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Jewish settlers storm Al-Aqsa compound in East Jerusalem
Middle East
May 17, 2015
Jewish settlers storm Al-Aqsa compound in East Jerusalem
Scores of Jewish settlers on Sunday forced their way into Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem, a Palestinian official…
Arab lawyers commemorate Palestinian “nakba”
Egypt
May 17, 2015
Arab lawyers commemorate Palestinian “nakba”
The Cairo-based Arab Lawyers Union is commemorating the Palestinian Nakba with a conference and a protest outside the Egyptian Lawyers…
UN Middle East peace envoy arrives in Cairo on first visit
Egypt
May 2, 2015
UN Middle East peace envoy arrives in Cairo on first visit
The United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process arrived in Cairo late Friday, on his first visit to…
Israeli settlers descend upon Nablus shrine in West Bank
Middle East
April 8, 2015
Israeli settlers descend upon Nablus shrine in West Bank
Dozens of Israeli settlers descended upon Joseph’s tomb on Wednesday in the city of Nablus, north of the West Bank, Egypt’s…
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…
Sussex students join boycott of Israel on Palestinian Land Day
Egypt
March 30, 2015
Sussex students join boycott of Israel on Palestinian Land Day
Students at the University of Sussex have voted for joining a UK-based campaign calling for the boycott of Israel, the…
Israel to release tax funds to Palestinians: PM’s office
World
March 27, 2015
Israel to release tax funds to Palestinians: PM’s office
Israel will release to the Palestinian Authority tax funds it collects on its behalf and withheld as punishment for its…
Israelis vote in tight race after last-ditch Netanyahu plea
World
March 17, 2015
Israelis vote in tight race after last-ditch Netanyahu plea
Israelis voted Tuesday in an election expected to be a close-fought battle between the center left and Prime Minister Benjamin…
For Palestinians, Israel’s election offers bleak horizon
World
March 11, 2015
For Palestinians, Israel’s election offers bleak horizon
As Israelis prepare to elect a new government next week, the view from the Palestinian territories in the West Bank…
Israeli forces open fire on Palestinian fishermen in Gaza
Egypt
March 2, 2015
Israeli forces open fire on Palestinian fishermen in Gaza
Israeli forces opened fire early Monday on Palestinian fishermen off the coast of the Gaza Strip, Egypt’s state-run MENA reported,…