Palestine

April 24, 2013

A Palestinian woman outside the al Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem
13:43 GMT

Negotiated by Jordan, Palestine, Israel and the US, the deal will allow UNESCO experts into the Old City of Jerusalem to investigate the status of conservation and heritage

The European Union  are to contribute  to the Palestinian Authority's 'Private Sector Reconstruction in Gaza' (PSRG)
12:21 GMT

The European Union Tuesday contributed €1.6 million ($2.0 million) to the tenth payment under the Palestinian Authority's 'Private Sector Reconstruction in Gaza' (PSRG) program, said an EU press release.

April 21, 2013

Palestinian football star Honey Thaljieh backs sport as a tool for peace
13:45 GMT

One of Peace and Sport’s ‘Champions for Peace’, Honey Thaljieh, has insisted the Middle East can be a peaceful location sporting-wise and generally.

The remaining 19 Arab Idol contestants sit on pins and needles
10:36 GMT

Eight smiling faces shine on the stage of the second season of Arab Idol, while another 19 wait on pins and needles to find out if they will be the final four selected by judges.

April 15, 2013

Inflation dipped in Palestine last month, according to new statistics (Getty Images)
13:27 GMT

The Consumer Price Index, a measure of inflation, dipped by 0.5 per cent in Palestine last month, the lastest figures show.

April 14, 2013

Palestine caretaker PM Salam Fayyad
07:47 GMT

Palestine Prime Minister Salam Fayyad's resignation has been accepted by President Mahmoud Abbas but he'll carry on as a caretaker PM

April 11, 2013

Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad at a press conference in East Jerusalem
08:37 GMT

The Palestinian Prime Minister offered his resignation to President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday over a rift in policy between the two

April 10, 2013

Israeli settler Yaakov Teitel flashes the "V" for victory sign prior to the start of his trial at the Jerusalem District Court on Tuesday. (Photo: AFP - Ahmad Gharabli)
09:40 GMT

An Israeli court sentenced a Jewish settler on Tuesday to two life terms in prison for the murder of two Palestinians in 1997.

April 9, 2013

 John Kerry has said he will work with Israel and Palestinian leaders in an effort to revive the West Bank's economy
13:37 GMT

The US Secretary of State, John Kerry, said on Tuesday that he will work with leaders from Palestine and Israel to revive the West Bank's ailing economy

April 8, 2013

US Secretary of State John Kerry (L) gestures as he meets privately with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R) in Ramallah. (RICHARDS/AFP)
09:12 GMT

The Palestinian president was quick to head over the border on Sunday night after discussing the peace process with the U.S. secretary of state.

The Palestinian economy is expected to grow by five per cent
03:43 GMT

The Palestinian economy is on track for 5 to 6 percent growth this year as a shortfall in international aid continues to take its toll, according to a senior minister.

April 6, 2013

Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas addresses a meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah. (AFP PHOTO/ABBAS MOMANI)
08:36 GMT

According to sources in Fatah, President Abbas is looking to axe his PM without him knowing about it.

April 5, 2013

A Palestinian woman works on a field in Beit Hanun in the northern Gaza Strip on April 4, 2013. (AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED ABED)
06:46 GMT

The UN agency decides to suspend its activities following protests that saw angry demonstrators break in to one of their compounds.

April 4, 2013

Doc Jazz plays his funky music to cure Palestinian ailments
22:17 GMT

Palestine has a new secret weapon and its striking fear into the heart of the competition in the entertainment industry. Doc Jazz is a surgeon and musical activist who presents Palestinians with all-purpose cures for their spiritual or physical malaise.

A bomb technician collects the remains of a rocket launched from Gaza Strip falling close to Sderot on April 3, 2013. Israeli aircraft carried out apparent warning strikes in the Gaza Strip, hitting empty fields after a militant rocket earlier struck waste ground in southern Israel. (AFP PHOTO/DAVID BUIMOVITCH)
09:23 GMT

The attacks, on Thursday, did not cause any casualties but are liable to raise tensions in the region.