Hamas PM reshuffles cabinet
September 3rd, 2012 - 12:44 am ICT by IANS
Gaza, Spe 2 (IANS) Gaza's Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh Sunday reshuffled his cabinet, replacing seven ministers.The new reshuffle included the ministers of agriculture, housing, finance, health, Islamic endowment, ... Read more...
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Russia urges Israel to halt settlement construction
November 3rd, 2011 - 6:18 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Nov 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Russian Foreign Ministry urged Israel Wednesday to refrain from more housing construction in the occupied West Bank pending a final agreement on the status ... Read more...
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Netanyahu calls for stepped up settlement construction
November 2nd, 2011 - 7:33 am ICT by IANS
Tel Aviv, Nov 2 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called for stepped up construction of 2,000 new homes for Israelis in the occupied Palestinian territories, the premier's ... Read more...
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Hamas, Fatah leaders to finalize reconciliation deal
October 13th, 2011 - 12:33 am ICT by IANS
Ramallah, Oct 12 (IANS) A senior Palestinian official announced that leaders of the Islamic Hamas movement and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah party will meet in Cairo Wednesday to finalize ... Read more...
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Palestinian’s national unity government likely in ten days: official
May 28th, 2011 - 8:02 am ICT by IANS
Gaza, May 28 (IANS) A senior Palestinian official in Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah party has said that the national unity government is to be formed in ten days, Xinhua ... Read more...
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Hamas, Fatah sign reconciliation deal
May 5th, 2011 - 12:40 am ICT by IANS
Cairo, May 4 (IANS) Palentine's two biggest factions - Fatah and Hamas - formally adopted a reconciliation agreement Wednesday in Cairo, CNN quoted Egytian state TV as saying.While Fatah is ... Read more...
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Palestine ready to begin construction of West Bank International airport
October 21st, 2010 - 12:43 am ICT by BNO News
GAZA STRIP (BNO NEWS) -- The Palestinian Authority on Wednesday announced that it is ready to begin construction works for an International Airport in the West Bank, east of Jerusalem.The airport is ... Read more...
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Israel announces building plan, rejects preconditions
August 16th, 2010 - 7:22 am ICT by IANS
Jerusalem/Damascus, Aug 16 (DPA) The Israeli government approved Sunday a new building plan in the West Bank despite the 10-month settlement freeze and warned against any international conditions to the start of ... Read more...
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Obama asks Abbas to enter direct talks
August 1st, 2010 - 12:15 am ICT by IANS
Jerusalem/London, July 31 (DPA) US President Barack Obama has warned the Palestinian government of Mahmoud Abbas that "there will be consequences" if he declines to open direct talks with Israel, Arab ... Read more...
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EU condemns new Israeli settlements in Jerusalem
March 10th, 2010 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS
Strasbourg, March 10 (IANS) The European Union Wednesday condemned Israel's decision to build 1,600 new houses in east Jerusalem, saying the move could increase distrust between Israel and Palastine.
EU foreign policy Chief ... Read more...
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Israel defends ‘Operation Cast Lead’
July 31st, 2009 - 6:02 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, July 31(ANI): A 160-page government report has defended Israeli actions during 'Operation Cast Lead'- which had killed more than 1,100 Palestinians, and has rejected all the charges one by one, attributing ... Read more...
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Hamas, Fatah start reconciliation meeting in Cairo
February 26th, 2009 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANS
Cairo, Feb 26 (DPA) Rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah started national unity talks in Cairo Thursday to overcome a bitter split between rival governments in the West bank and Gaza.
The Cairo ... Read more...
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Arab states back Abbas-led Palestinian government
February 4th, 2009 - 6:39 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Feb 4 (DPA) Foreign ministers of nine Arab countries gathering in Abu Dhabi Tuesday expressed their support for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' authority."The meeting aimed at deepening the Arab relations ... Read more...
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