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The European Union has contributed $554 million to help rebuild the war-torn Gaza Strip.
European, US and Arab donors met at a conference in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt on Monday (2.3.09), pulling together a €3.6 billion (AU$7.1 billion, dcerates.com, 3.3.09) assistance package…
The last of Israeli forces left the Gaza Strip on Wednesday morning (21.01.09) and returned to Israel after more than three weeks fighting Hamas militants.
Israeli troops will now wait just outside the border and spy-planes will continue to fly over Gaza in case of any resurgence of further trouble.
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) announced on Thursday (15.01.09) that it plans to conduct an investigation into Israeli strikes against media during the current conflict in Gaza.
The latest attack involved a media tower which was hit by Israeli missiles on Thursday…
Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip have killed between 30 and 40 people who took refuge inside a UN school, according to Palestinian medics.
The strike occurred yesterday (Tuesday) on a school run by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees in the northern town of Jabaliya…
The French President, Nicolas Sarkozy, has shelved problems at home for the moment, setting out to cut a large figure on the international stage, in the Middle East.
Critics asked if the man was having trouble weaning himself off a starring role as last year’s President of the European Council – while in France, a pet project of President Sarkozy, the removal of commercials from state-owned television, has taken effect. … Read More »