Palestine
Arab UN committee to meet French ambassador over Palestine
Egypt
May 28, 2015
Arab UN committee to meet French ambassador over Palestine
The Arab ministerial committee responsible for monitoring the Palestine file in the United Nations will meet in Cairo with the…
Egypt to leave Rafah crossing open Thursday
Egypt
May 28, 2015
Egypt to leave Rafah crossing open Thursday
Egyptian authorities have decided to extend the opening of Rafah crossing to Thursday for the return of stranded Palestinians and…
Gazans reach beyond blockade through start-up
Middle East
May 20, 2015
Gazans reach beyond blockade through start-up
Dozens of workers sit with their eyes glued to computer screens and fingers clicking away on keyboards writing code and…
Vatican agrees first treaty with State of Palestine, solidifying relationship
Middle East
May 14, 2015
Vatican agrees first treaty with State of Palestine, solidifying relationship
The Vatican concluded its first treaty that formally recognises the State of Palestine, a move that gives legal weight to…
West Bank village challenges Israel’s iron grip on planning
Middle East
May 10, 2015
West Bank village challenges Israel’s iron grip on planning
It was a large house with three floors and freshly painted pale blue shutters that had just been built for…
Gaza rally for Palestinian unity ends in scuffles
Middle East
April 29, 2015
Gaza rally for Palestinian unity ends in scuffles
A Palestinian unity rally attended by hundreds in Gaza on Wednesday ended in scuffles that showed the depth of divisions…
Police: Knife-wielding Palestinian shot dead near Jerusalem
Middle East
April 25, 2015
Police: Knife-wielding Palestinian shot dead near Jerusalem
Israeli police shot dead a knife-wielding Palestinian who attempted to stab colleagues at an east Jerusalem checkpoint, a spokeswoman said…
UK’s Labour leader says would recognize Palestine at right moment
Middle East
April 10, 2015
UK’s Labour leader says would recognize Palestine at right moment
The leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party said on Friday he favored recognizing Palestine as a state if such a…
Police: Palestinians expand security control in West Bank
Middle East
April 9, 2015
Police: Palestinians expand security control in West Bank
Palestinian police said on Wednesday they had extended their security control in parts of the occupied West Bank following a…
Abbas rejects Israel’s partial transfer of Palestinian tax revenue
Middle East
April 6, 2015
Abbas rejects Israel’s partial transfer of Palestinian tax revenue
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said on Sunday Israel had released frozen tax revenue to the Authority but that he…