Palestinian Reconciliation

The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, received a delegation from the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, in Doha yesterday. The delegation, lead by the movement's political bureau...

A leading spokesman for the Islamic Resistance Movement has played down the effect of the blockade imposed on Gaza by Israel and its international allies as a strategy to...

Arab diplomatic sources have disclosed a new scenario being prepared to deal with the Palestinian situation, particularly the issue of reconciliation between Fatah and Hamas in the event that...

A senior member of Fatah's Revolutionary Council has said that Palestinian reconciliation is now "inevitable". Without it, claimed Nabil Amr, "other achievements make no sense". In exclusive statements to...

Since the signing of the Palestinian reconciliation agreement between Fatah and Hamas over three months ago, there has been a notable rise in the phenomenon of individuals refusing to...

Egypt's Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Menha Bakhoum, has stated that Egyptian Foreign Minister, Mohamed Al Orabi, has received a verbal message from Palestinian Authority leader, Mahmoud Abbas, regarding...

The leader of Hamas' Political Bureau, Khaled Meshaal, met on Monday, May 9th, with representatives of Egypt's Coordinating Committee of the Revolution; The Free Egypt Coalition, The Coalition of...

A spokesman for Fatah has described as "political terrorism" the incitement by Israel against the Palestinian reconciliation agreement and national unity. In a press statement, Fayez Abu Eita said:...

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 government in Gaza has called on Arab and international bodies to intervene promptly to stop Israel's escalation of violence against the besieged territory. A spokesman for Prime...

The head of the Islamic Resistance Movement's political bureau, Khaled Meshaal, has held a meeting with Russian diplomat Sergey Vershinin in Damascus. The Hamas chief met the head of...

The Secretary-General of the League of Arab States has blamed the Palestinian national liberation movement, Fatah, and the Islamic resistance, Hamas, for the failure to achieve Palestinian reconciliation. Consequently,...

Two Palestinians have been killed during clashes between Israeli occupation forces and civilians in two cities in the occupied West Bank. A 22 year old man from Beir al-Mahjar...

The leader of Tunisia's Al-Nahda Party, Sheikh Rachid Ghannouchi, has praised the achievements of the Palestinian resistance in the face of Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip. Sheikh Ghannouchi...

The Palestinian Authority has asked Egypt to use all of its resources to mobilise international support for its bid for recognition at the United Nations. The PA aims to...

Deputy Chief of Hamas' political bureau, Mousa Abu-Marzouq, said on Wednesday that Egypt's stance towards Palestinian political parties has become more balanced. Unlike the previous regime, Abu-Marzouq told the...

Qatar University's professor of political science, Dr Mohammed Al-Mesfer, has stated that the Qatari Emir, Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani's visit to the Gaza Strip represents a turning point...

A spokesman for Hamas in Gaza has accused Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas of provoking a crisis with the Islamic Resistance Movement in order to divert attention from anti-PA...

The head of the Political Bureau of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), has said that his recent meeting with Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi covered many issues concerning the Palestinian...

The Egyptian ambassador to Palestine, Yasser Othman, confirmed on Monday that Egypt's intention to lift the Gaza siege completely is still on the new President's agenda. "It is an...

The Ramallah-based Palestinian Authority is acutely embarrassed by the State of Qatar's decision to begin reconstruction projects in the Gaza Strip by the end of August, Palestinian sources said...

The newly elected President of Egypt, Dr. Mohammed Morsi, has told the audience at his inauguration ceremony that the state and people will stand with the Palestinians until they...

The moves towards national reconciliation between the two main Palestinian movements of Fatah and Hamas are deadlocked because of complications arising out of the security portfolio, special sources have...

The Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt has condemned the latest Israeli aggression against the people of Gaza, saying that the support given to Benjamin Netanyahu on his visit to Washington...

The UN Secretary-General has called on the Palestinian Authority President, Mahmoud Abbas, to resume negotiations with Israel, saying that talks are not incompatible with reconciliation between Fatah and Hamas....

Egypt's Freedom and Justice Party, having won more than 46 per cent of the seats in the next parliament, has confirmed that it will lend its full support to...

Mustafa Barghouti, the coordinator of the Freedom Committee for Palestinian reconciliation, has said that next week will witness an "actual application" of the agreement by the Palestinian factions. In...

Elected Palestinian legislator Mustafa Barghouti has expressed his belief that the meeting held in Amman between Palestinians and Israelis will not have any benefits. The General Secretary of the...

The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – General Command has criticized the meeting held in Amman on Tuesday between officials from the Palestinian Authority and the Israeli...

The dominant group in the Palestinian Liberation Organisation has refused to participate with eight other Palestinian factions in the national dialogue sessions taking place in Cairo. A press release...

It is well known that Europe has been divided over what to do about Hamas over the past five years. At no point has there been a consensus on...

Sources in the Israeli occupation and internal security forces have said that the latest campaign of detentions and arrests against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank is an attempt...