Explosions at a police headquarters in Mansoura, Egypt, early Tuesday morning killed at least 14 people and injured 130, according to Egypt’s health ministry. According to the state health ministry, multiple explosions at a security directorate in Mansoura, capital of the Daqahliya province in northern Egypt, occurred early Tuesday, Al-Ahram reported. Most of the dead were among police agents... 

African migrants and human rights activists have demonstrated in Tel Aviv to protest against the Israeli regime’s detention policies. Hundreds of migrants, mostly Sudanese and Eritreans, along with a number of rights activists took to the streets of Tel Aviv on Saturday evening, shouting, “freedom” and “no more prison.” They demanded that the Tel Aviv regime not send them to open detention... 

More than 5,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in northern Gaza Strip following a flood caused by days of torrential rains. Gaza Health Ministry said one person died and score of others were injured as flood waters damaged poorly-built homes in what the United Nations has called “a disaster area.” The flooding was so severe that many homes could only be accessed by rowing boat. The... 

The UN mission probing allegations of chemical attacks in Syria says chemical weapons were probably used at least five times during the foreign-sponsored turmoil in the Arab country. The UN inspectors, led by Swedish expert Aake Sellstrom, handed a final report to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Friday, citing “evidence consistent with the probable use of chemical weapons” in the Syrian districts... 

Icy blast: The Western Wall compound in the Old City of Jerusalem, Israel, today was covered with snow as temperatures plunge below zero It’s a festive scene that’s adorned countless Christmas cards… and, for once, the Holy Land actually became a snow covered winter scene. The ancient city of Jerusalem, which normally basks in fierce heat, was dusted with a light covering of snow... 

US President Barack Obama speaks with military personnel while viewing an Iron Dome missile battery on March 20 at Israel’s Ben Gurion International Airport. The US Congress has authorized $284 million to fund Israel’s missile systems program, triple the amount the Obama administration had requested. The bill, introduced jointly by the House of Representatives and Senate budget committees,... 

“The European Union is shamelessly advertising its assistance to children of Syria, but is in fact denying them the essentials,” a co-chairman of the Committee for Solidarity with the Peoples of Syria and Libya Oleg Fomin said in a live feed of Pravda.Ru. As an eyewitness, he spoke about a Convent of St. Thecla captured by the Islamists for the second time and attitudes in the Syrian society. Oleg... 

The Israeli parliament, Knesset, has approved a law allowing illegal African migrant workers living in the Occupied Palestinian Territories to be held without any charges. Under the new legislation approved on Monday, illegal immigrants face up to 12 months in detention. The law also gives Tel Aviv the right to send “illegal immigrants” to complexes called “open facilities” — until they... 

Riot police in Egypt’s second largest city of Alexandria have fired tear gas at a large crowd of protesters demanding the abolition of a new law that restricts demonstrations. The police fired tear gas at protesters and chased with them in vehicles and on foot on Monday. The mass rally comes despite warnings from authorities of a firm response to any unauthorized protests. The law has sparked a... 

Israel’s Economy Minister Naftali Bennett has proposed the annexation of parts of the Palestinian land of the West Bank under Israel’s full military control. Bennett, who heads the far-right Jewish Home religious party, said on Sunday that he favors “implementation of Israeli sovereignty over the zone where 400,000 (settlers) live and only 70,000 Arabs.” The hawkish Israeli minister also... 

The Moroccan parliament has held a hearing into the industrial and medical benefits of marijuana use. The discussions, started by one of Morocco’s main political parties are the first steps to introduce a draft law next year aimed at legalizing the plant. The hearing, organized by the Party for Authenticity and Modernity (PAM), examined the financial exploitation of marijuana growth. PAM members... 

The Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) says the European Union has imposed fresh sanctions against the country by banning Iranian vessels from using its ports and shipping lines despite the recent nuclear deal in Geneva. “Despite the deal reached during recent Geneva talks [between Iran and the six major world powers], in which it was agreed that no new sanctions would be imposed on... 

An explosion has hit an area near Yemen’s Ministry of Defense in the capital, Sana’a, security sources say. Armed clashes erupted near the ministry after the explosion, which occurred on Thursday. Following the incident, the Yemeni military said at least 20 people were killed and dozens injured in the bomb attack. “The attack took place shortly after working hours started at the ministry,”... 

Foreign-backed militants operating inside Syria have kidnapped 12 nuns from a convent in the Christian town of Ma’loula. According to local authorities on Tuesday, the militants took the nuns to the nearby town of Yabrud after they stormed the convent on Monday. There is no word on the fate of the nuns, but militants are usually known to kill people they kidnap. The militants fighting against... 

The United States and Israel, both supporters of the insurgency in Syria, have been overwhelmed by the ongoing crisis in that country, an analyst tells Press TV. “…I feel that at this time, Syria has been such a disaster in terms of public relations for America and for Israel,” Mark Glenn said in a Sunday interview. “The whole world knows what took place there, that this was not some grassroots...