Palestinian Authority

The spokesman for the Palestinian Authority in Gaza has said that his government is keen on having strong ties with Egypt. Taher El-Nunu described the relationship as "strategic". During...

A report in the Algerian newspaper Al-Shuruq claims that the former Fatah leader Muhammad Dahlan was one of a number of Palestinians "involved in a deal to supply weapons...

The ex-Chief Negotiator of the Palestinian Liberation Organisation has rejected the Israeli Prime Minister's demand for the Palestinian leadership in Ramallah to choose between Israel or Hamas. Dr. Saeb...

The Palestinian Authority has denied that representatives of Fatah and Hama met recently in the Turkish capital to plan the proposed visit to Gaza by PA President Mahmoud Abbas....

An official Israeli political source has criticized Britain's decision to upgrade the status of Palestinian diplomatic representatives in the Palestinian mission in London, claiming that such a step "affects...

Israel's Defence Minister has called on his government to break the deadlock in the peace process. Ehud Barak said that failure to do so will lead to Israel's isolation...

The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) has called the tribute paid by the Israeli Defence Minister and the Director of Israel's intelligence service to the Palestinian Authority for its security...

A spokesman for the Palestinian security services has denied any relationship between the Palestinian Authority and the presence of civilian security officers from Blackwater, the private American company, in...

Israel's Prime Minister has held a meeting with the Middle East Quartet Envoy to discuss the latest developments in the region. Media reports claim that Benjamin Netanyahu and Tony...

EXCLUSIVE PICTURES Prices of basic food stuff have risen as bad economic and living conditions in the West Bank have become the new reality on the Palestinian street. Many...

The Palestinian Authority President has called a halt to an aggressive PR attack that was launched against the State of Qatar three weeks ago. Mahmoud Abbas issued a presidential...

Official sources in Palestine have reported that the Chief Negotiator for the Palestinian Authority has resigned from his post. According to Yasser Abed Rabbo, secretary of the executive committee...

Media sources in Israel have claimed that messages have been exchanged between the Israeli government and the Palestinian Authority regarding the possibility of returning to direct negotiations. Officials in...

Jerusalem MPs threatened with deportation from their home city by Israel have accused the Palestinian Authority and what they call "Arab and international complicity" responsible for the increasing Judaisation...

The release by Al-Jazeera of sensitive documents revealing the Palestinian Authority's apparent willingness to make huge concessions to Israel during 10 years of closed-door peace talks, have put Palestinian...

The media adviser to Israel's former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has said that the documents leaked by Al-Jazeera are authentic. Winky Glenti pointed out that the leaked papers prove...

EXCLUSIVE PICTURES A delegation accompanying the Libyan Jerusalem 5 convoy has said it is ready to supply the health sector in Gaza with all the essential medicines and medical...

Israel's Foreign Minister has launched a strong attack on the Palestinian Authority in a speech to the annual conference of Israeli ambassadors. Avigdor Lieberman said that the PA has...

The Palestinian Media Forum (PMF) has expressed its concern about the campaign of "arrests and detention of journalists and media professionals" by the Palestinian Authority's security forces in the...

A Cairo University political science professor has criticised the Palestinian Authority for continuing to hold political prisoners. Professor Hassan Nafaa said that the current hunger strike by detainees in...

The Islamic Resistance Movement has warned the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank about its policy of detaining and "abusing" Hamas members. Hamas holds the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas...

Israeli sources claim that the Netanyahu government is trying to suppress a draft UN Security Council resolution denouncing construction in Israel's illegal settlements across the occupied West Bank and...

The diplomatic cables released by Wikileaks have revealed that Ehud Barak told a US Congressional delegation in June 2009 that he tried to coordinate Operation Cast Lead, the invasion...

The Palestinian Authority has said that the latest law to be approved by the Israeli parliament sounds the death knell of the peace process. The Knesset has approved a...

The head of Hamas' political bureau, Khaled Meshaal, made a phone call to Palestinian Authority President, Mahmoud Abbas, on Wednesday (05.01.20111) to offer his condolences over the death of...

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...

The Shaykh of Al Azhar in Cairo has called on the President of the Palestinian Authority to end the policy of arbitrary detention and torture of Palestinians in the...

The Palestinian Authority's Minister for Detainees' Affairs has said that the number of Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons serving sentences of 20 years or more has now reached 130....

Islamist students at Najah University in the occupied West Bank have said that they will boycott the Student Council election because the Palestinian Authority security forces control the university...

Israeli media reports say that the Israeli prime minister is considering an offer of "security facilitation" to the Palestinian Authority in return for a resumption of direct negotiations during...

The Israeli government has said that it objects to the moves made by the Palestinian Authority to raise the status of its diplomatic representation in a number of countries....

Israel's Minister of Public Security has confirmed that the country is preparing for the many different scenarios that might arise following a future land and population exchange agreement with...