Palestine
In rebuff to Trump, Palestinian businesses call for freedom, not cash
Middle East
June 20, 2019
In rebuff to Trump, Palestinian businesses call for freedom, not cash
RAMALLAH (Reuters) – Palestinian businessmen boycotting the Trump administration’s Bahrain workshop designed to encourage investment in the territories say only…
Record 70.8 million people displaced at end of 2018: UN
World
June 19, 2019
Record 70.8 million people displaced at end of 2018: UN
More than 70 million people were counted last year as displaced from their homes, a record that underestimates the real…
Israel’s Netanyahu names new Golan settlement ‘Trump Heights’
Middle East
June 17, 2019
Israel’s Netanyahu names new Golan settlement ‘Trump Heights’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday unveiled a gold-trimmed sign naming a proposed new community on the disputed Golan Heights…
Israeli warplanes strike in east Gaza after rocket hits town
Middle East
June 14, 2019
Israeli warplanes strike in east Gaza after rocket hits town
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli warplanes struck a militant site in the east Gaza Strip early Friday, Palestinian witnesses said, after a…
Arab League: Israel-Palestinian peace must have 2 states
Middle East
June 14, 2019
Arab League: Israel-Palestinian peace must have 2 states
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of the Arab League is warning against any peace plan that ignores a two-state…
Jordan says still undecided on Mideast peace conference
Middle East
June 14, 2019
Jordan says still undecided on Mideast peace conference
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordan says it has not decided whether to attend the Trump administration’s Mideast peace conference, appearing…
Israeli military says it has targeted militant sites in Gaza
Middle East
June 14, 2019
Israeli military says it has targeted militant sites in Gaza
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military says it struck several militant sites in the Gaza Strip after a Palestinian rocket…
Palestinians urge Egypt, Jordan to reconsider going to U.S.-led conference
Middle East
June 12, 2019
Palestinians urge Egypt, Jordan to reconsider going to U.S.-led conference
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Palestinians urged Egypt and Jordan on Wednesday to reconsider their attendance at a U.S.-led conference…
US envoy, in interview, does not rule out Israeli annexation in West Bank
Middle East
June 9, 2019
US envoy, in interview, does not rule out Israeli annexation in West Bank
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The US ambassador to Israel did not rule out an Israeli move to annex parts of the…
Egypt to open Rafah border crossing after four day closure
Egypt
June 8, 2019
Egypt to open Rafah border crossing after four day closure
Egyptian authorities are set to open the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza strip in North Sinai on Sunday in…