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Thousands of Palestinian structures under Israeli demolition orders: UN
Some 13,000 Palestinian structures in the West Bank are currently under Israeli demolition orders, leaving residents and homes "in a state of chronic uncertainty and threat".
07 September 2015
Netanyahu ready for peace talks with Abbas 'now'
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday he was willing to engage in immediate and direct peace talks with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas.
02 September 2015
UN chief seeks urgent funding for Palestinian refugees
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon raised alarm over a $100 million shortfall in funding for the UN aid agency for Palestinian refugees and called for urgent donations.
05 August 2015
Malala turns 18, says world failing Syrian children
Malala Yousafzai told world leaders they were failing Syria's children, as the Nobel Peace Prize winner spent her 18th birthday on the Syrian border.
13 July 2015
Netanyahu says committed to Palestinian state
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he was committed to the establishment of a Palestinian state.
01 June 2015
Mogherini calls for resuming Palestinian-Israeli peace process
EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini called on Israel and the Palestinians to resume peace negotiations, saying the situation on the ground was "not sustainable."
28 May 2015
Netanyahu taps diplomat Gold for key foreign role
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday named Dore Gold, a seasoned diplomat seen as reluctant to make concessions to the Palestinians.
26 May 2015
Pope Francis to meet Abbas after treaty announcement
Pope Francis was to meet Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, days after the Vatican said it was preparing to sign its first accord with Palestine.
16 May 2015
EU's top diplomat to visit Netanyahu, Abbas next week
EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini will visit the Middle East next week for talks on the peace process.
16 May 2015
Putin to meet with Palestinian leader Abbas Monday
Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas in Moscow on Monday where the issue of Middle East peace talks will be raised.
10 April 2015
Abbas holds all the cards for confronting Netanyahu
Palestinian president has more powers than ever to pursue a diplomatic offensive against Israel that is likely to accelerate with the re-election of Benjamin Netanyahu.
26 March 2015
Abbas orders probe into West Bank Mohammed cartoon
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas has ordered an investigation into a drawing of the Muslim Prophet Mohammed which appeared in a West Bank newspaper.
04 February 2015
Gaza war pushed Palestinian economy into recession: IMF
The war between Israel and Gaza drove the Palestinian economy of Gaza and the West Bank into its first contraction since 2006, the International Monetary Fund said.
30 January 2015
Spear-carriers and chainmail warriors: Erdogan's new palace welcome
Spear-carrying guardsmen, gleaming golden helmets and even a few fake moustaches- Turkey's president has spared nothing in a dramatic remake of his palace ceremonial guard.
13 January 2015
Kerry to meet Palestinian negotiator in London talks
John Kerry meets chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat hoping to avert a diplomatic crisis over a UN bid to force Israel to withdraw from Palestinian land.
16 December 2014
Steps agreed to lower Israeli-Palestinian tensions: Kerry
US Secretary of State John Kerry said that steps were agreed at talks in Amman to lower tensions between the Israelis and Palestinians.
14 November 2014
Kerry won't unveil peace plan in talks with Palestinians: US
Top US diplomat John Kerry was to meet the chief Palestinian negotiator but would not unveil an American peace plan.
04 November 2014
Kerry to meet chief Palestinian negotiator Monday: US
Department for discussions on "the way forward" in a Middle East peace deal and the situation in the Gaza Strip.
01 November 2014
France says Palestine recognition must be 'helpful to peace'
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said that any recognition of Palestine as a state must be "helpful to peace".
15 October 2014
Clashes at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa ahead of Jewish holiday
Dozens of Palestinians protested against Jews visiting the flashpoint holy site ahead of a religious feast.
09 October 2014