said that other countries should follow Sweden’s footsteps in order to “push forward negotiations in the peace process.” It has been […]
The Israeli government is urging entrepreneurs to switch their attention to Asia as a precautionary measure regarding the unfavorable developments in some European markets. Several companies have already followed the strategic decision as the demand for Israeli developed technology continues to rise. Authorities claimed that anti-Semitism is rising in Europe and the pro-Palestinian boycott, divestment […]
Ahead of his visit to the U.S congress where he has been invited to make a speech, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told a cabinet meeting that it is an obligation with regards to his duties to stop Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons as well as defend the Jewish state’s future and existence anywhere. Tensions […]
Barely a week after the Secretary General of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, said in an interview that provoking the organization will lead to a dirty war because they have “weapons of all types” which have increased their resistance capability and increase their abilities to win a war, an Israeli air strike in Syria three days later […]
Fighting between the Houthi rebels and the government forces started in the Yemeni capital on Monday with both sides accusing each other of triggering it. The State television and SABA, the government’s official news agency, are now under the control of the rebels. A fragile ceasefire has been announced and strategic positions around the capital […]
The Arab League said on Thursday that it will seek to shore up international support for another attempt to obtain a U.N resolution on ending Israel’s occupation of Palestinian lands. The decision can be considered timely as countries sympathetic to Palestine’s cause prepare to take up their seats at the Security Council. U.N Assistant Secretary-General […]
Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah of Hezbollah, a Lebanese political and paramilitary organization, has warned its enemies that provoking the organization will lead to a dirty war. He said that they have weapons of all sorts that could be imagined. Bahrain, Israel and the French magazine criticised by Nasrallah during his interview with Lebanese television station […]