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EXCLUSIVE PICTURES Gaza's Prime Minister, Ismail Haniya, has inaugurated a number of agricultural projects on land formerly occupied by Israeli settlers. The government is now taking advantage of the...

The Israeli Ministry of Construction and Housing has approved the building of hundreds of new settlement units in the large illegal colonies built in the north and south of...

Any attempts to undermine the mandate of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, known commonly by its acronym UNRWA, or change its...

Palestinian sources in occupied Jerusalem reported that the Israeli forces detained on Sunday, July 17, the wife of the Jerusalemite prisoner, Moneir Atoun, while she was visiting her husband...

UNESCO has denied reports that it has recognised the occupied city of Jerusalem as the "capital of Israel" and announcing such formal recognition on its website. The UN Educational,...

An organisation in Algeria which offers support for the Palestinian people has announced a series of projects and charity events to support the Holy City of Jerusalem and its...

Thousands of Palestinians in Israel demonstrated in the northern city of Nazareth demanding the immediate release of Sheikh Raed Salah, who is detained, without charge, in a British high...

The Palestinian National Assembly for Jerusalem is the highest representative body for Palestinians in the Holy City, with members from all Palestinian political parties, Muslim and Christian religious denominations...

EXCLUSIVE PICTURES Adhan Abu Selmiya, the media spokesman for the Ambulance Services in the Gaza Strip, confirmed that the number of casualties admitted to the four hospitals across the...

The Deputy Chairman of the Political Bureau of Hamas has announced that Hamas and Fatah have agreed a reconciliation deal. Dr. Mousa Abu Marzouk said that it is now...

An Israeli minister has called for the prosecution of the former head of the country's intelligence service, Mossad. Science and Technology Minister Daniel Hershkowitz made his call following recent...

EXCLUSIVE PICTURES On Tuesday (26.04.2011), the Sri Lankan ambassador in the Palestinian territories, Jaya Singh, met with the head of the Palestinian Legislative Council, Dr Aziz Duweik, along with...

Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has confirmed his government's commitment to the construction and development of occupied Jerusalem, through the implementation of a number of Judaization projects supported by...

A leading Israeli rabbi has called on his government to "encourage Bedouins to return to their native land in Saudi Arabia and Libya". Rabbi Dov Lior made his statement during...

A newly published report has uncovered tensions in the relationship between Israeli soldiers and their leaders. The Israeli daily, Ha'aretz, published on Sunday, May 29, the final annual report...

A call for "million-man" marches in support of the Palestinians has been made by Egypt's Coalition of the Youth of the Revolution. The first march, to be held in Alexandria...

Egypt's foreign minister, Dr Nabil El Arabi, has affirmed that the detention of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails and the torture and killing of some, "represents a flagrant violation...

The prominent Egyptian scholar Sheikh Youssef El Qaradawi, who heads the Board of Trustees of the Quds International Institute, has called on the Arab world's revolutionaries to act promptly...

EXCLUSIVE PICTURES Gaza's fishermen have staged a sit-in demanding that the ban and naval blockade imposed on the sector be lifted. They also demanded international protection and an increase...

The Islamic movement in occupied Palestine has denounced a proposal by the Israeli occupation authorities to turn down the sound of the call for prayer in the mosques of...

A senior member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization and Chairman of the Palestinian delegation for the negotiations, has said that the Israeli government is neither...

Arab members of the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, have called Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's statements about the status of the Arab minority in the Palestinian "attempts to mislead and...

EXCLUSIVE PICTURES Dozens of entries have been received for a photography competition organised by the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestinian refugees living around the world. Many...

Minister for the Middle East and North Africa Alistair Burt comments following Israel's announcement that 1500 additional settlements will be built in East Jerusalem. UK Foreign Minister Alistair Burt...

EXCLUSIVE PICTURES The Minister of Agriculture in the Gaza Strip, Dr Mohammad Ramadan al-Agha, has announced government plans to supply 50 fishermen with fishing boats free of charge. Forty...

In the first Israeli reaction to the appointment of Egypt's Foreign Minister, Dr Nabil El Arabi, as a replacement for Amr Mussa as the new Secretary General of the...

The Palestinian Prime Minister in Gaza has stressed the importance of implementing the reconciliation agreement with assiduousness and honesty. Ismail Haniyeh called on all Arab states to provide political,...

An opinion poll conducted by Israel's Dahaf Institute has revealed that just over half of Israelis do not reject the release of any number of Palestinian detainees, including those...

EXCLUSIVE PICTURES On Thursday 12.05.2011 and in a first of its kind event in the West Bank, 22 special needs couples celebrated their wedding in a collective ceremony in...

A human rights centre has revealed that the Israeli occupation authorities have detained more than 80 Jerusalemite children in the past two months. The Research and Documentation Unit in...

The Egyptian authorities are releasing 12 Palestinians from Akrab Prison in Cairo. The freed prisoners are, it is claimed, now on their way to Gaza. According to Emad El...

The Islamic Resistance Movement has accused Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas of being hostile to the Egyptian revolution and defending the regime of the former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak....