June 18 2013 Last updated 5:22 pm
The Mexican Health Minister Jose Angel Cordova has announced the swine flu epidemic may already have peaked, with fewer serious cases and a decline in the number of new cases. Virologists in the United States have also said the strain… बाँकी अंश »
CAIRO: Egypt’s government was hoping to look strong and proactive in the swine flu scare with its decision to slaughter all the country’s pigs, after taking heavy criticism at home for poor planning and corruption in past crises. But instead,… बाँकी अंश »
Health authorities in the country have ordered the culling to take place immediately, drawing criticism from the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation. Officials from the UN have pointed out to Egyptian officials that the disease is only spread by human-to-human… बाँकी अंश »
The European Union, which wants an independent Palestinian state, has urged incoming hawkish Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu to embrace the long-standing goal of peace with the Palestinian authorities. Benjamin Netanyahu is in the final stages of crafting a coalition government… बाँकी अंश »
Israel’s outgoing government has sent negotiators to Cairo to try to win the release of captive Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. Shalit was captured by Hamas soldiers nearly three years ago during a cross-border raid. He is being held in the… बाँकी अंश »
Hillary Clinton is in Israel for talks on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Her schedule includes meetings with Israeli leaders and a trip to the West Bank on Wednesday for meetings with top Palestinian officials. As the new US secretary of state,… बाँकी अंश »
Palestinian militants have fired rockets into southern Israel following airstrikes near the Gaza Strip’s border with Egypt. Israeli aircraft bombed at least six smuggling tunnels near the southern Gaza town of Rafah, triggering an underground explosion. Israeli military officials have… बाँकी अंश »
Hillary Clinton is in Israel for talks on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Her schedule includes meetings with Israeli leaders and a trip to the West Bank on Wednesday for meetings with top Palestinian officials. As the new US secretary of state,… बाँकी अंश »
A strong response has been threatened by Israel if rockets continue to be fired from the Gaza Strip. Speaking at the start of his cabinet’s weekly meeting in Jerusalem, Israel’s Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert said: “If the rocket fire from… बाँकी अंश »
((Op-ed) Ramzy Baroud) The political outcomes of the Gaza war are yet to be entirely decided with any degree of certainty. However, the obvious political repositioning which was reported as soon as Israel declared its unilateral ceasefire promised that Israel’s… बाँकी अंश »