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Palestinians arrest supporters of Abbas rival based in UAE
Middle East

Palestinians arrest supporters of Abbas rival based in UAE

RAMALLAH, West Bank/GAZA (Reuters) – Palestinian security forces arrested over half a dozen supporters of an exiled Palestinian politician who…
‘Walk to heaven’: Shiite pilgrims trek to Iraq’s Karbala
Middle East

‘Walk to heaven’: Shiite pilgrims trek to Iraq’s Karbala

  KARBALA, Iraq (AP) — Millions of Shiite Muslims from around the world are making their way this week to…
Egypt trying to broker broad Israel-Hamas truce, Hamas says
Egypt

Egypt trying to broker broad Israel-Hamas truce, Hamas says

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Egypt is trying to broker a broad cease-fire deal between Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers…
Israel to approve hundreds of new settler homes in West Bank
Middle East

Israel to approve hundreds of new settler homes in West Bank

Israel will approve construction of hundreds of new settlement homes in the occupied West Bank, Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman…
Palestinian President reception in Turkey mocked as Ottoman circus
Egypt

Palestinian President reception in Turkey mocked as Ottoman circus

In an atmosphere of the old Turkish empire, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan received Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the…
Abbas powerless to stop Palestinian Protest: experts
World

Abbas powerless to stop Palestinian Protest: experts

Israel's government has blamed president Mahmud Abbas for anti-Jewish violence in Jerusalem, but the Palestinian leader wields neither the political…
From the shadows: The failure of Gaza Tamarod
Egypt

From the shadows: The failure of Gaza Tamarod

The streets of Gaza on November 11 were more or less the same as the day before.
Hamas and Fatah hold talks in Cairo on a national unity government
Egypt

Hamas and Fatah hold talks in Cairo on a national unity government

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas met on Wednesday in Cairo with Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal for talks on the formation of…
Abbas, Araby discuss efforts to support Palestine UN recognition
Egypt

Abbas, Araby discuss efforts to support Palestine UN recognition

In a telephone conversation with Arab League Secretary General Nabil al-Araby on Thursday, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas discussed Arab diplomatic…
Cairo meeting between Abbas and Meshaal delayed
Egypt

Cairo meeting between Abbas and Meshaal delayed

The meeting between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas Political Bureau Chief Khaled Meshaal, which was scheduled for Tuesday in…
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