‘THERE WILL BE ‘BIG CHANGES’ IN EGYPT’S GAZA POLICY– Ambassador Yasser...
Egypt’s ambassador to the Palestinian territories Yasser Othman on Tuesday said there will be ‘big changes’ in Egypt’s policies towards the Gaza Strip. Othman told...
FRANCE CONSIDERED PROTECTING TARIQ AZIZ – intelligence chief’s notes reveal
Three months before the US invasion of Iraq, France was considering protecting senior figures from President Saddam Hussein’s government, according to a senior intelligence...
‘It Will Have To Go To A Strike By The Whole...
FIREFIGHTERS marched out on a six-hour strike at 6.30pm throughout England and Wales on New Year’s Eve, seeing the New Year in on the...
‘THE WORLD ORDER: NEW RULES OR A GAME WITHOUT RULES! –...
MOSCOW – Vladimir Putin took part in the final plenary meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club’s XI session on ‘The World Order: New...
French unions demand repeal of education & pension reforms
TENS of thousands of teachers and their supporters rallied in Paris and towns across France on Wednesday to show their opposition to the Macron...
Israel’s Golani Brigade Butalises Palestinians In The City Of Hebron
A NEWLY released report submitted to the United Nations by international organizations working in Hebron (Al Khalil) documents a sharp increase in serious...
‘WE WILL NOT STOP FIGHTING FOR JUSTICE’ says Jean Charles de...
THE Jean Charles de Menezes Family Campaign has vowed to continue fighting until they get justice over the police killing of the Brazilian man...
‘Force Uber to respect workers’ rights or get out of London!’–GMB...
GMB, the union for taxi and professional drivers, on Monday joined forces with global consumer group SumOfUs to hand in a 100,000-strong mass...
Far Reaching Changes To Be Imposed On The NHS
THE Blair government is trying to impose ‘far-reaching changes’ to the NHS – without any real consultation with the public. That is the finding...
US Steel Workers Strike At 9 Oil Refineries
STEEL workers in the US are engaged in an indefinite strike which began on Sunday at nine large oil refineries. Shell fears that the strike...
Syrians take to the streets: Golan belongs to Syria
PEOPLE have once again taken to the streets across Syria to protest against US President Donald Trump’s recent recognition of Israeli ‘sovereignty’ over the...
FBU Angry Over Police Attack On Black Firefighter!
THE Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has welcomed the news that three Metropolitan Police officers are to face disciplinary proceedings following a racially motivated attack...
Powerful international reaction to ICJ ruling that Israeli occupation is illegal!
International reaction has poured in since last Friday’s ruling by the top United Nations court that Israel’s continued presence in the occupied Palestinian territory...
Syria is determined to recover the Golan ‘through all available means’
SYRIA has strongly condemned the controversial Israeli plan to double the settler population in the Golan Heights, warning against the ‘unprecedented and dangerous’ uptick...
10,000 march in London demanding ‘Kill the Bill’ – as protests...
OVER 10,000 youth and workers demanding ‘Kill the Bill’ marched from Speakers Corner Hyde Park and rallied in Parliament Square, central London, on Saturday. Protests...
President Abbas visits Gaza Strip as Israeli leaders condemn Kerry over...
MIN MAQBUL, secretary of the Fatah Revolutionary Council, revealed Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas’s intention to visit the Gaza Strip this week in preparation for...
Recognise Palestine – End the occupation! – is the way to...
PALESTINIAN Authority security forces plan to crack down on acts of terrorism carried out by Israeli settlers living in the occupied West Bank, an...
French Unions Call Equal Pay Strike On March 8
FRENCH trade unions have called on workers to mobilise and strike on March 8th to demand equal pay for women and men. The CGT trade...
Unite Calls For A Full Public Inquiry Into Blacklisting!
‘THERE still needs to be a full public inquiry into blacklisting and the activities of major construction employers who still to this day restrict...
Syria rebuilds Aleppo Eye Surgery Hospital – and completes preparations for...
SYRIA’S Minister of Health, Dr Hassan al-Ghobash, inaugurated the rebuilt General Authority of Aleppo Eye Surgery Hospital on Monday. The hospital, which was destroyed by...
‘IF TRUMP IS GOING TO FIGHT THE TERRORISTS – WE WILL...
PRESIDENT Bashar al-Assad gave an interview to RTP TV channel on 16 November 2016. Question 1: Mr. President, let’s start with Aleppo if you don’t...
‘In-house is best’ – striking Suffolk and Essex health workers determined...
CLEANERS, caterers, porters, housekeepers and other East Suffolk and North Essex support staff began a new 48-hour strike yesterday, demanding to stay in the...
No justice for families of Afghans killed by US/NATO!
