Tag: Palestine
Trump delivers on his promise by declaring Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump’s move to recognise the divided city of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital may have triggered a worldwide chorus of critics but...
Jerusalem is Israel’s capital, US declares
Defiant Trump says previous presidents failed to deliver on this but ‘today, I am delivering’
Calls his decision ‘a long overdue’ step to...
Trump recognises Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, in reversal of policy
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump reversed decades of US policy on Wednesday and recognised Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, despite warnings from around the...
Jordan vital partner of Pakistan to achieve peace, security in Middle...
AMMAN: Senate Chairman Mian Raza Rabbani on Tuesday held talks with King Abdullah of Jordan on bilateral ties and the latest regional developments, reported The...
Hamas due to end decade-long dominance of Gaza by Friday
GAZA CITY: Hamas is due to end its decade-long dominance of Gaza by Friday in its biggest step yet towards Palestinian unity, but hopes raised...
The disputed partition of Palestine 70 years ago
PARIS: The UN plan that partitioned Palestine into two states, one Jewish and one Arab, was adopted 70 years ago.
The resolution led to the...
Palestine bypass Israel in FIFA rankings for the first time
Palestine's football team achieved its highest ranking in history on Thursday, rising above Israel in the FIFA world rankings for the first time.
The head...
Police to probe depiction of Israel president in Palestinian scarf
Israeli police announced on Monday an investigation after a picture of President Reuven Rivlin wearing a Palestinian scarf emerged amid anger over his decision...
Right to self-determination: UNGA body unanimously passes Pakistan’s resolution
Maleeha says world rejects illegal occupation of territories by foreign forces from Palestine to Jammu Kashmir
UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has...
Hitler, Saddam: Palestinians cope with loaded names
HEBRON: Hitler, Castro and Saddam Hussein meet in a bar.
It may sound like the beginning of a joke, but in the Palestinian territories, it is...
Hamas hands over Gaza border crossings to Palestinian Authority control
GAZA: Hamas began ceding control of the Gaza Strip’s border crossings with Israel and Egypt to US-backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday under an...
Independence of Palestine only guarantee for global peace: Maleeha Lodhi
UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United Nations Maleeha Lodhi has welcomed the recent political reconciliation between the Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas, saying a...
Deal reached with Palestinian rival ‘Fatah’ says Hamas chief
CAIRO/GAZA: Palestinian rival factions Hamas and Fatah have reached a deal over political reconciliation, Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh said in a statement on Thursday...
Israel shuts Palestinian territories for Sukkot festival
JERUSALEM: The Israeli army on Tuesday announced it was closing crossing points from the Palestinian territories for 11 days due to security concerns during...
Palestinian cabinet convenes in Gaza in move to reconcile with Hamas
GAZA: Prime Minister Rami al-Hamdallah on Tuesday chaired his first meeting of the Palestinian cabinet in Gaza in a move towards reconciliation between the...
Palestinian prime minister visits Gaza in reconciliation move with Hamas
GAZA: The West Bank-based Palestinian prime minister crossed into the Gaza Strip on Monday in a move toward reconciliation between Hamas and the mainstream...
Interpol recognises Palestine as member country
JERUSALEM: Palestine joined Interpol as a member state on Wednesday, a move opposed by Israel, in a vote at the international police organization’s general assembly in Beijing,...
