New reports of "rejected" Palestinian peace deal
A map reportedly drawn by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas apparently shows an Israeli peace deal from 2008 that was ignored
- 23 May 2013
Rafsanjani: "It's not possible to run [Iran] worse than this"
Disqualified presidential candidate Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has criticised Iran's Guardian Council, calling them "ignorant"
- 23 May 2013
VIDEO: Mortar shelling in Lebanon as Syrian sectarianism spills over
Fierce fighting that included heavy mortar shelling killed six people overnight Wednesday in Tripoli after efforts to reach a cease-fire between Jabal Mohsen and neighboring Sunni areas faltered
- 23 May 2013
Major incident in South London with reports of shootings and a beheading
Reports suggest that a serving solider has been "hacked to bits" in Woolwich by two men with "meat cleavers" and guns
- 22 May 2013
Saudi Arabia and Turkey announce military co-operation
Saudi Arabia and Turkey have signed new industrial and defence agreements seeking to "enhance" both countries "in all fields"
- 21 May 2013
EU set to add Hezbollah "military wing" to terror list
Following British intervention, the European Union is poised to add Hezbollah's crudely defined "military wing" to its official list of terror organisations
- 21 May 2013
EXCLUSIVE: Saudi Arabia blocks Jerusalem Post access
The Commentator can exclusively reveal that access to the Jerusalem Post website has been restricted in Saudi Arabia
- 21 May 2013
Saudi Arabia beheads Yemenis, displays corpses in public
Saudi Arabia's interior ministry has reported the beheading and subsequent display of five Yemeni men charged with murder and robbery
- 21 May 2013
Does this video show Pope Francis performing an exorcism?
A new video has surfaced, which some claim shows Pope Francis performing an exorcism in front of cameras in St. Peter's Square
- 21 May 2013
Will smoking weed make you skinnier?
New research suggests a relationship between marijuana intake and weight-gain
- 21 May 2013
London gay hate attack leaves magazine editor beaten
Christopher Bryant, editor of gay and lesbian magazine Polari, was viciously beaten in an anti-gay attack last night
- 20 May 2013
Swastika flag flies over Palestinian village
The Tazpit News Agency has provided an image of a Nazi flag flying over the Palestinian village of Beit Ummar in the West Bank
- 20 May 2013
Sectarian violence in Egypt sees two churches attacked in one week
Various reports state that two Christian churches were attacked in Egypt last week, ending in the death of a Coptic man
- 20 May 2013
Iran hangs CIA and Mossad "spies"
Iran's Fars news agency reports the hanging of two spies, one Israeli and one American
- 19 May 2013
Male botox booms in Argentina
Men are set to account for up to 40 percent of non or minimally invasive beauty treatments in Argentina over the next five years
- 17 May 2013
Latest on the blog
- Major incident in South London with reports of shootings and a beheading
- Saudi Arabia beheads Yemenis, displays corpses in public
- Swastika flag flies over Palestinian village
- VIDEO: BBC presenter slapped down over question of Farage's drinking and smoking habits
- VIDEOS: The Best of Galloway, May 2013
- NY Democrat pleads with Republican not to share document proposing confiscation of guns
- Sunday Times blood libel cartoon, on Holocaust Memorial Day no less
- Palestinian jailed for Facebook like
- 'Muslim Patrol' vigilantes attempt to control London streets
- Saudi cleric who raped and killed daughter receives small fine
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