Ode to Egypt president lands clerk in jail (AFP via Yahoo! News)
An Egyptian civil servant who wrote a satirical poem about veteran President Hosni Mubarak has been jailed for three years after a colleague turned the villainous verses over to the authorities.
Major Israeli settlement ‘unlawful’
The human rights group B’Tselem has published a report saying that Ofra, one of the most significant and well-established Israeli settlements in the West Bank, is unlawful under Israeli law, reports the BBC’s Tim Franks.
India, Pakistan officials talk in Egypt on tensions (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Top diplomats from India and Pakistan have begun talks to reduce tensions between the two states in a meeting on the fringes of a gathering in Egypt, sources close to the talks said.
Gaza voices: Hamas and the truce
Palestinians in Gaza assess the ceasefire “victory” for Hamas, and describe the aftermath of the conflict.
Gaza civilians ‘killed by drones’
Israeli drones unlawfully killed at least 29 Palestinian civilians during the recent Gaza conflict, Human Rights Watch says.
Agencies rush aid to Gaza Strip
The UN says border crossings must be opened quickly to allow humanitarian aid to be delivered to the Gaza Strip.
Who are Hamas?
Hamas, the main Islamist movement in the Palestinian territories, was born soon after the previous intifada erupted in 1987.
Non-Aligned Movement summit in Egypt (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
(Reuters) – Leaders from the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), a group of 118 countries, said the world needs a financial system that is fairer to developing states which have suffered most in a crisis caused by rich countries.
Non-Aligned summit opens in Egypt (AP via Yahoo! Philippines News)
A summit of the Non-Aligned Movement opened at this Egyptian Red Sea resort town Wednesday with a call from Cuban President Raul Castro for a new international financial system to shield developing nations from the global recession. Castro was addressing the opening session of the movement’s two-day summit at Sharm el-Sheikh, the 15th such gathering since the group was founded in the 1950s. “We …
Settler vineyards take root
The BBC’s Tim Franks reports from the West Bank, where the latest initiative of the settlement movement is taking shape – viticulture.
Egypt reopens crossing into Gaza
Egypt temporarily reopens its Rafah crossing with Gaza, allowing about 400 Palestinians to leave the blockaded territory.
Jerusalem
The BBC’s Martin Asser looks at issues which divide Palestinians and Israelis.
Profile: Gaza Strip
Profile of the strip, including population centres, refugee camps and border crossings.
Israelis intercept Gaza aid ship
Israeli forces board a ship trying to carry aid and pro-Palestinian activists to Gaza in defiance of Israel’s blockade of the territory.
