Palestinian authority
Water, electricity, McDonald’s: Gazans hope for reconciliation
Middle East
November 28, 2017
Water, electricity, McDonald’s: Gazans hope for reconciliation
Hamas is due to hand over power in the Gaza Strip to the Palestinian Authority by Friday as part of…
Hamas hands over border crossings to Palestinian Authority
Middle East
November 2, 2017
Hamas hands over border crossings to Palestinian Authority
Hamas handed over control of the Gaza Strip’s borders with Egypt and Israel to the Palestinian Authority on Wednesday in…
Beligum-funded school in Palestinian territory renamed after ‘terrorist’
Middle East
October 11, 2017
Beligum-funded school in Palestinian territory renamed after ‘terrorist’
The Belgian government on Tuesday announced that it had suspended educational aid for the Palestinian Authority after discovering that a school it had…
Hamas to construct 100-meter buffer zone along Gaza-Egypt border
Egypt
June 28, 2017
Hamas to construct 100-meter buffer zone along Gaza-Egypt border
The Gaza Strip Interior Ministry, which is run by Hamas, announced on Wednesday the construction of a 100-meter buffer zone…
Palestinian power struggle threatens further Gaza power cuts
Middle East
May 31, 2017
Palestinian power struggle threatens further Gaza power cuts
When Gaza’s 2 million residents break their dawn-to-dusk fast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, much of the territory…
Israel makes some concessions to Palestinians before Trump visit
Middle East
May 22, 2017
Israel makes some concessions to Palestinians before Trump visit
Israel on Sunday authorized a few economic concessions to the Palestinians requested by President Donald Trump, hours before the US…
Abbas turns screw on Hamas by cutting Gaza’s electricity
Middle East
April 27, 2017
Abbas turns screw on Hamas by cutting Gaza’s electricity
With the prospect looming of a Middle East peace initiative by a new US administration more sympathetic to Israel, Palestinian…
President’s advisor: Palestinian unity government offers resignation
Middle East
June 17, 2015
President’s advisor: Palestinian unity government offers resignation
According to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s political advisor, Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah submitted his resignation on Wednesday. Nemer Hammad was quoted…
New Palestinian prime minister offers resignation: official
Egypt
June 20, 2013
New Palestinian prime minister offers resignation: official
Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah has offered his resignation to President Mahmoud Abbas just 2 weeks after taking office, an…
Palestinian PM poised to submit resignation
World
April 11, 2013
Palestinian PM poised to submit resignation
Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad is to present his resignation to President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday, a senior Palestinian official…