ISTANBUL (AA) – A ministerial committee of the Palestinian Authority has suspended all operations of Al Jazeera in the occupied West Bank. The committee, made up of officials from the ministries of culture, interior and communications, also temporarily halted the work of Al Jazeera’s journalists, staff, teams and affiliated channel...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa said representatives of the Fatah and Hamas groups will soon hold a meeting in the Egyptian capital Cairo. In an interview with Al Jazeera’s Mubasher channel Tuesday, Mustafa said the talks aim to reach agreements to improve conditions for serving the people of Gaza. ...
Washington, United States – AFP The United States on Thursday criticized its ally Israel for revoking the diplomatic status of Norwegian envoys to the Palestinian Authority, saying Oslo has played an important role in the Middle East. “Norway has a long history of playing a productive role when it comes to engaging with the governm...
Maryland’s Motor Vehicle Administration has decided to certify a valid foreign driver’s license issued by the Palestinian Authority. The Palestinian immigrant who held the license was denied authentication earlier. This placed a financial and emotional burden on her and delayed her ability to look for a job, according to the Council on ...
Washington, United States – AFP The White House on Wednesday warned Israel not to withhold funding intended for the Palestinian Authority in retaliation for decisions by three European countries to recognize a State of Palestine. “I think it’s wrong on a strategic basis, because withholding funds destabilizes the West Bank, i...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Mohammad Mustafa, appointed prime minister of the Palestinian Authority (PA), has formed a new government, mostly composed of new technocrats. Names that dominated the political arena in the West Bank for years are now absent from the lineup except for Interior Minister Ziad Hab al-Reeh, who is affiliated with ...
ROME (AA) — The Group of Seven (G-7) nations support the creation of a Palestinian state, Italy’s Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has said, underlining that the process for this must begin with the suspension of the fighting in Gaza. “The G-7 document talks about the will to reach the objective of two people, two states, […]...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh has said that Palestine rejects any Israeli attempt to transfer or replace the Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt. “Israel is trying to relocate the crossing to another location. We affirm this is a pure Egyptian-Palestinian matter,” S...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli Minister of Diaspora Affairs Amichai Chikli said Sunday that the return of the Palestinian Authority to the Gaza Strip will be a “suicidal step.” “Gaza must be ruled by Israel or by an international force for a year or two,” Chikli told Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper. He argued that the Ramallah-based Palestinian […...
JERUSALEM (AA) – The Israeli cabinet approved a plan on Sunday to send Palestinian tax money to Norway to be transferred to the Palestinian Authority pending approval from Tel Aviv. The money, of which the share of the Gaza Strip was withheld, would only be transferred to the Ramallah-based authority with the express permission of […]
