New Hamas Chief To Be Announced Soon
The new leadership of Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas will be announced in the coming days, officials said Sunday, while it also prepared to unveil a new version of its charter. Ismail Haniya,...
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Is the Middle East Trump’s New Playground?
As the United States marks 100 days since President Donald Trump assumed office, analysts say his sporadic policies in the Middle East have only made the region a more volatile place. During his...
Hamas To Amend Controversial Charter In Bid To Ease Ties
Hamas is to unveil a new version of its controversial founding charter which called for the destruction of Israel in a bid to ease its international isolation, party officials said. Leaders of the...
Clashes At Protests To Support Palestinian Hunger Strikers
Palestinians clashed with Israeli soldiers across the occupied West Bank on Friday in support of hundreds of Palestinians on hunger strike in Israeli prisons. Clashes took place near Israeli...
Palestinian ‘day of Rage’ In Support of Prisoners
Palestinians prepared for a "day of rage" across the occupied Palestinian territories on Friday in solidarity with more than 1,500 prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli prisons. A day of clashes was...
Rights Group Fears Gaza Fuel ‘catastrophe’
An Israeli rights group warned Thursday that cutting power to the Gaza Strip would have "catastrophic consequences" after Israel said the Palestinian Authority was refusing to pay the bill. Hit by...
Palestinians On Strike In Solidarity With Prisoners
Schools, banks and businesses across the West Bank were closed on Thursday as Palestinians observed a general strike in solidarity with more than 1,500 prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails....
Palestinians Strike In Support of Protesting Prisoners
Palestinians held a general strike on Thursday in solidarity with hundreds of prisoners in Israeli jails on hunger strike for 11 days, with some officials calling it the largest in years. Stores were...
Gaza Power Cuts Causing Humanitarian Crisis
Constant fuel shortages and insufficent infrastructure have brought about a "humanitarian crisis" for Palestinians in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, the World Bank said on Thursday. In a report ahead of...
Youth Leaders Join In the Fight Against Child Labour and Trafficking
Do you agree the youth in the world are a powerful resource for development? In Ghana four young people, Priscilla Sekyiwah Afful, Josephine Honore, Mia Nielsen and Emmanuel Yamoah are currently...
Netanyahu Cancels Meeting With German Minister After Dispute
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cancelled talks on Tuesday with German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel after the visiting diplomat declined to call off meetings with rights groups critical of...
Gazans Create Own Limo From Five Different Cars
A Gazan firm has found a way to add style to weddings in the Palestinian enclave despite being unable to import a limousine: make one with parts from five cars. Wedding planner Salama al-Odi sought...
Clashes At Protest To Support Palestinian Hunger Strikers
Several dozen Palestinian protesters clashed with Israeli forces Thursday outside a prison where detainees are on a hunger strike, while a group of Israeli hardliners nearby taunted prisoners by...
Israel Lobbies FIFA As Settlement Showdown Looms
Israel is launching a diplomatic offensive against Palestinian calls for FIFA to impose sanctions over football clubs based in Jewish settlements in the occupied territories, an official said on...
Palestinians Slam Israel For Refusing Talks With Hunger Strikers
Palestinian leaders on Wednesday denounced Israel's refusal to negotiate with Palestinians on hunger strike in Israeli jails, warning of a "new intifada" if any of them die. Some 1,500 Palestinian...
Ancient Sacred Art Resurrected In City of Jesus’s Birth
Down a Bethlehem alleyway, sunlight illuminates a golden icon of the Virgin Mary and Jesus, signalling the revival of an ancient art being practised in the workshop inside. The building near the...
‘IS’ Rocket Fired From Egypt Hits Israel, Crossing Shut
A rocket fired from Egypt's Sinai crashed into Israel on Monday, in an attack claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group, as authorities closed a border crossing over security threats, officials...
Fresh Gaza Protests After Palestinian Pay Cut
Fresh protests against civil service pay cuts broke out in Gaza on Saturday, AFP reporters said, amid pressure on Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas to act. The decision this week by the West...
Electro Music Pioneer Braves Elements For Dead Sea Show
Electronic music pioneer Jean-Michel Jarre braved heavy winds that led to a late start for his concert at the Dead Sea aimed at drawing attention to environmental issues. The concert that began late...
Christians Hope For An ‘open Jerusalem’ For Easter
Christians in Jerusalem said Thursday that they are hoping for an "open Jerusalem" ahead of Passover and Easter celebrations in the city. Palestinian Christians from the West Bank and Gaza receive...