Archive for the ‘Middle East’ Category

A group of Muslim leaders have said Yemenis have a religious duty to resist foreign military intervention in the country. "In the event of any foreign party insisting on hostilities against, an assault on, or military or security intervention in Yemen, then Islam requires all its followers to pursue jihad," a statement signed by 150 clerics on Thursday said. Foreign governments have voiced increasing ... Full story

The Iranian physics professor who was killed in a bomb blast earlier this week has been buried in Tehran, with hundreds of mourners joining the funeral procession. Relatives of Massoud Ali Mohammadi were accompanied by members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards as they carried his body from his house to a nearby shrine on Thursday. Some of the mourners shouted slogans such ... Full story

A bomb has exploded near a convoy of cars carrying Israeli diplomats in Jordan, without causing injuries. The incident occurred about 30km from the Allenby Bridge that links Jordan and the Israeli occupied Palestinian West Bank at about 5pm (1500GMT) on Thursday, Israeli army radio said. Danny Nevo, Israel's ambassador to Jordan, was not in the convoy that was travelling from Amman, the Jordanian ... Full story

Turkey has accepted an official apology from Israel over the treatment of its ambassador, with the Israeli prime minister expressing the hope it would end the latest row between the two countries. Danny Ayalon, Israel's deputy foreign minister, embarrassed Oguz Celikkol, the Turkish envoy, on Monday, making him sit on a low couch and removing the Turkish flag from the table in a meeting called ... Full story

Fifty parliamentarians from across Europe are on their way to the Gaza Strip to assess conditions in the Palestinian enclave following the Israeli offensive a year ago, sources say. That military assault left hundreds dead and damaged millions of dollars worth of infrastructure. The delegation, organised by the European Campaign to End the Siege on Gaza (ECESG), is due to arrive in Egypt on Thursday, from where they will ... Full story