Palestine

Major French banks financing Israeli settlements: rights report

PARIS: Four major French banks and one big insurer are financing Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian… Read More

Arab Summit 2017: Show of unity expected on Palestine question

Arab leaders gathered for an annual summit in Jordan Wednesday looking to overcome divisions on… Read More

Arab Summit: Leaders set to reject Israel’s annexation of occupied east Jerusalem

SWEIMEH: A draft statement to be put to an Arab summit Wednesday opposes plans by… Read More

UN rights expert says Israel subjugates humanity

GENEVA: A United Nations rights expert issued a blistering criticism of Israel's policies on Monday.… Read More

Trump invites Palestinian leader Abbas to White House

JERUSALEM: U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday invited Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to the White… Read More

Palestinian female lawmaker arrested by Israel

HEBRON: A female member of the Palestinian parliament has been arrested by Israeli forces, Palestinian… Read More

Israel lawmakers give initial approval to anti-azaan bills

JERUSALEM: Israel's parliament gave preliminary approval Wednesday to two controversial measures that would limit Azaan… Read More

Iran leader backs liberation from Israel ‘tumour’

TEHRAN: Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called on Tuesday for the "complete liberation" of… Read More

US shift on two-state solution irresponsible: Palestinians

RAMALLAH: US President Donald Trump's break with decades of support for a two-state solution to… Read More

Palestine-Israel conflict: What is the two-state solution?

The idea of a Palestinian state existing alongside Israel has been the basis of decades… Read More

Israel settler law angers world powers, but US silent

JERUSALEM: Israel faced mounting international criticism Tuesday over a new law allowing the appropriation of… Read More

Palestine youth gets 9 years for hacking Israel drones

JERUSALEM: A court in Israel on Thursday sentenced a Palestinian computer engineer from Gaza to… Read More

Palestinian President gets warm reception at PM House

ISLAMABAD: President of the State of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas, who is in Pakistan on a… Read More

Israel approves 153 more east Jerusalem settler homes

JERUSALEM: Israeli officials gave final approval on Thursday to 153 east Jerusalem settler homes, the… Read More

Israel advances ‘colonial’ Western Wall train plan

JERUSALEM: Israel has advanced a plan to extend a high-speed rail line to include a Western… Read More

Pakistan welcomes Paris summit on Palestine, Middle East crisis

NEW YORK: Pakistan has welcomed the Paris conference on peace process in Middle East, ARY… Read More

France says ‘serious consequences’ if US embassy moves to Jerusalem

PARIS: French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said Sunday that if US President-elect Donald Trump moves… Read More

Four Israeli soldiers dead in Jerusalem truck attack

JERUSALEM: Four Israeli soldiers were killed when they were run down by a truck in Jerusalem… Read More

Netanyahu backs pardon for Israel soldier convicted over killing Palestinian

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he favours a pardon for an Israeli soldier… Read More

Israel push for more settler homes despite UN vote

JERUSALEM: Israel could advance plans this week for thousands more settlement homes in annexed east Jerusalem… Read More