[01 Jan 2014] Efforts continue to resolve north-south feud in Yemen -...
After a week of bloody clashes in southern Yemen, negotiations have resumed in Sana\'a at the national dialogue conference, where the country\'s...
After a week of bloody clashes in southern Yemen, negotiations have resumed in Sana\'a at the national dialogue conference, where the country\'s political factions have been meeting for over the past 8 months to find solutions for the pressing issues.
One of the main issues is the southern case which remains unresolved. A new proposal was put forward last week which insists on the creation of a federal system. Southern representatives in the NDC however say justice must first be served for the years of repression sustained in the south under the previous regime.
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[03 July 13] Yemeni Houthis determined to continue revolution - English
According to the Yemeni Houthi protesters -who have gathered in Sana\'a\'s Liberation Square - the revolution in their country has not met its...
According to the Yemeni Houthi protesters -who have gathered in Sana\'a\'s Liberation Square - the revolution in their country has not met its goals so far. The protesters - largely from Independent Youth, and Houthi revolutionaries -- have vowed to continue their move peacefully to meet the revolution\'s goals, which they feel have not been fulfilled by the country\'s political factions.
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[04 July 13] Army coup topples Egypt President Morsi - English
Following several days of mass protests that had gripped the country on a national level, the Egyptian army has ousted the country\'s first...
Following several days of mass protests that had gripped the country on a national level, the Egyptian army has ousted the country\'s first democratically elected President Mohamed Morsi in a move described by the ousted president as a full military coup. That was the final decision after army\'s 48-hour ultimatum for political factions to reach an agreement came to an end. General Abdel Fattah al-Sissi, Head of Egypt\'s Armed Forces accompanied with religious authorities as well as political figures announced the decision and presented a political roadmap for the transition period. Based on the army\'s roadmap, the much disputed constitution has been suspended temporarily and Adly Mansour, the head country\'s Supreme Constitutional Court has been named as the acting president until early elections are held.
Karim Gamal el-Din, Press TV, Cairo
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[08 Feb 2014] Palestinians in Gaza denounce Kerry peace plan - English
Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip have held rallies against what they call U-S meddling and talks between Israel and the Palestinian...
Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip have held rallies against what they call U-S meddling and talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. Our correspondent has more.
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[08 Jan 2014] Initiatives have failed to restore calm to the Palestinian...
Initiatives have failed to restore calm to the Palestinian Yarmouk refugee camp in the Syrian capital Damascus, as foreign-backed militants seem to...
Initiatives have failed to restore calm to the Palestinian Yarmouk refugee camp in the Syrian capital Damascus, as foreign-backed militants seem to have no intention to retreat from the area. Several Palestinian factions have been calling for a safe passage for the sick and the elderly. But, their calls have only been met with gunfire.
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[08 Jan 2014] Sick Palestinians remain trapped in Yarmouk refugee camp -...
Hundreds of people marched at the entrance of al-Yarmuk refugee camp in Damascus in an attempt to reach out to their sick relatives. They were...
Hundreds of people marched at the entrance of al-Yarmuk refugee camp in Damascus in an attempt to reach out to their sick relatives. They were hoping for a successful outcome of an initiative launched by several Syria-based Palestinian factions to evacuate over three hundred sick people trapped inside the camp. But anxious relatives failed to meet their loved ones.
Red Crescent teams were ordered to retreat as armed groups opened gunfire at the humanitarian groups who tried to help the sick out, causing the initiative to fail. This is not the first such initiative to fail. Previously, several armed extremist groups such as the al-Qaeda linked al-Nusra Front foiled peace initiatives and remained occupying the camp. In 2012, tens of civilians were killed and thousands of others displaced after foreign-backed militants targeted the same refugee camp. According to the doctors in charge of following up the initiative, dozens of sick people remain trapped inside al-Yarmouk refugee camp in Damascus. With the lack of basic needs inside, many families here see no end to the humanitarian crisis in the near future.
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[10 Feb 2014] Palestinian factions in Syria make gains against militants...
Syrian-based Palestinians have gained strategic ground in their fight against foreign-backed militants in the Yarmouk refugee camp near the capital...
Syrian-based Palestinians have gained strategic ground in their fight against foreign-backed militants in the Yarmouk refugee camp near the capital Damascus. Their recent victory has forced the insurgents to accept a ceasefire.
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[12 May 13] Palestinians denounce visit of Qatari-backed cleric to Gaza...
The visit by the controversial Egyptian born cleric Yusef al Qaradawi to Gaza drew condemnation by many Palestinian people as well as Palestinian...
