An Iranian nuclear physicist has been killed in Tehran – a killing the government is placing squarely on the shoulders of the US and Israel. The US has denied this calling it absurd. Massoud Ali Mohammadi was leaving for his job at Tehran University, when a bomb placed on a motorcycle near his house went off. Al Jazeera’s Alireza Roenghi reports from Tehran (12 Jan 10).
Archaeologists in the old city of Nazareth in Israel have discovered what they claim may have been a home dating back to the era of Jesus Christ. Christ is believed to have spent his early childhood there. Al Jazeera’s Nisreen El-Shamyleh reports from Nazareth on the firts structure from the early Roman period to be unearthed in that part of the world.
For seven years, Saeed Darwish of Bethlehem has had to apply for an Israeli permit to be able to live in his own hmoe in a part of the city that Israel says is under its jurisdiction.
But a month ago, Israeli authorities decided not to renew his permit, leaving the family’s sole breadwinner stranded.
Now, Darwish must decide whether to stay in his home or go to work and risk being denied permission to return.
Al Jazeera’s Nisreen El-Shamayleh reports frmo the occupied West Bank.
The UK government has denounced an arrest warrant against Tzipi Livni, the former Israeli foreign minister.
On Sunday, a UK court isseud the warrant against Livni for her role in alleged war crimes during the War on Gaza. The Israeli government has criticised the move.
Britain’s foreign office says it is investigating the incident which is straining relations between the two countries.
Al Jazeera’s Barbara Serra reports.
A court in the UK has issued – and then cancelled – an arrest warrant against Israeli opposition leader Tzipi Livni.
According to the Guardian newspaper, the warrant was issued at the request of lawyres representing pro-Palestinian activists and sought Livni’s arrest on suspicion of war crimes related to last year’s War on Gaza.
Al Jazeera’s Lauren Patterson reports.