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Palestinian Fashion Designer Breathes New Life Into Tradition
Palestinian fashion designer Natalie Tahhan is hard at work in her Jerusalem studio, replacing the painstaking...
Israel Says Video Shows Palestinian Hunger-Strike Leader Eating
Israel's prison authority on Sunday shared a video of what it says is jailed Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti eating...
Israel Moves To Downgrade Status of Arabic Language
Israeli ministers approved a controversial bill on Sunday that would define the country as the "national home of the...
German President Seeks To Move Past Rift With Israel
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier sought to move past a diplomatic dispute between his country and Israel while...
Egypt Temporarily Reopens Gaza’s Rafah Crossing
Egypt has temporarily reopened the Rafah border crossing, in one direction, to allow hundreds of stranded Palestinians...
FIFA Gathers In Bahrain Under A Fresh Cloud
Two years on from the corruption crisis which consumed FIFA, football's governing body meets for its latest annual...
German President Visits Israel In Wake of Diplomatic Spat
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier arrived in Israel on Saturday at the start of a three-day trip just days after...
Ismail Haniya Elected New Political Chief of Hamas
Ismail Haniya has been elected as the new leader of Hamas's political bureau, according to the Palestinian movement's...
From Refugee Camp To Charismatic Hamas Leader
Ismail Haniya, named Saturday as head of Hamas, is a charismatic leader from the Gaza streets who represents the more...
Egypt Reopens Crossing With Gaza In Humanitarian Move
Egypt reopened the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip for three days starting on Saturday to allow hundreds of...
Ex-Gaza Chief Haniya Elected Leader of Hamas
Hamas's former chief in Gaza, Ismail Haniya, has been elected overall head of the Palestinian Islamist group,...
Islamic Jihad Rejects Palestine State Within 1967 Borders
The radical Palestinian group Islamic Jihad has rejected Hamas's new policy of easing its stand on Israel and accepting...
Asantehene Turns 67
Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II today, Saturday 6 May, turned 67. The overlord of Asante has been King since 26 April...
Israel’s National TV Station Airs Documentary On TB Joshua’s Relocation
Preparations for Prophet T. B. Joshua’s relocation to Israel seem to be heating up with the airing of a documentary...
Iran Army Criticises Rouhani’s Missile Comments
Iran's armed forces warned President Hassan Rouhani against discussing the country's defence programme after he...
France Bans Extremely Thin Models
A law in France banning the use of unhealthily thin fashion models has come into effect. Models will need to provide a...
Will Trump Save the Middle East Peace Process?
As he plans his first foreign trip and visits to Israel and the Palestinian territories, US President Donald Trump...
Iran’s Rouhani Slams Nuclear Deal Saboteurs In Debate
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani criticised conservative opponents for trying to sabotage the nuclear deal with world...
UNESCO Ratifies Jerusalem Resolution Slammed By Israel
The executive board of the UN's cultural agency ratified Friday a resolution that identifies Israel as "the occupying...