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Jared Kushner in the White House on Aug. 11. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais / Associated Press)

Senior US Delegation Looks into Bolstering Mideast Peace Talks

by Kifah Ziboun and Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 24, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah, London – US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior advisor, Jared Kushner, arrived in Israel on Wednesday evening as part of a Middle East tour aimed at exploring ways to advance Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. He is scheduled to meet with...

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A picture taken from the Rafah border of the southern Gaza Strip with Egypt shows smoke billowing in Egypt’s North Sinai on July 8, 2017. (AFP/Said Khatib)

Identity of Sinai Attackers Stirs Controversy

by Kifah Ziboun and Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 9, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah, Gaza – Unconfirmed news about the participation of former Hamas members in the ISIS’ attack in the Sinai Peninsula that killed at least 23 Egyptian soldiers stirred up debates in Palestine and Egypt. Social media accounts of ISIS supporters reported that...

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Palestinians climb over a section of the controversial Israeli barrier as they try to make their way to attend the second Friday prayers of Ramadan in Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque, near Ramallah. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman

Aqsa Witnesses Fiercest Tension since Months

by Kifah Ziboun and Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 19, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah, Tel Aviv- Al-Aqsa Mosque and its surrounding have turned into a conflict zone on Sunday with outbreak of clashes between worshipers and Israeli occupation forces – these clashes included siege, conflicts, arrests and attempts to raid Al-Qibli Chapel, causing...

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A Palestinian waves a Hamas flag in Gaza City. (Reuters)

Hamas Announces New Program: State Based on 1967 Border

by Kifah Ziboun and Asharq Al-Awsat | May 2, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah, Doha – Hamas officially announced on Monday its new political program by accepting the idea of a Palestinian state based on the June 4, 1967 border, but rejected to recognize Israel, affirming that its conflict, which is political, not religious, lies...

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Marwan Barghouti (photo credit:REUTERS/BAZ RATNER)

Barghouti Refuses Treatment Despite Deteriorating Health

by Kifah Ziboun and Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 25, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah, Tel Aviv – Fears have risen for jailed Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti after reports stating his health is “dangerously deteriorating” especially that the hunger strike he began along with other detainees completed its first week. Barghouti is a member of the...