Global Issues News Headlines for “Palestine and Israel”

Ngo Prosecution Puts U.S.-Egyptian Ties At Risk:

2012-02-07T20:49:00-08:00

The ongoing controversy over the activities of U.S. and other foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Egypt appears to be bringing ties between the two countries to their lowest point in nearly 40 years.

Europe Fears A Summer Attack On Iran:

2012-02-07T06:03:00-08:00

The appeals to Israel by numerous European diplomats attending the Munich security conference last weekend have led to growing concern that Israeli plans to attack Iran are imminent.

U.N. Security Council Remains 'neutered' By Five Big Powers:

2012-02-06T15:22:00-08:00

Since Russia and China vetoed a key resolution critical of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's violent repression of the ongoing 11-month old civilian uprising, there has been plenty of public outrage directed at the two permanent members of the Security Council who stood defiant against an overwhelming majority.

Israel And Iran Agreed On Nuclear Ambiguity:

2012-02-06T02:30:00-08:00

Will Israel attack Iran’s nuclear facilities this spring? That is a question dominating the international agenda. Meanwhile, the grand project of a nuclear weapon-free Middle East is relegated to the utopian 'day after' a solution is found to the Islamic republic’s atomic programme.

U.S. Leak On Israeli Attack Weakened A Warning To Netanyahu:

2012-02-04T12:58:00-08:00

When Defence Secretary Leon Panetta told Washington Post columnist David Ignatius this week that he believes Israel was likely to attack Iran between April and June, it was ostensibly yet another expression of alarm at the Israeli government's threats of military action.

Dempsey Told Israelis U.S. Won't Join Their War On Iran:

2012-02-01T20:47:00-08:00

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey told Israeli leaders Jan. 20 that the United States would not participate in a war against Iran begun by Israel without prior agreement from Washington, according to accounts from well-placed senior military officers.

U.S. Group Urges 'more Credible' Military Threat Against Iran:

2012-02-01T17:59:00-08:00

The administration of President Barack Obama should take steps to make threats of a possible U.S. or Israeli attack against Iran more credible, according to the fourth in a series of studies released here Wednesday by a 13-man 'bipartisan' task force dominated by Iran hawks.

Mideast: And At Last There Was Water

2012-01-31T03:45:00-08:00

Only days ago, turning on the tap was cause for concern. Would there be running water? Now, it’s reason for celebration.

Mideast: Censorship Changes Colours

2012-01-27T02:10:00-08:00

Attempts by regimes in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) to suppress the flow of information during the region's pro-democracy uprisings has led a higher number of journalists killed, attacked or arrested.

Eu-Iran: New Sanctions Aimed at Averting Wider Conflict

2012-01-25T12:49:00-08:00

European countries are imposing unprecedented sanctions against Iran in part in hopes of preventing an Israeli attack on Iranian nuclear installations that could further destabilise the Middle East and wreak havoc on the global economy.