Palestine
November 4, 2012
Israeli President Shimon Peres late Saturday described the Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas as a "real partner for peace."
Just hours ahead of the polls, we take a look at Obama's Middle East tab of debts - promises undelivered or broken. Did he manage to undo Bush's unpopular Middle East legacy, and will an empowered region post Arab Spring expect more from the next president who they will hold to account?
November 3, 2012
The United States on Friday expressed its opposition to a possible visit to Gaza Strip by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan
October 31, 2012
The Edward Said National Conservatory of Music (ESNCM) is launching its month-long Nights of Tarab celebration as part of the Arab Jerusalem Festival which kicks off on November 8.
October 30, 2012
Clashes reported Tuesday in Damascus between Palestinian who support the rebels against the regular army in Yarmouk refugee camp located in the south of the capital.
October 29, 2012
At least 15 rockets were fired during the night from Gaza Strip into southern Israel causing no injuries or damage
October 28, 2012
In a significant move, the Human Rights Council’s special rapporteur, Richard Falk, urged the international community to boycott 13 companies benefiting from business with Israeli settlements, the United Nations has reported.
The Israeli army killed Sunday a Palestinian member of Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
October 25, 2012
Israeli police Wednesday used force to disperse some 100 Palestinians and international activists who were protesting at the entrance of the Israeli supermarket chain, Rami Levi, outside a settlement north of Ramallah.
October 24, 2012
A look at Mahdi Fleifel’s award winning documentary about Lebanon's Ain al-Hilweh camp.
One Palestinian was killed Wednesday morning in a new raid by Israeli warplanes in the Gaza Strip, bringing to three the number of Palestinians killed since Tuesday night
October 23, 2012
The Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani arrived in Gaza today, the first Arab leader to do so since Hamas took office. The Emir wil launch several projects funded by Qatar, designed to rebuild Gaza.
Qatar's Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani became Tuesday the first Arab ruler to visit Gaza Strip since Hamas came into power in 2007.
October 22, 2012
Gaza is gearing up for the first visit by an Arab head of state since the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas took over the territory in 2007. Qatar's Emir Shaikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani is expected on Monday, and his visit comes after Qatar's pledged to rebuild Gaza.
October 21, 2012
Palestinian artist Ayman Debadan may have only experienced a year in his hometown but it has left a permanent imprint on him.