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Palestinians` Fayyad had heart attack in US, stable

Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad suffered a heart attack while visiting the United States but is stable, a ...

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 ...

Israel opposes withdrawal to 1967 borders: pm

Israel should not be asked to withdraw to the borders that existed before the 1967 Six Day War, Israel`s prime ...

Israel approves 1,500 settler homes in East Jerusalem: NGO

An Israeli government committee on Thursday approved the construction of more than 1,500 settler homes in east ...

Israeli official threatens Hamas leaders

Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon on Monday issued a death threat against Hamas leaders after dozens of ...

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 ...

Hamas appoints first female minister in reshuffle

Hamas leader Ismail Haniya reshuffled his Gaza-based cabinet on Thursday, appointing a female minister to his ...

Hamas detains `unity` rally protesters: witnesses

Hamas police on Sunday detained several protesters calling for unity between the Islamist group and its bitter West ...

Palestinians President heads for visiting Britain

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas headed for Britain Sunday for an official visit to discuss the future of peace ...

Death toll from Egypt protests passes 100: security source

At least 102 people have been killed -- 33 on Saturday alone -- in five days of anti-government unrest in Egypt, ...

Massive new settlement project in e. Jerusalem: radio

A massive new construction project of at least 1,400 homes is about to be authorised in a settlement neighbourhood in ...

Guyana recognizes Palestinian state

Guyana on Thursday became the latest Latin American country to recognize an independent Palestinian state, the Foreign ...

US meets with Israeli, Palestinian negotiators

US Middle East envoy George Mitchell met separately on Thursday with Israeli and Palestinian envoys as part of ...