• Australian official resigns over anti-Hamas remarks

    Jul 26
    Australia’s Community Relations Commission chairman for New South Wales, resigned from his position Sunday, after sending out an email suggesting that ‘all options are on the table’ in a war against Hamas, reports the Sydney Morning Herald.
  • ISIS to be investigated for war crimes in UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria
    The United Nations could include fighters and heads form the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) in its list of war crimes suspects in Syria, said the chief investigator of Commission  of Inquiry on Syria, reports the BBC.
  • Israel accepts 24 hour ceasefire request

    The Israeli government has accepted a request by the UN to extend the truce agreed on Friday by another 24 hours, although Hamas earlier rejected an earlier move by Israel to extend the initial 12-hour ceasefire by four hours.

  • Embassies close as clashes escalate in Libya

    The US became the latest country to close its mission in Tripoli after violent clashes between militias escalated over the past few weeks and moved closer to the embassy.

    "Due to the ongoing violence resulting from clashes between Libyan militias in the immediate vicinity of the US embassy in Tripoli, we have temporarily relocated all of our personnel out of Libya," spokesperson, Marie Harf, said.

  • Protests erupt in the West Bank as 3 Palestinians are shot dead
    The conflict in Gaza spread to the West Bank on Friday, with at least three Palestinians killed, reports the Guardian.

    Thousands of Palestinians today took part in a demonstration after over 15 women, children and United Nations stage were killed when a UN shelter was hit yesterday.
  • Veteran Kurdish politician appointed President of Iraq
    Iraqi leaders, Thursday, selected a veteran Kurdish politician as President, in a move to help confront Islamic State militants and stop the country from breaking up, reports the Washington Post.
  • Israel agrees to 12 hour ceasefire with Hamas
    Israel, on Friday, agreed a UN proposed 12-hour ceasefire with Hamas, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the US secretary of state today.

    The announcement came after the Israeli government rejected earlier calls from John Kerry to implement a seven-day ceasefire, reports abc.news.
  • Over 1,700 die in most deadly week of Syrian conflict
    Over 1,700 people have been killed over the last week as fighting against the Syrian President’s forces intensified.

    At least 700 people are have thought to have died over the past 2 days, in the recent escalation of conflict, reports Al-Jazeera.
  • CAR militants agree ceasefire

    Armed groups in the Central African Republic, Thursday, signed a ceasefire agreement in an attempt to end ethnic conflict in the region, reports the BBC.

    The agreement, signed by the leader of the Muslim Seleka militants and the Christian anti-Balaka militants, was welcomed by United Nations officials and the UN Security Council.

  • UN run school in Gaza hit by shelling

    Authorities in Gaza said that Israeli forces, Thursday, shelled a United Nations run school, killing at least 16 people, reports Reuters.

    The United Nations Secretary General condemned the attacks before arriving in Cairo to meet the United States Secretary of State John Kerry, to discuss strategies towards peace.

  • Nigerian President vows to free kidnapped girls and defeat Boko-Haram
    The Nigerian President, in a meeting with parents of the girls kidnapped by Boko-Haram, pledged to do everything possible within his government to secure their release.

    Goodluck Jonathan met the parents of the kidnapped girls for the first time on Tuesday, reports the BBC.
  • Independent investigation needed into possible war crimes in Israel-Gaza conflict says Human Rights chief
    The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay called for an independent investigation into the killing of civilians during the recent escalation of violence in Gaza between Israel and Hamas.

    "There seems to be a strong possibility that international humanitarian law has been violated, in a manner that could amount to war crimes," she said this morning during a special session at the UN Human Rights Council.

    "Every one of these incidents must be properly and independently investigated," she added.

  • UNHRC agrees to investigate alleged rights violations in Israel offensive on Gaza
    The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), Wednesday, agreed to launch an international inquiry into human rights violations that may have been committed during Israel’s most recent military offensive in Gaza.
  • Nigeria's Kaduna hit by deadly explosions
    The city of Kaduna in Nigeria was hit by two explosions leaving at least 40 people dead, reports the BBC.

    The first explosion was targeted at a Islamic cleric Dahiru Bauchi whilst the second was directed at a senior opposition leader, Mugammudu Buhari.
  • Al-Jazeera offices in Gaza attacked by Israel's military, international flights suspended to Israel
    The Gaza offices of Al-Jazeera were targeted by the Israeli army, reports the Guardian on Tuesday.

    Al Jazeera staff who were preparing to broadcast live from a balcony in their building experienced gunfire at their building.
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