The visit by the controversial Egyptian born cleric Yusef al Qaradawi to Gaza drew condemnation by many Palestinian people as well as Palestinian factions.
On Thursday a group of Palestinians from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) rallied against his visit.They carried posters and chanted slogans in support of the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the leader of the Lebanese resistance movement Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah.
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[13 May 13] Palestinians hold a conference in Gaza to mark 65th...
A Conference for Palestine refugees was held in Gaza titled United for Return to mark the 65th anniversary of the Palestinian catastrophe or Nakba....
A Conference for Palestine refugees was held in Gaza titled United for Return to mark the 65th anniversary of the Palestinian catastrophe or Nakba. It brought together leaders of Palestinian factions as well as refugees\' representatives from Lebanon, Jordan, Syria and Egypt and the Diaspora. Upon the establishment of the Tel-Aviv regime in 1948, more than 700,000 Palestinians were forced out of historical Palestine because of the threat of being massacred by Zionist militias coupled with the simultaneous destruction of many Palestinian towns and villages.This dispossession is commemorated among Palestinians, as Nakba.
Ashraf Shannon, Press TV, Gaza
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[14 June 13] Palestinians call for reconciliation between factions -...
Friday marked the sixth year of Hamas regaining control of Gaza after routing forces loyal to acting Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas....
Friday marked the sixth year of Hamas regaining control of Gaza after routing forces loyal to acting Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas.
Hamas democratically won the Palestinian legislative elections in 2006 but in the middle of June 2007 Fatah forces tried to end Hamas\'s rule.
In the days leading to June 14th 2007 armed clashes erupted between Fatah and Hamas forces and ended with the defeat of Fatah forces.
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[15 Dec 2013] Palestinians reject US security proposals regarding...
Palestinians insist that they will not accept a security plan proposed by the US, regarding their conflict with Israelis.A member from the Fatah...
Palestinians insist that they will not accept a security plan proposed by the US, regarding their conflict with Israelis.A member from the Fatah Party of acting Palestinian chief Mahmud Abbas has told Press TV that anything detracting the sovereignty of a Palestinian state is rejected.
The plan was proposed by US secretary of state, John Kerry during his latest trip to occupied territories on Thursday and Friday ---- the second such visit in less than a week. Under the proposed plan, Israel will keep military presence in a future Palestinian state along its strategic border with Jordan. Acting Palestinian chief, Mahmud Abbas has rejected the US-proposed plan. Sources say he\\\'s also presented Kerry a letter laying down what Palestinians have called red lines. Yet, Abbas is facing growing criticism over the continuation of talks with Israelis. Critics say the talks must be halted, as long as Israel pushes ahead with its settlement projects on occupied Palestinian lands and continues aggressions against Palestinians. Although Abbas has rejected the security proposals outlined by the US, political factions are calling on him to end the negotiations and take other methods against the occupation, as they see the US taking Israel\\\'s side.
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[16 Feb 2014] Hamas rules out presence of intl. force in future...
The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas says it will not allow the presence of an international force in a future Palestinian state.
Hamas...
The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas says it will not allow the presence of an international force in a future Palestinian state.
Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri has said in a statement that the presence of an international force under a peace deal with Israel would be no different from the Israeli occupation. He urged the United States to revise its position since Hamas won\'t allow anyone to undermine its rights. Abu Zuhri also called for a united front of factions to reject the so-called peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority and their outcome. He further said that the Kerry plan was put together by Americans and the Zionist entity to eradicate the Palestinian cause. Earlier, Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh slammed the talks, saying the resistance movement would not be bound by any deal with Israel.
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[16 Feb 2014] Militants pull out of Yarmouk refugee camp under deal with...
In Syria, militants have withdrawn from a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Damascus under a deal with Palestinian factions. Palestinian...
In Syria, militants have withdrawn from a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Damascus under a deal with Palestinian factions. Palestinian fighters have been deployed to prevent the entry of any gunmen after most insurgents left the Yarmouk camp. Now a Palestinian delegation is set to tour it soon to make sure that all militants have left. Bomb disposal experts will also be sent there following the tour to defuse all explosives and mines before humanitarian aid is allowed in. Thousands of civilians have been trapped in Yarmouk since the Syrian army laid a siege on the camp after fighting broke out between opponents and supporters of the Syrian government there. The nearly seven-month blockade caused famine, claiming over a hundred lives.
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[17 Dec 2013] 400 to 500 dead in clashes between rival army factions in...
The United Nations says that between 400 and 500 bodies have been taken to hospitals in the South Sudan capital Juba after clashes between rival...
The United Nations says that between 400 and 500 bodies have been taken to hospitals in the South Sudan capital Juba after clashes between rival army factions.
