September 11th, 2008 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
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Ramallah, Sep 11 (DPA) Despite Israeli denials, a US official confirmed Thursday that Israel and the Palestinians have agreed to negotiate the future of Jerusalem.US Consul General in Jerusalem Jake Walles said ...
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August 15th, 2008 - 12:41 pm ICT by IANS
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Dubai, Aug 15 (IANS) A new Arabic poetry competition has been launched in the memory of departed Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish. The Sharjah Department of Culture and Information has launched the new ...
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August 11th, 2008 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
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Xinhua
Ramallah, Aug 11 (Xinhua) Chief Palestinian negotiator Ahmed Qurei Monday said the ongoing peace talks with Israel have made no progress on the key outstanding issues. "The negotiations are going on seriously ...
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August 9th, 2008 - 3:43 pm ICT by IANS
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Xinhua
Ramallah, Aug 9 (Xinhua) A majority in Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah movement supports a resumption of dialogue with rival Hamas, a senior Fatah official said here Saturday. Mohamed al-Hourani, a member ...
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July 20th, 2008 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
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DPA
Jerusalem, July 20 (DPA) While Israelis appear uncertain of what to make of US presidential nominee Barack Obama or what to expect if he were elected, Palestinians seem to have no real ...
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July 17th, 2008 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
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DPA
Ramallah, July 17 (DPA) The Israeli military cancelled Thursday an earlier decision to shut down the West Bank's largest shopping centre, located in the northern city of Nablus, its owners said. The ...
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July 16th, 2008 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
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DPA
Ramallah, July 16 (DPA) Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas welcomed Wednesday the ongoing prisoner exchange between Israel and Hezbollah and in a statement congratulated the families of the "liberated prisoners". Abbas, who was ...
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July 14th, 2008 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
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DPA
Jerusalem/ Ramallah, July 14 (DPA) US Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama will visit Israel and the Palestinian territories next week, Israeli and Palestinian officials said Monday.
Obama was expected to arrive in ...
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July 14th, 2008 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
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Xinhua
Ramallah (Palestine), July 14 (Xinhua) US presidential candidate Barack Obama will visit the Palestinian territories this month and will meet President Mahmoud Abbas, a Palestinian official said Monday. The US senator will ...
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July 7th, 2008 - 2:39 am ICT by IANS
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DPA
Ramallah/Tel Aviv, July 7 (DPA) The expected prisoner swap between Israel and the Lebanese Hezbollah movement will be carried out in three stages beginning Thursday, the Palestinian Maan news agency reported Sunday ...
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June 9th, 2008 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
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Xinhua
Ramallah, June 9 (Xinhua) An opinion poll has shown an upswing in the rating of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and a majority of people have opposed his resignation. According to the poll ...
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June 5th, 2008 - 2:26 am ICT by IANS
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DPA
Gaza/Ramallah, June 5 (DPA) The Hamas movement welcomed Wednesday the initiative by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas for holding a comprehensive dialogue to end their dispute. Top Hamas leader Mahmoud al-Zahar told reporters ...
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May 31st, 2008 - 6:36 pm ICT by admin
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DPA
Ramallah (Palestine), May 31 (DPA) The Palestinian authority has confirmed that President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will meet in Jerusalem Monday. Saeb Erekat, chief Palestinian negotiator, Friday told ...
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May 31st, 2008 - 5:55 pm ICT by admin
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DPA
Ramallah (Palestine), May 31 (DPA) The Palestinian authority has confirmed that President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will meet in Jerusalem Monday. Saeb Erekat, chief Palestinian negotiator, Friday told ...
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May 22nd, 2008 - 12:17 am ICT by admin
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DPA
Bethlehem (West Bank), May 21 (DPA) A long-awaited major international investment conference opened in Bethlehem Wednesday afternoon, attended by approximately 1300 participants, around 70 percent of whom are from Arab countries and ...
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May 12th, 2008 - 4:20 pm ICT by admin
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Ramallah (West Bank), May 12 (ANI): Hezbollah's gains in Lebanon last week are part of a regional process that began last year in the Gaza Strip and will continue in Jordan ...
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May 3rd, 2008 - 9:54 pm ICT by admin
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DPA
Ramallah/Tel Aviv, May 3 (DPA) Israeli forces arrested 363 Palestinians in the West Bank during April, a Palestinian report said Saturday. Most of the arrests were in Nablus city, where the army ...
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April 27th, 2008 - 8:19 pm ICT by admin
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Xinhua
Ramallah, April 27 (Xinhua) Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah Sunday welcomed Hamas' call for national dialogue, but stuck to its precondition that Hamas first give up its occupation of the Gaza Strip. ...
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April 15th, 2008 - 8:35 pm ICT by admin
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DPA
Ramallah, April 15 (DPA) Former US president Jimmy Carter said Tuesday he was refused permission to enter the Hamas-run Gaza Strip, despite his aim of paying a visit while on a well-publicized ...
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March 26th, 2008 - 7:36 pm ICT by admin
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DPA
Ramallah, March 26 (DPA) Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas clarified Wednesday that he would not hold "redundant" talks with Hamas, unless it first undid its Gaza take-over. Speaking at a news conference in ...
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March 23rd, 2008 - 10:13 pm ICT by admin
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Xinhua
Ramallah, March 23 (Xinhua) Visiting US Vice-President Dick Cheney said Sunday that "terror and rockets" against Israel killed not only innocent civilians, but also hopes for a Palestinian state. The establishment of ...
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March 11th, 2008 - 10:35 pm ICT by admin
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DPA
Ramallah, March 11 (DPA) Peace talks with Israel will remain suspended until Jerusalem cancels a decision to expand settlements and accepts a ceasefire with the Palestinians, a Palestinian Authority official said Tuesday. ...
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February 28th, 2008 - 11:38 pm ICT by admin
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DPA
Gaza/Ramallah, Feb 28 (DPA) Two Palestinian militants were killed when an Israeli army unit raided a refugee camp in West Bank Thursday, Palestinian hospital officials said. The clash broke out as the ...
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February 21st, 2008 - 8:13 pm ICT by admin
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Xinhua
Ramallah, Feb 21 (Xinhua) The Palestinians can declare their statehood unilaterally if talks with Israel fail, a senior aide to President Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday. "We can declare the independence unilaterally if ...
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November 14th, 2007 - 8:32 am ICT by admin
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