Abbas to meet Obama ahead of peace talks deadline
Current Palestinian leaders have opposed recognising Israel as a Jewish state, fearing…
Egypt allows Qatari aid to Gaza
Foreign minister confirms Egypt support for Palestinian cause, condemns “unilateral” Israeli actions
No Palestinian reconciliation without Egypt sponsorship: Hamas
Fatah says Hamas “does not have the right” to decide if Egypt…
Fahmy urges Palestinians to present ‘clear vision’ for peace process
Foreign minister meets Palestine’s chief negotiator in Cairo
Hamas says to privatise Gaza crossing
The coastal strip, whose air and sea lanes are blocked by Israel,…
Lebanon IDs Beirut suicide bomber as radical Palestinian
The toll from Wednesday's double car bombing rose to 11, after a…
This time must be different
By Dr James Zogby Two decades after Israeli and Palestinian leaders signed…
Rafah border crossing open for three days
The decision comes as many inside the strip are unable to gain…
A history of dispossession
By Dr Cesar Chelala Increasing acts of violence by Israeli settlers against…
20,000 people in Syria’s Yarmuk camp face starvation
Yarmuk soon became a war zone too, as Syrians taking up arms…