Ramallah- Palestinian Authority sources announced that the Ramallah-based Fatah party will look into details with Egyptian officials concerning recent talks with Hamas. This will be prior to Fatah taking decisions for upcoming steps, the sources said. “President Mahmoud Abbas will delegate Azzam Al
Ramallah- The meetings of Hamas delegation with the Egyptian intelligence officials focused on two issues: reconciliation within the framework of the status of the Palestinian case and security cooperation, Palestinian informed sources said. Sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that the meetings were positi
Ramallah- Israel and Togo announced the cancellation of the African-Israeli summit scheduled for October in Togo at the request of Togolese President Faure Gnassingbe, in a blow to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s efforts to “bring Israel back to Africa.” A spokesman for the Israeli foreign minis
Ramallah– Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas did not mind holding a tripartite meeting with US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington or elsewhere, Palestinian sources close to the matter said. The sources stressed that Abbas was ready for any US arrangem
Ramallah – The new Hamas leadership chose to hold its first meeting since the election of its politburo last May in the Egyptian capital as a sign that the Palestinian movement withdrew from Doha where it kept its offices for years. Sources told Asharq Al-Awsat on Sunday that Hamas benefited f
Ramallah- Head of the political bureau of the Hamas movement Ismail Haniyeh arrived in Cairo on Saturday for his first foreign visit after being elected as head of the movement last May. Hamas said that Haniyeh arrived heading a delegation composed of senior movement officials to meet with Egyptian
Ramallah- US President Donald Trump will meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session this month to discuss a possible regional settlement, Palestinian and Israeli officials said. The meetings are expected
Ramallah- Israel’s army began on Tuesday the biggest military maneuvers since 19 years, simulating a war against “Hezbollah”. The 11-day maneuvers aim at enhancing readiness to a wide-scope battle in the north. Afekhay Aderey, the spokesman of the Israeli Army, said that the forces will simula
Ramallah– Hamas Chief in the Gaza Strip, Yehia Sinwar, has rejected a demand by the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Peter Maurer, to verify the conditions of Israeli captives, sources told Asharq al-Awsat newspaper. The sources noted that during a meeting on Tuesday with
Rammallah – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres reiterated his call for a political solution to the Middle East conflict that would end Israel’s occupation of Palestinian land and would create an independent Palestinian state, living side by side with Israel in peace and security
Ramallah – Israeli Knesset members stormed into the al-Aqsa Mosque compound on Tuesday for the first time in two years, amid claims that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to divide the mosque, to demolish it and incite religious war in the region. MPs Yehuda Glick of the Likud part
Ramallah- Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas decided to take by Arab states’ advice and grant the US administration a chance to propose a peace plan, Palestinian sources revealed to Asharq Al-Awsat. The sources stated that Abbas will suspend Palestinian action against Israel in the Securi
Ramallah – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will underline during upcoming talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan the need for Hamas to dissolve its administrative committee in the Gaza Strip. This should be followed by general elections. Only then will the Palestinian Authority (PA) r
Ramallah- Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas reiterated his administration’s commitment to a two-state solution being the sole settlement for the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Abbas told Senior Advisor to US President Jared Kushner in their two-and-half-hour meeting in Ramallah that peace
Ramallah– Fatah Vice Chairman and member of its central committee, Mahmoud al-Aloul, said that his movement was determined to achieve national unity, but Hamas has failed to respond to calls by the Palestinian Authority. During a meeting with journalists and opinion writers in the Gaza Strip, throug
Ramallah- US President Donald Trump’s senior adviser Jared Kushner said on Thursday that the Trump administration is keen on finding peace in the Middle East so that prosperity prevails. On the other hand, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said that an Arab-Israeli peace is complic
Ramallah- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman have been bickering over the construction of a separation barrier in Hebron, Israel’s Haaretz daily reported. The newspaper said Lieberman apparently believes that investing more money in the project is not ur
Ramallah – US President Donald Trump’s administration and Israel are urging the United Nations not to publish its blacklist of international companies operating in the West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Golan Heights, saying the move was “counterproductive” and would not advance the Israeli-Pal
Ramallah – A Hamas official accused the Palestinian Authority (PA) of obstructing new understandings signed by the movement’s leadership with Egyptian intelligence to provide facilities to the residents of the Gaza Strip. “The PA continues its attempts to obstruct the understandings that took
Ramallah – Palestinian Liberation Organization executive committee member Wassef Abou Youssef questioned the feasibility of holding bilateral negotiations with Israel with the sponsorship of the United States. He told Asharq Al-Awsat that that such negotiations are not possible due to Washington’s “
