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Hamas says ‘gates of hell opened’ as Israel kills military leader in Gaza

November 15, 2012 Leave a Comment

Ahmed al-Jabari’s assassination in missile strike marks ‘start of broader operation’ that may involve ground troops, says Israel

Filed Under: Global Tagged With: Africa, Article, Binyamin Netanyahu, Egypt, Gaza, Hamas, Harriet Sherwood, Hezbollah, israel, Main section, Middle East and North Africa, News, Palestinian territories, The Guardian, Top stories, World news

Israel fires warning shots into Syria as violence escalates in Gaza

November 12, 2012 Leave a Comment

Four Palestinian civilians are reported killed in Gaza as fears grow that Syrian civil war could spill across border

Filed Under: Global Tagged With: Arab and Middle East unrest, Article, Gaza, Harriet Sherwood, International, israel, Main section, Middle East and North Africa, News, Palestinian territories, Syria, The Guardian, World news

Kenyan Amisom peacekeeper held after ‘shooting dead six Somali civilians’

September 26, 2012 1 Comment

African Union offensive against al-Shabaab may be undermined by what Somali army spokesman calls ‘deliberate killing’

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Africa, African Union, Article, David Smith, Kenya, Middle East and North Africa, News, somalia, World news

Islamic countries brace for anti-west protests

September 21, 2012 1 Comment

• Pakistan blocks mobile phone signals in 15 cities
• French embassies and schools closed in around 20 countries
• Tunisia bans protests against Charlie Hebdo cartoons

Filed Under: Global Tagged With: Arab and Middle East unrest, Article, Egypt, Europe, France, Ian Black, Jon Boone, Libya, Middle East and North Africa, News, Pakistan, Tunisia, US foreign policy, World news

Palestinian cause is victim of Arab revolts, says David Miliband

September 20, 2012 1 Comment

Former foreign secretary expresses alarm at fading prospects for two-state solution to Middle East conflict

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Arab and Middle East unrest, Article, David Miliband, Ian Black, israel, Middle East and North Africa, Palestinian territories, Politics, UK news, World news

Kenyan troops close in on al-Shabaab’s Somali stronghold

September 18, 2012 1 Comment

African Union forces set to take rebel-held port of Kismayo, according to military, as rights groups fear civilian death toll

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Africa, al-shabaab, Article, Clar Ni Chonghaile, International, Kenya, Main section, Middle East and North Africa, News, somalia, World news

Egyptian soldier killed and seven injured in Sinai attacks

September 17, 2012 1 Comment

Security forces had been carrying out raids arresting suspected militants linked to killing of 16 border guards

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Abdel-Rahman Hussein, Africa, Article, Egypt, Middle East and North Africa, News, World news

France opens murder inquiry into Yasser Arafat’s death

August 29, 2012 1 Comment

Public prosecutor will try to establish if Arafat was poisoned with polonium-210

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Angelique Chrisafis, Article, Europe, France, International, Main section, Middle East and North Africa, News, Palestinian territories, The Guardian, World news, Yasser Arafat

The abuse of dissenting Jews is shameful

August 22, 2012 27 Comments

Jewish diaspora support is vital for Israel, yet those who oppose its policies are demonised and vilified

Filed Under: Opinion Tagged With: Antony Lerman, Article, Comment, Comment is free, Editorials & reply, israel, Main section, Middle East and North Africa, Palestinian territories, The Guardian, UK news, World news

Syrian rebels fight on for Aleppo despite local wariness

August 22, 2012 1 Comment

Rebels say 70% of city is with regime, but exchanges with the few remaining residents who venture on to streets are civil

Filed Under: Global Tagged With: Article, International, Main section, Martin Chulov, Middle East and North Africa, News, Syria, World news

Somalis planning on a better future

August 20, 2012 29 Comments

David Smith talks to some of the extraordinary characters who believe 2012 will be remembered as the year that Somalia, finally, turned the corner

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Africa, Article, David Smith, Global development, Guardian Weekly, International, Main section, Middle East and North Africa, News, somalia, The Guardian, World news

UN observers leave Syria as mandate expires

August 19, 2012 1 Comment

Departure of last 100 monitors under way as humanitarian situation worsens and regime denies Assad deputy has defected

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Article, Conal Urquhart, Guardian Weekly, Middle East and North Africa, News, Syria, United Nations, World news

Israel appoints new home security minister amid fears over strike on Iran

August 14, 2012 1 Comment

Former intelligence chief Avi Dichter will take role, having previously spoken out against military action against Iran

Filed Under: Global Tagged With: Article, Harriet Sherwood, International, Iran, israel, Lebanon, Main section, Middle East and North Africa, News, Syria, World news

Sudan reaches agreement on aid access to rebel-controlled areas

August 12, 2012 1 Comment

Deal between Sudan and South Sudan paves way for relief supplies into two border states for first time in more than a year

Filed Under: Business Tagged With: Africa, African Union, Aid, Article, Business, Commodities, Conflict and development, Food security, Global development, Joseph Kony, Middle East and North Africa, News, Oil, Peter Moszynski, Refugees, South Sudan, South Sudan: one year on, Sudan, World news

Ex-Israeli soldier jailed over deaths of Palestinian women

August 12, 2012 1 Comment

Unnamed former soldier to serve 45 days in connection with deaths of Palestinian mother and daughter during Gaza war

Filed Under: Facing Justice Tagged With: Article, Gaza, Harriet Sherwood, International, israel, Main section, Middle East and North Africa, News, Palestinian territories, World news

Syria conflict: rebels withdraw from Salahedin, Aleppo – Thursday 9 August 2012

August 9, 2012 Leave a Comment

• Rebels claim Assad’s chief of protocol has defected
• More clashes reported in Aleppo
• All 48 Iranian hostages are alive, Tehran claims

Filed Under: Global Tagged With: Arab and Middle East unrest, Article, Bashar al-Assad, Blogposts, Brian Whitaker, Iran, Matthew Weaver, Middle East and North Africa, Middle East Live, Minute by minutes, News, Syria, United Nations, US foreign policy, World news

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