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The Israeli government has again threatened to withhold the tax revenues it collects on behalf of the Palestinian Authority if President Mahmoud Abbas presses ahead with his bid for...

EXCLUSIVE PICTURESThe President of the Palestinian Authority and the Head of the Political Bureau of the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, have declared the "kick-off" of a new and "real"...

The Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar University and Mosque has warned that Israel's plans for the Judaisation of occupied Jerusalem and attacks on Al-Aqsa Mosque are a red line that...

The President of the Palestinian Authority has met with the head of Tunisia's Al-Nahda movement. Mahmoud Abbas met Sheikh Rachid Al Ghannouchi at his home in Tunis last Friday....

The Egyptian Foreign Minister, Mohamed Kamel Amr, has said that the Palestinian issue is one of the top challenges faced by the Islamic world on a political level. During...

A senior member of the PLO Executive Committee has welcomed the conclusions and recommendations of the UN's Human Rights Council report on Israel. Dr. Hanan Ashrawi described it as...

Israeli economic reports claim that a special team in the office of the Israeli Prime Minister has estimated that budget cuts totalling 27 billion shekels (around $7 billion) will...

In its efforts to reclaim rights for Palestinian prisoners being held by Israel, Palestine's Ministry of Prisoners' Affairs is to file a complaint with the UN Security Council. Minister...

The Deputy Head of the Hamas political bureau, Dr. Mousa Abu Marzouk, has denied any dispute over Mahmoud Abbas's presidency of the next, unified Palestinian government. He added that...

A wave of emigrants from the Israeli-Russian community has been caused by "dire living conditions" in Israel, claims an Israeli technician of Russian origin. Writing in Yedioth Ahronoth, Igor...

Palestinian losses resulting from the Israeli occupation have been estimated at around $7 billion every year, claims a report issued by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). The difficult...

Palestinian prisoners in Israel's Ishel Prison announced on Friday that they are to stage a one-day hunger strike in protest against the treatment they get from the prison staff...

An official source has revealed that the Israeli and Palestinian governments will be meeting today, Wednesday, to discuss the transfer of tax revenues collected by Israel on behalf of...

Israeli forces shooting into Jabaliya refugee camp in northern Gaza have wounded two young Palestinians. A spokesman for the Ministry of Health said that the two were taken to...

Khan Younis Municipality in the southern Gaza Strip has embarked on a massive sanitation project in cooperation with the Coastal Municipalities Water Utility (CMWU). The project is funded by...

The Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Ekmal El-Din Ihsan Oglo, on Sunday announced that an international seminar to discuss heritage sites and the importance of protecting...

The Vice-Chairman of Egypt's Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) has called for an end to police violence and killings. Dr. Essam El-Erian said that nobody can accept such actions...

Egyptian political parties and groups have signed a document renouncing violence, a move called for by the authorities at Al-Azhar Mosque and University during a meeting they sponsored on...

Egypt's Interior Ministry has announced the arrest of 129 members of the now notorious Black Bloc militia. The Assistant Minister for National Security Affairs confirmed the arrests while attending...

The Leader of the Islamic Movement in Israel, Sheikh Raed Salah, has described the latest Israeli building work at the Ma'man Allah Cemetery in Jerusalem as one of "a...

The Secretary-General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation has sent a letter to the US President urging him to fulfil America's obligations towards the Palestinians. Dr. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu told...

EXCLUSIVE PICTURES Osama Hamdan, a member of the Hamas' political bureau and the official responsible for its foreign affairs, has visited the Gaza Strip where he is due to...

Israel's occupation forces have arrested another five Palestinians in the occupied West Bank following a sweep through Nablus, Ramallah and Hebron. Witnesses said that the Israelis used an explosive device...

According to the Maariv newspaper website, representatives of the Shas Party delivered a message from Rabbi Ovadia Yosef (the party's spiritual leader) to Israeli President, Shimon Peres, warning him...

According to the Hebrew newspaper Haaretz, a study published last week entitled New Colonial Israel indicates that Israel is at the forefront of countries taken by the phenomenon of...

Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi has announced plans to revitalise the services provided along the Suez Canal, including the computerisation of access. He also used his speech at the inauguration...

Israeli soldiers have fired live bullets killing a female Palestinian student and injuring two others at the entrance of Al-Aroub Agriculture College in a refugee camp in the West...

Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said on Sunday that he opposes the establishment of a Palestinian state and proposed 'a form of rule' in parts of the territories occupied...

Israeli aircraft have attacked targets in South Lebanon owned by Hezbollah, Lebanese and Israeli media outlets report. The official Lebanese news agency said that the Israeli Air Force flew...

Israel has dropped from 92nd place on the Reporters without Borders' press freedom index in 2012 to 112th place in 2013 out of 179 countries. The organization points out...

A group known as the Black Bloc has claimed responsibility for a series of attacks against the offices of the Muslim Brotherhood and security forces over the past few...

EXCLUSIVE PICTURES The Palestinian Prime Minister in Gaza has announced that a military academy is to be built in the territory. Speaking during the graduation ceremony of a military...