Palestine

Jordan on Sunday received two stretches of land it had allowed Israel to use for decades, amid tense relations between the neighbours 25 years after they signed a landmark peace deal. Under the terms of two annexes in the 1994 treaty, the enclaves of al-Baqo…

Before-and-after photos reveal how landmarks have been ravaged by fires, floods, and melting ice over the last decade

The former head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, who resigned amid an ongoing investigation into alleged abuses of authority, has denied wrongdoing saying his agency was the victim of a political campaign designed to undermine it. "I have rejected …

By Nabil Al-Sahl | – Palestine is one of the richest countries in the world in terms of antiquities, competing with Egypt in the Arab world. At least 22 civilisations have left their mark on Palestine, the first of which were the Canaanites; their presence …

Image caption Marusella Mallea In Marusella Mallea's living room there's a side table with a picture of her brother Cesar on it. He's leaning against his car and has a big grin as he looks to the camera. "Look, it was all about having a laugh," she says …

UN advisory group calls for end to violence as situation in Haiti worsens  In light of Haitis worsening political and humanitarian crisis, the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Adhoc Advisory Group on the Caribbean island nation is urging all parties to r…

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The head of the U.N. agency that aids Palestinian refugees has stepped aside until the end of an investigation into misconduct allegations, the agency said on Wednesday. Commissioner General Pierre Krahenbuhl stepped aside until a revie…

Israel's top court on Tuesday upheld the government's decision to deport a high-profile human rights monitor accused of backing an international boycott campaign of the Jewish state. The court unanimously chose to uphold the Interior Ministry's refusal to re…

(Middle East Monitor) – The act of Palestinian activists covering their faces during anti-Israeli occupation rallies is an old practice that spans decades. The masking of the face, often by Kufyias traditional Palestinian scarves that grew to symbolise Palest…

Jerusalem (AFP) - Israeli forces on Thursday rearrested a Palestinian lawmaker who was freed in February after being held without trial for 20 months over links to an outlawed leftist group, her daughter said. "My mother Khalida Jarrar was arrested from our …