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Greece

State of Palestine passports for 2016

On a visit to Greece the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said his administration could start issuing passports under the ‘State of Palestine’ as

22/12/2015

Israel

John Kerry denounces 'acts of terrorism' against Israelis

US Secretary of State John Kerry has denounced the recent spate of knife attacks and car-rammings committed against Israelis as “acts of terrorism.”

25/11/2015

West Bank

Mideast: the personal and the political

Thousands of people have attended the funeral of a 24-year-old Palestinian shot dead in the West Bank. Odai Masalma was killed after he attacked an

21/10/2015

Israel

Abbas slams Israel as deadly violence continues

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has lashed out at Israel, as a wave of deadly violence shows no signs of abating. He claims its actions are

15/10/2015

Israel

Clashes in West Bank on "Day of Rage"

In the West Bank clashes erupted after the string of attacks in Jerusalem. In Hebron Israeli security forces responded with rubber bullets to break

13/10/2015

West Bank

Palestinian factions lack unity against Israeli occupation

Euronews has been asking Palestinian factions in the West Bank city of Jenin if they think there might be a third Intifada uprising against the

07/10/2015

West Bank

Confusion over reports of Abbas PLO resignation

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is set to resign as head of the Palestine Liberation Organisation’s (PLO) executive committee, PLO officials said

23/08/2015

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Palestinian nuns made saints by Pope Francis

18/05/2015

Vatican

Pope Francis canonises two Palestinian nuns days after state recognition

The Pope has named two Palestinian nuns as saints during a Sunday ceremony in St Peter’s Square. The Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was among

17/05/2015

Vatican

Pope praises Abbas as 'angel of peace' before canonisation of Palestinian nuns

Pope Francis met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday and called him an ‘angel of peace’. The meeting at the Vatican came days after it

16/05/2015

Russia

Russia to deliver long-awaited missile system to Iran

Russia’s President Putin has signed a decree lifting the ban on the sale of a missile system to Iran. The move is part of a wider oil-for-goods swap

13/04/2015

Sweden

Abbas visits Stockholm after Swedes recognise Palestinian statehood

The Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is in Sweden for talks with the country’s new Prime Minister Stefan Lofven. It is his first visit to the

10/02/2015

Gaza

Mahmoud Abbas launches inquiry into Mohammad cartoon

03/02/2015

Serbia

Former Fatah strongman is granted Serbian citizenship

Serbia has officially revealed it has granted citizenship to a key political rival of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Mohammad Dahlan, whom

02/02/2015

Turkey

Erdogan gives a warrior welcome to Mahmoud Abbas

13/01/2015

France

Charlie Hebdo: Israeli paper deletes women from Paris march

13/01/2015

West Bank

Palestinians complete ICC ratification and await the UN's justice

Palestinian observers at the United Nations have presented their documents ratifying the Treaty of Rome’s conditions for membership of the

02/01/2015

Gaza

Abbas signs up to International Criminal Court after UN loss

The International Criminal Court may soon be able to try crimes committed in Palestinian lands. It comes after the Palestinian President, Mahmoud

31/12/2014

Israel

Israeli prime minister and Mahmoud Abbas condemn synagogue killings

18/11/2014

World

Israeli EU ambassador blasts Palestinian UN move, adds 'settlement reversible'

30/11/2012