Palestine starts emergency budget
Ramallah, April 9 (IANS) Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has decided to start an emergency budget in the Palestinian territories amid the COVID-19 pandemic. On Wednesday,...
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Palestine warns Israel against annexation policy
Ramallah, April 8 (IANS) Palestine warned Israel against pressing ahead with annexation policy amid its process to form a new government. Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed...
Palestine extends state of emergency for 30 days
Ramallah, April 4 (IANS) Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has announced extending the state of emergency for 30 days amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “The measure of...
Palestine announces austere emergency budget
Ramallah, March 30 (IANS) Palestine has announced an austere emergency budget and financial restraint on government expenses in light of shrinking revenues amidst the coronavirus...
Palestine reports first death from COVID-19
Ramallah, March 26 (IANS) A Palestinian official has announced the first death from the COVID-19 in Palestine. A woman in her 60s who had tested...
UN asks India to mediate between Israel & Palestine
New Delhi, March 2 (IAN) The Un is exploring ways to engage India for mediation between Israel and Palestine to resolve the protracted conflict between...
US partnering with Israel in annexation plans: Palestine
Ramallah, Feb 21 (IANS) Saeb Erekat, the Secretary General of the Palestine Liberation Organization, has said that the US and Israel were “partnering” in annexation...
Israel, US challenge int’l consensus: Palestine
Ramallah, Feb 13 (IANS) A senior Palestinian official on Thursday accused the US and Israel for challenging the international consensus that rejects the Israeli settlement...
Palestine slams Netanyahu’s meeting with Sudanese leader
Ramallah/Gaza, Feb 4 (IANS) Palestine slammed the meeting between Israeli prime minister and Sudanese leader in Uganda, an official of Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) said...
Palestine blames US peace plan as “declaration of hostility”
Ramallah, Feb 3 (IANS) Palestine reiterated its rejection of the US Mideast peace deal, describing it as a “declaration of hostility” against the Palestinian people....
‘Palestine no longer committed to agreements with Israel’
Ramallah, Jan 31 (IANS) Palestine informed Israel that it wa no longer committed to signed agreements emanating from the Oslo Accords, a Minister told the...
India urges Israel, Palestine to engage on Trump peace plan
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) India on Wednesday urged Israel and Palestine to engage with each other over US President Donald Trump’s two-state proposal to...
US issues travel alert for Israel, Palestine
Washington, Jan 7 (IANS) The US government has issued a travel advisory urging its citizens to stay alert while travelling in Israel and Palestine. The...
Israeli settlement activity in Palestine up 70% in 2019
Ramallah, Jan 5 (IANS) The Israeli settlement activity in the occupied Palestinian territories increased by 70 per cent in 2019, according to a report issued...
Palestine hails US resolution against Israeli settlements
Ramallah, Dec 8 (IANS) Palestine hailed the US Congress Resolution 326 which opposes the settlements and annexation in the West Bank. Saeb Erekat, secretary general...
Palestine slams US over Israel’s West Bank settlement
Ramallah, Dec 2 (IANS) Palestine has slammed US for supporting Israel’s decision to build a new settlement in the southern West Bank city of Hebron....
Palestine’s Abbas is Fatah’s sole candidate for prez polls
Ramallah, Nov 10 (IANS) Incumbent Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is the Fatah party’s “sole candidate” for the upcoming presidential elections, it announced in an official...
Pak-British author stripped of award for pro-Palestine views
London, Sep 19 (IANS) A German organisation has withdrawn its decision to confer its award to Pakistani-origin British author Kamila Shamsie, citing her anti-Israel stance...
US peace efforts are fake, says Palestine
Ramallah, Sep 2 (IANS) The Palestinian Foreign Ministry on Monday said continued Israeli settlement activities in the West Bank and East Jerusalem reveal that US...
Harvard freshman from Palestine denied US entry
Washington, Aug 28 (IANS) A Palestinian teenager admitted to Harvard University says he has been denied entry to the US after immigration officials objected to...