The chief of UN peacekeeping forces says that about 800 people were also injured in battles between troops loyal to President Salva Kiir and an opposition leader who allegedly tried to stage a coup. The fighting began on Sunday after the president accused troops loyal to his arch-rival, ex-vice president Riek Machar, of attempting to seize power. Machar was sacked from the government in July. About 15000 people have sought refuge in UN compounds around Juba since the fighting started on Sunday.
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[18 Dec 2013] UN warns deadly violence spreading to other regions in...
The UN chief is warning that violence is spreading in South Sudan as fighting between rival army factions continues unabated. Ban Ki-moon says...
The UN chief is warning that violence is spreading in South Sudan as fighting between rival army factions continues unabated. Ban Ki-moon says he\'s deeply concerned about the situation in the country and that the crisis should be dealt with through dialog. Meanwhile, a UN official says at least 19 people are killed in fresh clashes in Bor, the capital of Jonglei state. The army now says it has lost control of the city. Tensions are also rising in other part of the country. South Sudan has been witnessing deadly violence after President Salva Kiir accused former vice president Riek Machar of trying to launch a coup. Machar who was sacked in July has denied the accusations. Based on U-N figures, up to 500 people have been killed and 800 others wounded since the violence broke out on Sunday.
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[19 May 13] Morsi, Abbas discuss Fatah-Hamas talks, israeli violations -...
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi met with acting Palestinian Authority Chief Mahmoud Abbas in the capital Cairo. The two discussed the latest round...
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi met with acting Palestinian Authority Chief Mahmoud Abbas in the capital Cairo. The two discussed the latest round of Egyptian-brokered Palestinian reconciliation talks between Fatah and Hamas. Observers are pinning high hopes on the fresh round of talks between the two factions.
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[21 Mar 2013] Supreme Leader : Iran will raze Tel Aviv to ground if...
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says Iran will raze Tel Aviv to the ground if Israel launches a military strike...
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says Iran will raze Tel Aviv to the ground if Israel launches a military strike against the Islamic Republic.
“Israel’s leaders sometimes threaten Iran, but they know that if they do a damn thing, the Islamic Republic will raze Tel Aviv and [the occupied city of] Haifa to the ground,” Ayatollah Khamenei said on Thursday in an address to large crowds of people in the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad on the occasion of Nowruz (Iranian new year).
The Leader pointed out that the enemy seeks to create hurdles through sanctions and threats and downplay Iran’s achievements through propaganda, as its two major strategies against the Iranian nation.
“The center of conspiracy and the basis of hostility with the Iranian nation is the US government,” Ayatollah Khamenei noted.
The Leader pointed to the effects of the West’s embargoes against Iran over its nuclear energy program, saying, “Besides the negative effects of the sanctions, a highly positive impact also took place and the huge potential of the Iranian nation was activated and the talents of the youths of our country flourished.\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"
“Thanks to the sanctions, the Iranian nation embarked on enormous activities and massive infrastructural works were done in the year 1391 [Persian calendar year].”
The Leader alluded to the repeated offers of direct talks with the Islamic Republic by the United States and said, “Through different ways and messages, the Americans try to negotiate with us on the nuclear issue, but I am not optimistic about these talks.”
“I am not opposed to talks with regard to the nuclear issue, but certain issues must be clarified,” Ayatollah Khamenei said.
The Leader pointed to the US claim that they intend to be honest in their talks with Iran and noted, “We have repeatedly asserted that we do not seek nuclear weapons but you do not believe this honest word; why should we accept your word?”
“Negotiation is an American tactic for deceiving the public opinion and if it is otherwise the Americans should prove it,” the Leader said.
Touching on Iran’s comprehensive negotiations with the P5+1 (permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany), Ayatollah Khamenei said that Washington does not want the talks to come to a conclusion, adding, “With regard to the nuclear issue, Iran only wants the recognition of its rights to enrichment.”
The Leader noted that the US seeks to prolong the course of the negotiations in an attempt to “paralyze” the Iranian nation and said, “Iran will never be crippled and if the Americans want the issue to be over, there is one simple solution which is the US should put aside its enmity with the Iranian nation.”
Elsewhere in his remarks, Ayatollah Khamenei pointed to Iran’s 11th presidential election in June and called for a high turnout in the poll in a bid to disappoint the enemies and ensure national security.
The Leader underscored the importance of participation of various political spectrums in the election and noted, “All the [political] views and factions that believe in the Islamic Republic should participate; this is both a right and obligation, as election in the Islamic Republic is not for a specific political view and faction.”
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