Palestine

June 13, 2013

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heads the weekly cabinet meeting at his office in Jerusalem (Abir Sultan / AFP)
14:46 GMT

Israeli Deputy Defence Minister Danny Danon sais that regardless of John Kerry's diplomatic efforts, there will never be a Palestinian state

The general view of the Jewish settlement of Itamar (background) behind the West Bank village of Awarta. Israeli settlers are seeking approval for hundreds of homes in the northern West Bank. AFP photo
10:13 GMT

Despite being considered illegal by the international community, Israel is seeking approval for the construction of hundreds of new settlements in the West Bank.

June 11, 2013

Ultra-orthodox Jews look out over an Israeli settlement on Palestinian territories. (Al Bawaba file photo)
09:34 GMT

The first quarter of 2013 has seen Israeli settlement building be at an all time high, according to data accumulated by Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Al Bawaba file photo)
08:24 GMT

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke out on the preconditions that the Palestinians for the negotiations, calling them insurmountable.

June 9, 2013

A Palestinian protester throws back a tear gas canister fired by Israeli security forces during clashes following a demonstration against the expropriation of Palestinian land by Israel in in the occupied West Bank on Friday. AFP Photo
10:20 GMT

The Deputy Israeli Defence Minister told Israeli radio on Sunday that his government will not allow the establishment of a Palestinian state on the borders that existed prior to the 1967 war.

Ragheb Alama and Ahlam can be seen together on stage once more. (Photo from the show's Facebook page)
06:22 GMT

Long-running rival judges Ahlam and Ragheb Alama have put their behind past them and become friends again on the set of Arab Idol, Friday night, with Diana Haddad guest appearing.

June 7, 2013

The new Palestinian PM, Rami Hamdallah. AFP Photo
11:06 GMT

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas swore in the new Palestinian government on Thursday. It is headed by Rami Hamdallah, the new prime minister.

June 5, 2013

A Palestinian boy walks near the rubble of his family's destroyed house after Israeli bulldozers razed it down the previous day in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Jabal Mukabbir in May. AFP Photo
05:00 GMT

More than 40 Palestinians were left homeless on Tuesday as Israeli bulldozers razed their homes under the pretext of them being built "without permits" in the Jordan Valley, near Jericho.

June 4, 2013

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks duirng the American Jewish Community Global Forum at the Grand Hyatt Hotel June 3, 2013 in Washington, DC (Mark Wilson/ AFP)
10:22 GMT

US Secretary of State warns regional powers that time is of the essence if they are committed to establishing long-term stability

June 3, 2013

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas chairs a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on May 28 (Abbas Momani/ AFP)
10:45 GMT

British educated Rami Hamfallah will replace Salam Fayyad as Palestinian Prime Minsiter when he officially quits office later this month

June 2, 2013

Rami Hamdallah.
20:59 GMT

Academic Rami Hamdallah announced on Sunday that he accepted a request from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to form the new Palestinian government and become the Prime Minister, following Salam Fayyad's resignation in April.

Palestinians celebrate Nakba. AFP Photo
12:45 GMT

A Muslim cemetery in Jaffa says it has found the remains of hundred of Palestinians who died during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.

Cheb Khaled lights up the stage Friday night on Arab Idol
08:25 GMT

Guest stars light up the Arab Idol stage. Ahlam gets mad again (surprise, surprise), and Abdel Karim Hamdan gets nixed this weekend on the hit talent show.

The leaders of Hamas and Iran chat. Image via standfordreview.com
05:00 GMT

After the Palestinian movement Hamas sided with Sunni fighters in the Syrian civil war, Iran has cut its funding.

May 30, 2013

Israeli security forces fire tear gas during clashes with Palestinian protesters following a protest against the expropriation of Palestinian land by Israel. AFP Photo
04:00 GMT

The Israeli military police has decided to launch an investigation into how Palestinians are treated by their servicemen after CCTV cameras shot footage of a Palestinian teenager being savagely beaten by Israeli soldiers.