Palestinian people

A Palestinian human rights official has accused the Israeli government of committing multiple crimes during its war on the Gaza Strip last winter, as it deliberately killed Palestinians after...

The minister of women's affairs in Gaza, Jameela al-Shuntee, has denounced a decision by the Israeli Prison Authorities to install surveillance cameras in female common areas inside the Hasharon...

He was sentenced to life in prison and she was sentenced to 16 consecutive life terms. He is affiliated to Fatah; she is a member of Hamas. Today, however,...

The political leader of the Islamic Resistance Movement has met with the Director of the Egyptian intelligence services to discuss the implementation of the prisoner exchange deal with Israel...

EXCLUSIVE PICTURES The Our Country Centre has held a theatre and entertainment event for child war invalids on the grounds of the Al-Jazeera Club in Gaza City. The goal...

The Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO) has called on Denmark to support the Palestinian Authority's decision to go the UN this month in order to obtain full membership as a...

The Islamic Resistance Movement has issued a detailed report on the historic Ma'man Allah cemetery in East Jerusalem, calling the Israeli plans to build a supposed "Museum of Tolerance"...

The Supreme Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, Dr Muhammad Bade'e has called on the British authorities to respect international conventions, especially human rights, and to immediately expedite...

The Secretary General of the Palestinian National Initiative, Dr Mustafa Al Barghouthi, has said that despite being prevented from setting sail from Greece, Freedom Flotilla II managed to achieve...

EXCLUSIVE PICTURES The Palestinian prime minister in Gaza, Ismail Haniyeh, has unveiled a memorial at Gaza City's Port to the victims of Freedom Flotilla 1. The monument is inscribed...

Saudi Arabia has welcomed the Palestinian reconciliation agreement, signed between Fatah and Hamas in Cairo. In a statement, the Riyadh government described the agreement to form a transitional government...

The Palestinian Interior Ministry in Gaza denounced the Israeli air strike that was launched on Sunday (March 27), killing two Palestinians and wounding three others.  "Today's crime at the...

EXCLUSIVE PICTURESThe Charitable Organization for the Relief of the Palestinian People in Gaza staged a mass wedding of 100 couples in the second phase of its project to build...

The General Comptroller of the Muslim Brotherhood in Libya, Bashir Al-Kabta, has called on the Arab and Islamic countries to work towards supporting the Palestinian people in Gaza "with...

An Egyptian delegation 350 strong has reached the Gaza Strip for a short solidarity visit. Although they were only expected to be there for a few hours, the delegation...

Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Dr Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, has made an urgent appeal for all kinds of support and solidarity with the Palestinian people in...

Iraq's permanent representative to the League of Arab States, Qais Al Azzawi, has today called for the use of oil as a weapon to pressure the United States and...

Turkey's Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has said that he will be discussing the brutal Israeli attack on Gaza with President Mohamed Morsi during his visit to Egypt tomorrow,...

Saleh Rafat, a member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization, confirmed Palestine's insistence on "prosecuting" Israel for its "crimes". The leadership refused to give in to...

Former Egyptian presidential candidate Dr Abdel Moneim Abul-Futouh has said that Arab leaders must not remain silent about what is happening in Gaza. However, he called on Arab countries...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Occupied Palestine – On the eve of the International Day of Solidarity with the People of Palestine, 52 international notables issued a statement calling for "urgent...

The Freedom and Justice Party, the political arm of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, has condemned the assassination by the Israeli occupation forces of Ahmed Jabari. The party sent its condolences...

On Tuesday, a senior Lebanese parliamentary delegation visited the Gaza Strip holding several meetings with Palestinian officials. The delegation, which met the Palestinian Prime Minister in Gaza, Ismail Haniyya,...

The Palestinian government in Gaza, headed by Ismail Haniyeh, has filed a complaint to the United Nations General Assembly about Israeli attacks and crimes against the Palestinian people in...

The Palestinian government in Gaza considered the resignation of Israel's Defence Minister Ehud Barak to be new proof of the victory of the Palestinian resistance and Israel's failure to...

During a recent interview, the chief of Hamas' political bureau, Khaled Meshaal, denied that his movement is behind the bombing of a bus in Tel Aviv on November 21;...

The president of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, has confirmed that he will go to the United Nations to seek an upgrade in the level of Palestine's diplomatic representation...

On Monday morning (26.11), the head of Hamas' Political Bureau, Khaled Meshaal, held a telephone conversation with Palestinian Authority President, Mahmoud Abbas, during which he confirmed that Hamas welcomed...

EXCLUSIVE PICTURES The Prime Minister of Gaza has delivered a live address to the media following the agreement of a ceasefire with Israel which brought an end to the...

In March 1996, leaders from 29 countries met in the Egyptian resort of Sharm El Sheikh for a "Summit of the Peacemakers". Co-hosted by the then Egyptian President Hosni...

The Ministry of Endowment and Religious Affairs in Gaza has said that the Israeli military offensive has targeted mosques, other houses of worship and Islamic cemeteries. To-date, said a...

Palestinian sources have confirmed that a delegation led by the Secretary General of the Arab League, Dr Nabil al-Arabi, has crossed into the Gaza Strip from Rafah. The delegation...