Palestine

May 10, 2013

The old city, and within it sites such as Al Haram Al Sharif and the Wailing Wall, lie in East Jerusalem.
11:33 GMT

A new report, the first of its kind made by the UN, has provided insight on the ways in which Israeli occupation of East Jerusalem since the 1967 war has significantly decreased their standards of living, housing, health care and education.

May 9, 2013

Israel has given the go-ahead to build nearly 300 homes in the settlement of Beit El near Ramallah.
10:52 GMT

Israel has given the go-ahead to build nearly 300 homes in the settlement of Beit El near Ramallah, a spokesman said, just two days after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu allegedly ordered a freeze on construction.

May 8, 2013

Jerusalem Mufti Mohamed Hussein (r) at the al-Aqsa mosque
14:37 GMT

Israeli police say they released Mohamed Hussein, the top Muslim cleric in the Holy Land, on Tuesday

Israeli border guards stand guard outside the al-Aqsa mosque on Tuesday. (Photo: AFP / AHMAD GHARABLI)
12:56 GMT

Jordan’s Parliament votes to expel Israel’s ambassador from the Kingdom in retaliation for Israeli measures against Al-Aqsa mosque.

Palestinian Muslim woman argues with an Israeli policeman as security forces stand guard outside the al-Aqsa mosque (Ahmad Gharbali/AFP)
11:01 GMT

Jerusalem Mufti Mohammed Hussein was taken from his home in the city for questioning in relation to the disturbances

May 7, 2013

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered a freeze on publishing tenders for new West Bank settler homes to avoid hampering US efforts to renew peace talks.
15:09 GMT

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered a freeze on publishing tenders for new West Bank settler homes to avoid hampering US efforts to renew peace talks.

May 6, 2013

Mohammad Assaf's shining moment
09:43 GMT

Jury’s still out if Mohammad Assaf will be the next Arab Idol, but he won’t ever forget the moment he wowed everyone with his performance of "Ya REIT Feeni Khabeeha".

May 5, 2013

Arab Idol contestants
10:07 GMT

After a week away, Ragheb Alama returns to the judging bench of Arab Idol and clears the water about rumors of conflict between him and last week's guest star.

May 3, 2013

Tensions ran rife in the West Bank earlier this week as Palestinian land was burned and destroyed by Israeli settlers in retaliation to the stabbing of an Israeli man on Tuesday. AFP photo
06:00 GMT

The stabbing of an Israeli man on Tuesday by a Palestinian in the West Bank, near the city of Nablus, has sparked Israel settlers in the local area to plan building a "revenge colony" as payback.

April 30, 2013

An Israeli solider stands by iconic Banksy grafitti on the Israeli separation barrier that runs through Bethlehem. Getty Photo
11:59 GMT

On the eve of Israeli President Shimon Peres' visit to Italy, Palestinian Christians delivered an open letter to Pope Francis urging him to oppose the potential construction of a barrier through the lands of Beit Jala in Bethlehem

The unemployment rate in Palestine hit 23 per cent, according to the statistics bureau
11:10 GMT

Marking Labor Day, which coincides on May 1, the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) said Tuesday that unemployment rate in Palestine in 2012 was 23%, or 256,000 people were unemployed.

Israeli security forces gather near the site where an Israeli settler was stabbed in the Tapuah junction near the northern West Bank city of Nablus (AFP PHOTO /JAAFAR ASHTIYEH)
08:46 GMT

An Israeli settler was pronounced dead at the scene after being stabbed and shot by a Palestinian man, near the West Bank city of Nablus on Tuesday morning, whilst a confirmed Israeli airstrike killed one Palestinian in the Gaza Strip

April 29, 2013

Just cause you're handicap doesn't mean you can't learn to dance at the Ramallah Contemporary Dance festival
09:32 GMT

Just cause you're handicap doesn't mean you can't learn to dance at the Ramallah Contemporary Dance festival in the Palestinian city of Ramallah.

Reem Talhami sings her way through Gaza (Photo courtesy of Reem's facebook)
07:27 GMT

It's not every day that Gazans get concerts, but Palestinian female singer Reem Talhami crossed the border and made her way into the hearts of those living in the territory.

April 28, 2013

Israeli air strikes hit Gaza towns on Sunday morning, targeting fighters from Palestinian group Islamic Jihad, the military said. (Photo used for illustrative purposes)
08:03 GMT

Israeli air strikes hit Gaza towns on Sunday morning, targeting fighters from Palestinian group Islamic Jihad.