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2014: A year of symbolic Palestine recognition

(Anadolu News Agency)- Unprecedented international support for the symbolic recognition of a Palestinian state within the 1967 borders was voiced out during 2014. This support was brought about by a series of motions adopted by a number of European parliaments. The Swedish parliament...

First air strikes hit Libyan city of Misrata

  Forces loyal to Libya's internationally recognised government have for the first time carried out air strikes on targets in the third largest city of Misrata, which is allied to an armed group that seized the capital in the summer. The internationally recognised Prime...

Hamas calls for withdrawing Security Council bill

The Palestinian faction Hamas on Sunday called for the immediate withdrawal of a Palestinian draft resolution filed at the U.N. Security Council to set a timetable for Israel's pullout from Palestinian territories it has been occupying since 1967. "The draft resolution contains massive...

Bahraini authorities detain leading opposition figure

Bahrain's Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society said on Sunday that its Secretary-General Ali Salman was detained by the authorities following his interrogation on criminal charges. The Shiite society, which has been leading the opposition to Bahraini authorities for almost four...