THE families of thousands of Afghan civilians killed by US/NATO forces in Afghanistan have been left without justice, Amnesty International said in a new...
Government Won’t Talk To Firefighters!
WEST Midlands Chief Fire Officer (CFO) Phil Loach has written to members of parliament in the West Midlands urging a negotiated settlement be found...
Retaking Syria’s Idlib ‘is a red line for Iran’
THE POTENTIAL massacre of civilians while trying to retake the last major stronghold of anti-government militants in Syria – namely Idlib Province – is...
San Francisco teachers hold their first strike in 47 years!
‘Thousands of public school teachers in San Francisco went on strike on Monday, the first public (state) school teachers strike in the city in...
Wal-Mart Plans To Slash Health Benefits
America’s campaign to change supermarket giant Wal-Mart, WakeUpWalMart.com, has released copies of Wal-Mart’s new health care benefits plan for current part-time employees and full-time...
‘They are planning to get rid of the whole of Ealing...
ANN FRANKLYN, 22 years a nurse and midwife at Ealing Hospital, carrying heavy bags, stopped at the occupation at 6.30pm on Friday evening. ‘Today...
ABBAS-OLMERT TALKS ‘WILL LEAD THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE NOWHERE’ – warns Haniya
Ezzet Al-Resheq, political bureau member of the Hamas Movement, on Monday castigated Palestinian National Authority (PNA) president Mahmud Abbas for insisting on meeting with...
University asbestos killer scandal
ALMOST two-thirds of universities in England have ‘potentially harmful’ asbestos in their campus buildings, a survey of top-ranking English universities has claimed. It also judged...
‘UK Too Like The US – Gender Inequality And Student Debt’
‘I WANTED to pick the flowers not the weeds,’ says Michael Moore of his new film ‘Where to Invade Next’. The producers point out: ‘Michael...
COALITION’S POLICIES ARE CAUSING THE NHS CRISIS! – insist health trade...
THE Department of Health has published an 80-page response to the Francis report into the failings at Mid Staffs Hospital. This is called ‘Patients...
PNA slams ‘collective punishment’
The Palestinian leadership on Sunday condemned the ‘unjustified’ extra-judicial execution of a Palestinian activist and slammed Israel’s tightening of the closure it imposed on...
Over 180 Palestinian journalists killed in Gaza!
Marking Saturday’s International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, United States officials have yet again failed to condemn the Israeli regime for...
‘BREAK THE INTERNATIONAL SILENCE ON TAMIL GENOCIDE’ – urges British Tamils...
THE Colombo High Court allowed on Wednesday an application by the accused Sarath Fonseka, retired Commander of the Sri Lanka Army (SLA), to reconsider...
‘With our blood we will elect Bashar al-Assad’
CAMPAIGNING began on Sunday for Syria’s June 3 presidential election expected to return Bashar al-Assad to power, as the regime marked a ...
Vote no to imposition of Driver Only Operation – urges RMT’s...
SCOTRAIL employees are set to vote on strike action against the introduction of Driver Only Operation (DOO) trains, the RMT has announced. The management of...
Angry Cadbury Workers Demand Job Guarantees
Angry Cadbury workers lobbied MPs on Tuesday, entering parliament at precisely 1pm, the exact time that Cadbury shareholders voted in favour of a ‘highly-leveraged’...
Peretz Boasts Of Killings On Eve Of Nakba Day
On the eve of the 58th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba (catastrophe day), Israeli ‘Defence’ Minister Amir Peretz bragged on Sunday of the success...
Global condemnation of Israel’s onslaught on Lebanon
Israeli strikes killed 558 people in Lebanon on Monday, including 50 children and 94 women, Lebanese Health Minister Firass Abiad told a press conference...
PENTAGON IS BUILDING MISSILE DEFENCE RADAR STATIONS IN QATAR – in...
THE Pentagon is building a missile defence radar station at a covert location in Qatar, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. The site will...
Prime Minister Hamdallah And Egyptian Delegation Arrive In Gaza!
THE arrival of Prime Minister Ram Hamdallah and an Egyptian delegation as part of a fresh attempt to restore Palestinian national unity dominated the...
‘TAMIL PEOPLE DEMAND VISIBLE PRESSURE ON COLOMBO’ – urge Norwegian Tamils
‘The defining moment for the International Community (IC) is right now, if it really wishes to establish its commitment to a principled approach towards...
Islamic Jihad slams hostile US statements
THE statements by American Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on her visits to Tel Aviv and Ramallah are ‘aggressive and anti-Palestinian’, the Palestinian resistance...
BAHA MOUSA INQUIRY ‘MUST LOOK AT ALL CASES AND ISSUES’ –...
LAST Wednesday the government announced an independent inquiry into the death of Iraqi civilian Baha Mousa. Mousa, a hotel worker with a young family,...