Recent News Headlines : President Mahmud Abbas

US ISOLATED AS 128 NATIONS AT UN CONDEMN JERUSALEM DECISION


After the vote, US Ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, tweeted that the United States will be taking names... READ MORE

22nd December, 2017 904

PALESTINIANS TO REJECT MEETING WITH TRUMP AS ANGER OVER JERUSALEM RISES


As the Gaza death toll mounts, France and Turkey want the US president to change his mind over recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital... READ MORE

10th December, 2017 1554

TWO PALESTINIANS KILLED IN CLASHES WITH ISRAELI ARMY AS US ISOLATED AT UN OVER DONALD TRUMP'S JERUSALEM DECISIONA


The Israeli military said several rockets had been fired from Gaza, one of which landed in the Israeli city of Sderot, apparently with no casualties... READ MORE

8th December, 2017 628

HAMAS HANIYA LEADER CALLS FOR NEW 'INTIFADA'


Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that Trump had bound himself forever to the history of Jerusalem by recognizing the city as Israel's capital... READ MORE

7th December, 2017 3067

ARABS, EUROPE, U.N. REJECT TRUMP'S RECOGNITION OF JERUSALEM AS ISRAELI CAPITAL


He added that any peace accord with the Palestinians would have to include Jerusalem as Israel's capital and he urged other countries to follow Trump's example... READ MORE

6th December, 2017 9205

EGYPT OPENS RAFAH FOR FIRST TIME UNDER UNITY DEAL


Rafah, the main crossing in Gaza's south, is expected to remain open for three days, starting on Saturday... READ MORE

18th November, 2017 199

PALESTINIANS REJECT REPORTS OF SAUDI PRESSURE ON ABBAS


Israel's Channel 10 carried the report on Sunday, shortly after an unplanned visit by the Palestinian leader to Saudi Arabia last week... READ MORE

14th November, 2017 150

HAMAS GIVES UP CONTROL OF GAZA BORDER CROSSING AT EGYPT


Hamas seized control from the Fatah-led forces of the Palestinian Authority in 2007... READ MORE

1st November, 2017 67

HAMAS HANDS OVER GAZA BORDER CROSSINGS TO PA


Rafah, the main border crossing in the south of the Gaza Strip, has been largely closed to Gaza's population of two million since Hamas took over... READ MORE

1st November, 2017 1667

Trending News Headlines : President Mahmud Abbas

SECURITY COUNCIL BACKS ANTA?NIO GUTERRES TO BE NEXT U.N. SECRETARY GENERAL


The Security Council announced that Mr. Guterres, a former Portuguese prime minister and former chief of the United Nations refugee agency, had strong support... READ MORE

6th October, 2016 15366

AS MIGRANT TRAGEDIES SHOCK EUROPE A BIGGER CRISIS LOOMS IN MIDEAST


The United Nations is urging countries worldwide to grant asylum to 130,000 Syrians in the coming year... READ MORE

29th August, 2015 10992

PALESTINIAN PRISONERS IN ISRAEL SUSPEND HUNGER STRIKE


Deal struck with Israel after intense talks hailed as 'victory' for Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike for 40 days... READ MORE

27th May, 2017 8328

PALESTINIAN TEEN KILLED BY ISRAELI FIRE IN GAZA


Gaza Health Ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qidra said 18-year-old Yousef Abu Athira was killed before dawn on Wednesday by Israeli artillery fire east of Rafah... READ MORE

23rd March, 2017 4531

AS SOUTH SUDAN CRISIS WORSENS THERE IS NO MORE COUNTRY


MALAKAL South Sudan In places where the fighting is fiercest no one is even attempting to count the dead... READ MORE

23rd June, 2015 4415

PALESTINIANS BESTOW HIGHEST AWARD ON UN OFFICIAL WHO RESIGNED IN 'ISRAELI APARTHEID' REPORT SCANDAL


Palestinians bestow highest award on UN official who resigned in 'Israeli apartheid' report scandal -- RT News... READ MORE

20th March, 2017 3875

AT UN POPE ISSUES SWEEPING CALL FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE


Standing before the General Assembly in his first speech here Francis endorsed United Nations efforts to reach a global compact to fight poverty and climate change... READ MORE

25th September, 2015 3852

DONORS OFFER $5.4BN FOR PALESTINIANS


The Gaza Strip, sandwiched between Israel and Egypt, has been a recurring flashpoint in the Israel-Palestinian conflict for years... READ MORE

12th October, 2014 3493

GAZA CONDITIONS 'UNLIVABLE' 10 YEARS INTO SIEGE


A report by the United Nations says living conditions in the Gaza Strip have worsened in the 10 years since the territory was blockaded by Israel... READ MORE

12th July, 2017 3410

EAST JERUSALEM BUBBLING OVER WITH DESPAIR


In East Jerusalem, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is most personal and most profound... READ MORE

17th October, 2015 3248

RUSSIAN TROOPS 'FIGHTING ALONGSIDE ASSAD'S ARMY AGAINST SYRIAN REBELS'


