simmons | September 11, 2011
The Egyptian government's vowed to tighten security and keep order in Cairo, where an angry mob stormed and sacked the Isareli embassy on Friday night. Three people died and more than a thousand were injured in clashes, after a demonstration demanding faster political reforms turned against the embassy
simmons | September 11, 2011
As tensions run high after Egyptian protesters stormed the Israeli embassy building in Cairo, what does the future hold for peace between Israel and its biggest Arab neighbour?
simmons | September 11, 2011
RAMALLAH, West Bank. Thats it, the Palestinian Authority has officially launched its campaign to join to United Nations as a full member state, a move it hopes to achieve within just a few weeks.
simmons | September 11, 2011
A short documentary about the Holocaust.
simmons | September 11, 2011
Israel and Egypt's leadership tried Saturday to limit the damage in ties after protesters stormed Israel's embassy in Cairo, trashing offices and prompting the evacuation of nearly the entire embassy staff from Egypt. (Sept
simmons | September 11, 2011
Hundreds of people have been injured, cars have been torched and the Israeli embassy has been evacuated after thousands of protesters stormed the building. The protests that started off peacefully in Cairo's Tahrir square on Friday, soon turned angry with demonstrators facing off with riot police throughout the night. Sherine Tadros has this report from the Egyptian capital.
simmons | September 11, 2011
Egyptian police and military forces firing tear gas moved against hundreds of protesters in Cairo on Friday night, trying to push them away from the Israeli embassy. A stand-off between protesters and police followed, with both sides firing firebombs at the each other. Crowds first gathered throughout the afternoon as well as into the night, advancing on the embassy and tearing down large sections of a security wall outside the 21-storey building
simmons | September 9, 2011
Academy Award winning actress Helen Mirren revealed in a recent interview that she lived on a kibbutz in Israel during the 1960's. Interviewed about her new movie The Debt where she plays a retired Mossad agent, Mirren said she visited Israel to prepare for the film role and even studied Hebrew. However she said it was not her first visit to the Holy Land
simmons | September 9, 2011
Palestinians have started their campaign for statehood ahead of the upcoming United Nations vote. They carried a letter to the UN mission in Ramallah, saying their rallies will continue until Palestine becomes a member state. Washington meanwhile says it will veto any such bid if it comes to the UN Security Council.
simmons | September 9, 2011
Clashes with police in Israel as 'social justice' campaign continues In Israel, angry protesters have clashed with police in Tel Aviv after authorities moved to dismantle a tent city. he camp was part of a nationwide protest against the high cost of living and social inequality. RT's Paula Slier reports.
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