Palestine

01/05/2013 - World news explained

Israel and Palestinians urged to continue peace process

On Tuesday, Pope Francis, the head of the Roman Catholic Church, received the Israeli president Shimon Peres in Vatican City.

24/04/2013 - Report: Palestinian territories

Palestinian prisoner ends long-term hunger strike

A Palestinian held in Israeli prison who had been on a partial hunger strike has agreed to begin eating again following an agreement to release him in eight months' time.

16/04/2013 - Report: Palestinian territories

Israel's military closes Gaza war rights abuse probe

The Israeli military's Military Advocate General has closed its probe into 65 allegations of misconduct during the November Gaza war. Palestinian human rights groups have condemned the ...

13/04/2013 - France

French press review 13 April 2013

France’s exodus of young graduates, the saga of a Pakistani illegal immigrant expelled from France after nine years and the latest US plan for the Middle East dominate Saturday’s cover ...

12/04/2013 - Report: Palestinian territories

Islamic dress code call riles Gaza students

The Al-Aqsa University in Gaza has stirred controversy with a request that its female students wear Islamic dress when attending class.

12/04/2013 - International report

Gaza students dismayed by Islamic dress order

The Al-Aqsa University in Gaza has sparked a row by asking its female students to wear Islamic dress when attending class.

09/04/2013 - Report: Palestinian territories

Kerry meets Israeli and Palestinian leaders in a bid to restart talks

US Secretary of State John Kerry yesterday met with Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad as well as the Israeli President, Shimon Peres.

Children look at a nun holding a candle during the Catholic Washing of the Feet ceremony in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, 28 March

01/04/2013 - Report: Palestinian territories

West Bank Palestinians angry at being shut out of Jerusalem for Easter

Christians living in the West Bank are angry at a drop in the number of permits allowing them to travel to Jerusalem for Easter.

Land Day, which takes place every year on March 30, commemorates the killing of six Arabs in 1976 during protests against the confiscation of their land in Israel's Galilee region.

31/03/2013 - Report: Palestinian territories

Palestinians clash with IDF on Land Day protests

Palestinian protesters clashed with Israeli troops in two West Bank Towns on Saturday as they marked Land Day, the annual event commemorating the loss of Palestinian-held land.

22/03/2013 - Report: Palestinian territories

West Bank Palestinians unmoved by Obama Ramallah visit

US President Barack Obama yesterday made his first visit to the West Bank, featuring brief talks and a joint press conference with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.