An unnamed activist with the Syrian rebel group the Free Syrian Army told The Times The Russians have been there a long time... READ MORE

2nd September, 2015 3169

PALESTINIAN PRIME MINISTER IN 'HISTORIC VISIT' TO GAZA


Hamas and Fatah have ruled the Gaza Strip and the West Bank respectively ever since, and multiple attempts at reconciliation have since failed for several reasons... READ MORE

3rd October, 2017 2550

SOLE GAZA POWER STATION TURNED OFF DUE TO FUEL CRISIS


The Gaza Strip requires 450 megawatts daily, but by last month was only receiving around 150 megawatts daily... READ MORE

13th July, 2017 2520

MARWAN BARGHOUTI'S HEALTH IN SERIOUS DECLINE


READ MORE Palestinian prisoners launch mass hunger strike An Israeli Prisons Service spokesman denied that a decline in his health condition had been observed... READ MORE

25th April, 2017 2516

EDITORIAL LOST VOICES OF THE WORLDS REFUGEES


In the many conferences and diplomatic discussions about refugees, their own voices are rarely heard... READ MORE

15th June, 2015 2502

Q&A WITH ISRAELI POLITICIAN YAIR LAPID, NETANYAHU'S MAIN CHALLENGER


Israeli opposition leader accused the international media of perpetuating the Israel-Palestinian conflict... READ MORE

18th December, 2016 2265

READ PUTIN'S U.N. GENERAL ASSEMBLY SPEECH


Russia believes in the huge potential of the United Nations, which should help us avoid a new global confrontation and engage in strategic cooperation... READ MORE

28th September, 2015 1698

GLOBAL POVERTY DROPS SHARPLY WITH CHINA MAKING BIG STRIDES UN REPORT SAYS


In releasing the report, United Nations officials celebrated meeting some of the goals... READ MORE

6th July, 2015 1445

CAUGHT BETWEEN PROTESTERS AND ISRAEL PALESTINIAN SECURITY FORCES SHIFT TACTICS


And now, amid the surge of violence in East Jerusalem, the West Bank and scattered Israeli cities, Palestinian forces appear to have recalibrated their approach... READ MORE

25th October, 2015 1429

RUSSIAN-BACKED REBELS MASSING TO ATTACK KEY UKRAINIAN TOWNS KIEV


Dalia Shurrab, 32, lives here in the southern Gaza town of Khan Younis, and Rashed Sameer Faddah, 35, in the West Bank city of Nablus... READ MORE

7th February, 2015 1388

KERRY CALLS FOR TRANSPARENT REAL INVESTIGATION INTO NEMTSOV KILLING


Kerry would defend Israel on Monday before the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, which the United States asserts has been biased against Israel's record... READ MORE

1st March, 2015 1352

PALESTINIAN PM LEADS UNITY CABINET IN GAZA


Hamas and Fatah have ruled the Gaza Strip and the West Bank respectively ever since, and multiple attempts at reconciliation have since failed for several reasons... READ MORE

3rd October, 2017 1296

'IT IS THE WORST I CAN REMEMBER - BUT WE EXPECT IT TO GET WORSE'


Abbas wants to create a hostile environment against Hamas in Gaza, but he has failed in this... READ MORE

10th July, 2017 1209

UN SECURITY COUNCIL IS FAILING SYRIA, BAN KI-MOON ADMITS


We need some solidarity unity of purpose particularly among the permanent members of the security council he said in an interview... READ MORE

7th September, 2015 1176

HAMAS PRESENTS NEW CHARTER ACCEPTING A PALESTINE BASED ON 1967 BORDERS


The Islamist Hamas group wrested control of the Gaza Strip from the Ramallah-based Palestinian Authority, controlled by the Fatah movement, in 2007... READ MORE

1st May, 2017 1142

PARTNERSHIP AIMS TO BOLSTER LOCAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS


We need good information, Dr. Margaret Chan, director general of the World Health Organization, said at an event to announce the new partnership... READ MORE

26th September, 2015 1139

GUTERRES DEFENDS CHOICE OF PALESTINIAN AS LIBYA ENVOY


Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed the US veto of Fayyad as counter to the free gifts constantly given to the Palestinian side ... READ MORE

13th February, 2017 1120

U.N. SAYS SOME OF ITS PEACEKEEPERS WERE PAYING 13-YEAR-OLDS FOR SEX


As the United Nations maintains nine peacekeeping operations in Africa, employing over 100,000 people on the continent, the abuses threaten to erode the organization's legitimacy... READ MORE

12th January, 2016 1105

DAHLAN REVEALS CONTROVERSIAL HAMAS DEAL ON GAZA


An exiled Palestinian politician, Mohammed Dahlan, has for the first time discussed the details of a power-sharing deal with former rival Hamas movement for ruling Gaza... READ MORE

23rd July, 2017 1076

ISRAELI NUCLEAR BODY ENDORSES IRAN DEAL, REPORT SAYS


The panel's position runs directly counter to that of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cabinet ministers and most of the political opposition Haaretz noted... READ MORE

23rd October, 2015 1075


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