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Abbas tells Ban Palestinian statehood bid to come Friday

Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas officially told UN chief Ban Ki-moon that he would be submitting an application for ...

RI again garners support for Palestine`s bid for un membership

As a staunch supporter of Palestine, Indonesia once again lobbied Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) members to support ...

Non-aligned countries support Palestinian UN bid

The Non-Aligned Movement on Tuesday confirmed its support for a Palestinian bid for UN membership at a ministerial ...

Quartet `concerned` by Israeli settlement move

The United States, Russia, the European Union and the United Nations on Tuesday attacked Israel`s move to expand a ...

Hamas, Fatah bid to seal reconciliation in Cairo

Rival Palestinian groups Fatah and Hamas opened talks Sunday in Egypt aimed at implementing a reconciliation agreement ...

Abbas calls on EU to recognise Palestina

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas urged European Union nations on Friday to separately or collectively recognise the ...

Real peace only possible `if Hamas on board`

A lasting peace between Israel and the Palestinians is only possible if Hamas is involved, a group of former top ...

Egypt reopens Rafah border with Gaza

Egypt on Saturday reopened its Rafah border crossing with Gaza, allowing people to cross freely for the first time in ...

Abbas calls on Obama to press Israel on 1967 borders

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas called on US President Barack Obama Friday to press Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin ...

Abbas calls `urgent` meeting after Obama speech

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas has called an "urgent" meeting of the Palestinian leadership after US President ...

UN leader waits for details of Palestinian unity deal

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has noted "with interest" a new unity deal between the Palestinian factions Hamas and ...

France considers recognizing Palestinian state: envoy

France and its European partners are considering giving formal recognition to a Palestinian state, France`s UN envoy ...

New Gaza flotilla `must be stopped`: Israel

The planned dispatch of a flotilla of ships attempting to break the blockade on Gaza "must be stopped," Israeli Prime ...

Hundreds pour in for Gaza `unity` rally

A crowd of at least 3,000 young Palestinians streamed into central Gaza City to rally for national unity on Monday -- ...

Palestinians `strongly condemn` new settlement plans

The Palestinian Authority on Sunday "strongly condemned" Israel`s approval of hundreds of new West Bank settler homes ...