Palestinian authority
Palestinian journalist gets jail term for Abbas insult
World
March 28, 2013
Palestinian journalist gets jail term for Abbas insult
A Palestinian court sentenced a local journalist to a year in jail on Thursday over a picture posted on Facebook…
Palestine, 1998: Artist Shuruq Harb questions snapshots in time
Art news
March 26, 2013
Palestine, 1998: Artist Shuruq Harb questions snapshots in time
“Battles of Images” was a series of talks centered around an examination of photojournalism and its links to aid held…
Israel to transfer blocked Palestinian funds: PM’s office
World
March 25, 2013
Israel to transfer blocked Palestinian funds: PM’s office
Israel is to resume the transfer of tariffs and tax monies it collects on behalf of the Palestinian Authority, which…
Egypt foreign minister to meet with Abbas
Egypt
December 29, 2012
Egypt foreign minister to meet with Abbas
Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr and Arab League Secretary General Nabil al-Araby left Cairo on Saturday morning to the Jordanian…
Israel to withhold Palestinian funds until March
World
December 12, 2012
Israel to withhold Palestinian funds until March
Israel will withhold tax revenues from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' administration until March at least in response to his statehood…
‘Sixty samples taken’ in Arafat poison probe
World
December 2, 2012
‘Sixty samples taken’ in Arafat poison probe
Around 60 samples were taken from the remains of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat for a probe into whether…
Israel withholds Palestinian funds after UN vote
World
December 2, 2012
Israel withholds Palestinian funds after UN vote
Israel said on Sunday it was withholding this month's transfer of tax revenues to the Palestinian Authority, after the United…
UN set for implicit recognition of Palestinian state, despite US, Israel threats
World
November 29, 2012
UN set for implicit recognition of Palestinian state, despite US, Israel threats
The UN General Assembly is set to implicitly recognize a sovereign state of Palestine on Thursday despite threats by the…
Israel ministry proposes ‘toppling’ Abbas over UN
World
November 14, 2012
Israel ministry proposes ‘toppling’ Abbas over UN
Israel's foreign ministry has proposed in a policy paper "toppling" Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas if a Palestinian bid for state…
Palestinian aide discounts Israeli sanctions threat
World
November 12, 2012
Palestinian aide discounts Israeli sanctions threat
Israel will not carry out its threat of financial sanctions if Palestinians achieve a statehood upgrade at the United Nations,…