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Half-mumbled prayers and friction at Jerusalem’s holiest site
World
October 19, 2014
Half-mumbled prayers and friction at Jerusalem’s holiest site
Israeli and Palestinian police kept a tight watch over the al-Aqsa mosque compound on Sunday amid high tension between Muslims…
US pledges aid as Ban warns of Gaza ‘tinderbox’
World
October 12, 2014
US pledges aid as Ban warns of Gaza ‘tinderbox’
US Secretary of State John Kerry pledged $212 million in aid to Gaza at a donors meeting in Cairo Sunday,…
Army: Israeli troops kill Hamas men blamed for slaying teens
World
September 23, 2014
Army: Israeli troops kill Hamas men blamed for slaying teens
Israeli troops shot dead on Tuesday two Palestinians blamed for killing three Israeli youths in the occupied West Bank in…
Abbas says may end unity with Hamas over Gaza governance
World
September 7, 2014
Abbas says may end unity with Hamas over Gaza governance
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas has threatened to break off a unity agreement with Hamas if the Islamist movement does not…
Hamas popularity surges as Palestinian rivalry flares
World
September 2, 2014
Hamas popularity surges as Palestinian rivalry flares
Militant group Hamas would sweep Palestinian elections if they were held today after its support soared during seven weeks of…
Israel plans to expropriate 400 hectares of West Bank: army
World
August 31, 2014
Israel plans to expropriate 400 hectares of West Bank: army
Israel announced plans on Sunday to expropriate 400 hectares (988 acres) of Palestinian land in the Bethlehem area in the…
Skies calm over Gaza as long-term truce takes hold
World
August 27, 2014
Skies calm over Gaza as long-term truce takes hold
The skies over the Gaza Strip were calm Wednesday as a long-term ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinians took hold…
Israeli air strikes target more Gaza high-rises
World
August 26, 2014
Israeli air strikes target more Gaza high-rises
Israel bombed more of Gaza's tallest structures on Tuesday, bringing down a 13-storey apartment and office tower and destroying most…
Egypt calls for Gaza ceasefire as fighting rages
Egypt
August 24, 2014
Egypt calls for Gaza ceasefire as fighting rages
Egypt called on Israel and the Palestinians on Saturday to halt hostilities and resume peace talks, but both sides kept…
Abbas: Egypt to invite delegates to resume Gaza truce talk
Egypt
August 23, 2014
Abbas: Egypt to invite delegates to resume Gaza truce talk
Egypt is to invite Israeli and Palestinian delegations to return to Cairo to resume talks on a long-term truce for…