Palestine
Palestinians: No talks without settlement freeze
World
September 29, 2011
Palestinians: No talks without settlement freeze
RAMALLAH - The Palestinians can't resume negotiations with Israel under current conditions and will pursue their bid to win UN…
The future of Elias Khoury’s ‘Bab el-Shams’
Books
September 27, 2011
The future of Elias Khoury’s ‘Bab el-Shams’
– “Palestine,” said Lebanese novelist Elias Khoury, “is my country of choice.” Under the banner of “Translating Palestine,” Khoury spoke…
Israel ordered to pay in Palestinian girl’s death
World
September 26, 2011
Israel ordered to pay in Palestinian girl’s death
JERUSALEM - An Israeli court has ordered the government to pay US$432,000 to the family of a prominent Palestinian peace…
President Abbas declares ‘Palestinian Spring’
World
September 25, 2011
President Abbas declares ‘Palestinian Spring’
RAMALLAH - Thousands of Palestinians cheering and waving flags gave President Mahmoud Abbas a hero's welcome in the West Bank…
Official denies media claims of Egyptians’ involvement in Eilat attack
Egypt
September 24, 2011
Official denies media claims of Egyptians’ involvement in Eilat attack
An Egyptian official source dismissed as false Israeli media reports claiming that an attack on the Israeli city of Eilat,…
A new stage for the Palestinian cause
Opinion
September 23, 2011
A new stage for the Palestinian cause
Israel, along with the United States and some major European countries, is expected to exert all efforts to abort the…
Egypt ambiguous on Palestinian UN bid
Egypt
September 23, 2011
Egypt ambiguous on Palestinian UN bid
Egypt's official position remains ambiguous with regard to the Palestinians' diplomatic quest to become the United Nations' 194th member. President…
The joke of Palestinian statehood
Opinion
September 23, 2011
The joke of Palestinian statehood
What can be done with one fifth of a homeland, a quarter of a nation and half an authority? Can…
Figures of Defiance: Refugees in Palestinian literature
Books
September 21, 2011
Figures of Defiance: Refugees in Palestinian literature
In Jabra Ibrahim Jabra’s largely escapist novel “The Ship,” written a few years after the Arab defeat of 1967, an…
EU’s Ashton in Cairo for talks on Mideast peace
Egypt
September 12, 2011
EU’s Ashton in Cairo for talks on Mideast peace
Egypt's Foreign Minister has told European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton that Arabs are supporting Palestinian plans for statehood…