Palestine
Tantawi receives Palestinian president in Cairo
Egypt
October 22, 2011
Tantawi receives Palestinian president in Cairo
On Saturday Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, head of the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, received Palestinian President Mahmoud…
Shalit deal: Win-win-win?
Egypt
October 19, 2011
Shalit deal: Win-win-win?
On Tuesday, Egypt became the focus of the world’s attention when the country served as the logistical center of a…
Hamas leader in Cairo: Prisoners’ release is a victory
Egypt
October 19, 2011
Hamas leader in Cairo: Prisoners’ release is a victory
Khaled Meshaal, chief of the Hamas political bureau, celebrated Wednesday the release of 477 Palestinian prisoners from Israeli prisons, the…
Hamas releases Israeli soldier in prisoner swap: Hamas source
World
October 18, 2011
Hamas releases Israeli soldier in prisoner swap: Hamas source
Gaza's Hamas Islamist rulers released captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit on Tuesday in return for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, a…
Israel names prisoners to be freed in swap deal
World
October 16, 2011
Israel names prisoners to be freed in swap deal
Israel Sunday made public the names of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners it will free in exchange for soldier Gilad Shalit…
Israeli sources: Hamas linked prisoner swap to moving headquarters to Cairo
Egypt
October 14, 2011
Israeli sources: Hamas linked prisoner swap to moving headquarters to Cairo
Egypt will allow the vice president of Hamas' political bureau, Moussa Abu Marzouk, to move from Damascus to Cairo and…
Palestine’s battle of empty stomachs
Opinion
October 14, 2011
Palestine’s battle of empty stomachs
You may or may not have heard that a number of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails have been on a…
Palestinian prisoners’ hunger strike resonates worldwide
Egypt
October 14, 2011
Palestinian prisoners’ hunger strike resonates worldwide
Hundreds of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli prisons are currently on the 18th day of a hunger strike that began…
Israeli hostage Gilad Shalit handed over to Egypt
Egypt
October 12, 2011
Israeli hostage Gilad Shalit handed over to Egypt
Gilad Shalit, the Israeli soldier held captive by Hamas, was handed over to Egyptian authorities on Tuesday, in a swap…
Palestine state quest wins victory in UNESCO vote
World
October 6, 2011
Palestine state quest wins victory in UNESCO vote
PARIS - Palestine has won a first diplomatic victory in its quest for statehood as UNESCO's executive committee backed its…