Mahmoud Abbas
Gazans too poor to afford sheep for Eid sacrifice under blockade, Israel cash row
Middle East
August 8, 2019
Gazans too poor to afford sheep for Eid sacrifice under blockade, Israel cash row
GAZA (Reuters) – Ali usually marks the Muslim holiday of Eid Al-Adha with his family in the Gaza Strip by…
Palestinian leader calls for end to agreements with Israel
Middle East
July 26, 2019
Palestinian leader calls for end to agreements with Israel
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is calling Israel’s demolition of several dozen Palestinian homes on the…
Egyptian security delegation discusses truce arrangements, ‘Deal of the century’ in Israel and Palestine
Egypt
July 12, 2019
Egyptian security delegation discusses truce arrangements, ‘Deal of the century’ in Israel and Palestine
An Egyptian security delegation visited Israel on Thursday to discuss truce arrangements between Israel and the Gaza strip, reports the…
Palestinians rally against Kushner’s economic peace plan
Middle East
June 25, 2019
Palestinians rally against Kushner’s economic peace plan
GAZA/RAMALLAH (Reuters) – Palestinians burned portraits of President Donald Trump as they protested in both the Gaza Strip and the…
Palestinians give cool reception to US peace conference
Middle East
May 20, 2019
Palestinians give cool reception to US peace conference
JERUSALEM (AP) — Any American peace plan that ignores the Palestinian people’s political aspirations for an independent state is doomed…
Palestine rejects monthly tax transfer from Israel
Middle East
February 27, 2019
Palestine rejects monthly tax transfer from Israel
(Reuters) – Palestine has rejected the first 2019 monthly tax transfer from Israel because it slashed the portion designated for…
Palestinian Pres. Abbas rejects tax money from Israel
Middle East
February 20, 2019
Palestinian Pres. Abbas rejects tax money from Israel
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – The Palestinian Authority (PA) will no longer accept tax revenues collected on its behalf by…
Netanyahu hopes summit brings Arab ties out in open
Middle East
February 13, 2019
Netanyahu hopes summit brings Arab ties out in open
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The Mideast conference in Poland starting Wednesday offers Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu an opportunity to…
Hamas leader says ready to meet with Mahmoud Abbas
Middle East
February 13, 2019
Hamas leader says ready to meet with Mahmoud Abbas
Chairman of the Hamas political bureau Ismail Haniyeh has expressed his readiness to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to…
Kushner to visit Middle East on peace plan’s economic part
Middle East
February 8, 2019
Kushner to visit Middle East on peace plan’s economic part
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – White House senior adviser Jared Kushner will travel to at least five Arab countries in late February…