Palestine

Egypt opens Rafah border crossing for 4 days
Egypt

Egypt opens Rafah border crossing for 4 days

Egyptian authorities opened the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip to travelers from both sides for the…
Palestinian shot dead by Israeli troops in West Bank
Middle East

Palestinian shot dead by Israeli troops in West Bank

Palestinian police says Israeli troops have shot and killed a 17-year-old boy and injured five others who clashed with them.The…
Gaza’s water shortage worsening, no easy solutions seen
Middle East

Gaza’s water shortage worsening, no easy solutions seen

Marwan An-Najar, a Palestinian from the south of the Gaza Strip, says he has not tasted sweet tap water in…
Israel approves 2,500 West Bank settler homes
Middle East

Israel approves 2,500 West Bank settler homes

Israel says it has approved 2,500 West Bank settlement homes. Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed…
Israeli leader accepts invitation from Trump to visit US
Middle East

Israeli leader accepts invitation from Trump to visit US

Israel's prime minister on Sunday accepted an invitation to visit the White House next month in hopes of forging a…
Middle East expects big changes under Trump
Middle East

Middle East expects big changes under Trump

Donald Trump's all-but-dismissal of human rights as a foreign policy principle could hit like an earthquake across a Middle East…
Germany urges Israel to scrap ‘illegal’ settlement bill
Middle East

Germany urges Israel to scrap ‘illegal’ settlement bill

Germany urged Israel in unusually strong language on Wednesday to scrap legislation that would legalize Israeli settlement homes built on…
Middle East wants to become an international hiking destination
Life & Style

Middle East wants to become an international hiking destination

Tourism offices in the Middle East are hoping to lure more visitors to the area by promoting their hiking trails. They…
Palestinian assailant with knife shot dead in West Bank: Israeli army
Middle East

Palestinian assailant with knife shot dead in West Bank: Israeli army

A Palestinian armed with a knife attempted to stab an Israeli soldier at a checkpoint in the occupied West Bank…
In Gaza and West Bank, Palestinian journalists fear squeeze on free press
Middle East

In Gaza and West Bank, Palestinian journalists fear squeeze on free press

On Sept. 1, half a dozen Hamas security officials called at the home of Mohammed Othman, a young journalist in…
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