Palestine

Palestinians: No talks without settlement freeze
World

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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