August 2015

A Palestinian source has claimed that in recent messages between Israel and Hamas over the communication channel established for the Gilad Shalit exchange, Hamas has admitted to holding Israeli civilian…

Critics claim that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has resigned as chairman of the PLO's Executive Committee to force a re-election and then stack the new committee with his supporters. Source:…

As confrontations persist between Turkish government forces and the Kurdistan Workers Party, the government has remained mum about the reasons for the breakdown of the Kurdish peace process. Source: Al…

Yazidi refugees in Turkey are struggling to restart their children’s education, and many are now learning the Latin alphabet with the hope of one day starting new lives in Europe.…

Economic expectations are high in Iran following the recent nuclear deal, but President Hassan Rouhani has warned against "immediate, but harmful" interests. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Rouhani faces ballooning…

Their "You Stink" protest campaign was mobilized after the government failed to solve a crisis in trash disposal, leaving piles of refuse rotting in the summer sun. Source: Jerusalem Post…

A truce between Syrian regime forces and rebel groups in three key towns ended early Saturday as the warring parties resumed clashes and shelling, a monitor and a mediator said.Pro-regime…

Rescuers have retrieved from the sea the bodies of 111 migrants whose boat sank off the coast of Libya, the Red Crescent said on Saturday in a new toll.A spokesman…

Communities in La., Miss. marked somber anniversary of storm that caused 1,800 deaths, $151 billion in damage Source: Al Jazeera Full Article: Residents across Gulf mark 10 years since Katrina

The High Court of Justice ordered the release of Mohammad Allan from his administrative detention a little over a week ago due to his deteriorating medical condition. Source: Jerusalem Post…