Ismail Haniyeh

De facto Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh announced on Tuesday that his Gaza administration will release 100 prisoners ahead of the Eid Al-Adha holiday which begins on Thursday. In a...

Any reconciliation between Hamas and Fatah must not entail security coordination with Israel, according to Ismail Haniyeh. The Prime Minister of Gaza made this announcement during a ceremony to...

Ismail Haniyeh, head of the national unity government in Gaza, criticized the international silence on what is happening to Palestinians in Gaza Strip, including the aggression and blockade, and...

The Palestinian Prime Minister in Gaza has called the decision of the Arab Peace Initiative Committee to resume negotiations with Israel an "encouragement" for the Zionist state to escalate...

EXCLUSIVE PICTURESThe Palestinian Prime Minister in Gaza, Ismail Haniyeh, has said that respect and appreciation for the efforts of Palestinian prisoners should be shown through the achievement of national...

EXCLUSIVE PICTURESThe ships had been coming to ease their suffering after three years of an Israeli-imposed siege. Instead, they now lie in an Israeli port having been hijacked in...

EXCLUSIVE PICTURES On Tuesday, tens of thousands of Palestinians gathered in Gaza City's Al-Katiba Park to celebrate the return of more than 400 Palestinian political prisoners released by Israel...

A senior member of Fatah's Central Committee has said that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas will meet the political leader of Hamas, Khaled Meshaal "to speed up national reconciliation"....

The Palestinian Prime Minister in Gaza has spoken to the Saudi Foreign Minister, Prince Saud Al Faisal, to provide an update on the prisoner swap deal struck with Israel....

The Prime Minister of the Palestinian government in Gaza has said that he and his colleagues back the establishment of a Palestinian state on "liberated land". However, said Ismail...

A senior Israeli official has warned that it would be a "diplomatic mistake" for Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to visit the Gaza Strip. Reports in the Jerusalem...

The Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority in Gaza has met with a high-ranking Fatah delegation to discuss the finalisation of the recent reconciliation agreement. During the meeting, Ismail...

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,...

The Foreign Ministry in Gaza has called on the international community to live up to its responsibility to protect the Palestinian people, and "not to remain silent about what's...

An Israeli reconnaissance plane has destroyed a roadside poster depicting Shaikh Ahmed Yassin, the founder of the Islamic Resistance Movement, and current Gaza Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh. The poster...

The Egyptian Foreign Minister has told the Palestinians that lifting the Israeli-imposed siege of Gaza – supported by the discredited Mubarak regime – is a priority for the new...

EXCLUSIVE PICTURES The elected Prime Minister in Gaza, Ismail Haniyeh, yesterday (9 January) called on Arab leaders and the President of the Arab League, Colonel Muammar Al Gaddafi, to...

EXCLUSIVE PICTURES The Ministry of Public Works in Gaza has held an exhibition to promote the construction industry in the beleaguered territory. Held in conjunction with the Palestinian Contractors...

During a visit to Gaza on Wednesday (05.01.2011), former US Attorney General, Ramsey Clark, met with Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyeh, to discuss the latest political developments within the...

The Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority in Gaza has met a representative of the Jordanian Army Chief of Staff. The delegation which met Ismail Haniyeh was headed by...

EXCLUSIVE PICTURES Muslims worldwide began today, Tuesday 16 November, to celebrate the Eid Al Adha (Festival of the Sacrifice). In Palestine, the occasion is marked with visits and sacrifices...

EXCLUSIVE PICTURESPrime Minister Ismail Haniyeh yesterday thanked the Arab Republic of Egypt for granting the rite of passage to Gazan pilgrims to go perform Hajj. Speaking after the evening...

EXCLUSIVE PICTURES The Palestinian Prime Minister has met with a French delegation at his offices in the Gaza Strip, including former French ambassador Stéphane Frédéric Hessel, one of those...

EXCLUSIVE PICTURESMembers of the International Council of Elders began a 24 hour visit to the Gaza Strip on 16 October; the delegation was led by the former President of...

EXCLUSIVE PICTURES The government of Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh launched a campaign yesterday to plant a million olive trees in the Gaza Strip. He paid tribute to the steadfastness...

EXCLUSIVE PICTURES Following an 'Iftar' or end of fast meal during the holy month of Ramadan, Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyeh, announced that the Palestinian government in Gaza had allocated...

EXCLUSIVE PICTURES One hundred prisoners in Gaza have been released by Hamas as a sign of goodwill at the start of the month of Ramadan. The order for the...

EXCLUSIVE PICTURESThe Islamic University of Gaza (IUG) has held a special graduation ceremony for its male and female students. The Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Jamal Al-Khodary, MP,...

EXCLUSIVE PICTURES As soon as the ceasefire agreement between the Palestinian resistance movement and the Israelis came into effect on Wednesday, jubilant Palestinians took to the streets of the...

EXCLUSIVE PICTURES The Foreign Minister of Tunisia has arrived in Gaza at the head of a high-level delegation to show solidarity with the people of Gaza. Rafiq Abdul Salam...

EXCLUSIVE PICTURES Israel's military offensive in Gaza has destroyed the headquarters of the council of ministers, west of Gaza City. Sources in Gaza reported that F16 jets launched five...

EXCLUSIVE PICTURES Five more Palestinians were killed by Israeli air strikes overnight and in the early morning in the beleaguered Gaza Strip. Israeli bombs fell even as Egyptian Prime...