Palestinian Authority (PA)
Palestinians take tentative step towards local elections
Middle East
August 18, 2016
Palestinians take tentative step towards local elections
Palestinian political parties began registering candidates for municipal elections on Wednesday, the first step in years towards a democratic vote…
Palestinians prepared to trigger case as they join ICC
World
April 1, 2015
Palestinians prepared to trigger case as they join ICC
The Palestinian Authority joined the International Criminal Court on Wednesday, a move deeply opposed by Israel, vowing to hand over suspects…
Palestinian official blames border crossing dilemma on government disputes
Egypt
February 25, 2015
Palestinian official blames border crossing dilemma on government disputes
Internal disagreements within the Palestinian Authority (PA) is delaying the settlement on the managements of land crossings between Egypt and…
Egypt, Palestinians in contact to open Rafah crossing
Egypt
November 5, 2014
Egypt, Palestinians in contact to open Rafah crossing
The Palestinian Authority has revealed that contacts are being made with Egypt to open the Rafah border crossing one day…
US pledges aid as Ban warns of Gaza ‘tinderbox’
World
October 12, 2014
US pledges aid as Ban warns of Gaza ‘tinderbox’
US Secretary of State John Kerry pledged $212 million in aid to Gaza at a donors meeting in Cairo Sunday,…
Palestinians play down threat to dismantle Authority
World
April 22, 2014
Palestinians play down threat to dismantle Authority
The Palestinians on Tuesday played down a threat to dismantle the Western-backed Palestinian Authority, which is Israel's interlocutor, if US-sponsored…
Palestinians say Kerry appeasing Israel over Iran- at their expense
World
December 9, 2013
Palestinians say Kerry appeasing Israel over Iran- at their expense
A senior Palestinian official said the United States was asking Palestinians to make security concessions in peace talks with Israel…
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…
Palestinians start to feel pain from new strategy
World
July 11, 2011
Palestinians start to feel pain from new strategy
RAMALLAH--The Palestinians' drive to forge a new Middle East strategy, opposed by Israel and the United States, is starting to…
Palestinian reactions to explosive Al Jazeera revelations vary
Egypt
January 24, 2011
Palestinian reactions to explosive Al Jazeera revelations vary
Jerusalem--On Sunday, Qatar-based satellite news channel Al Jazeera published hundreds of confidential documents pertaining to suspended peace talks between Israel…