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Ariel Sharon (2nd R) confers with comrades during the 1973 Yom Kippur War, October 10, 1973. Reuters

Some Haven’t Learned from the October War

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Oct 7, 2017 | Opinion

The Jewish state suffered heavy losses: almost 3,000 soldiers were killed, 8,000 were injured, 1,000 tanks and other destructive machinery were lost while 100 military air crafts went down. It also lost possession over one of the largest lands it has seized six years...

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addresses reporters after a meeting with Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel in Brussels, Belgium, February 9, 2017. REUTERS/Yves Herman

Revolutionary Council, Fatah Welcome Palestinian Reconciliation

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 7, 2017 | Middle East

The Revolutionary Council and the Fatah Central Committee, the two largest bodies in the Palestinian Authority headed by President Mahmoud Abbas, have endorsed the terms of Palestinian reconciliation and supported its steps. They stressed that the meeting, which is...

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Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah (C) chairs a cabinet meeting in Gaza City October 3, 2017. REUTERS/Mohammed Abed/Pool

Palestinian Government Sets Economic Reform Plan for Gaza Strip

by Kifah Ziboun | Oct 5, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah– Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah presented on Wednesday highlights of his government’s economic reform plan in the Gaza Strip. “We have plans ready for action,” said Hamdallah, who remained in Gaza with a group of ministers following a Cabinet...

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Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah (L) shakes hands with Hamas Chief Ismail Haniyeh in Gaza City October 2, 2017. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa

Gaza Opens its Doors after Years of Deprivation

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Oct 4, 2017 | Opinion

Gaza’s leadership finally welcomed the Palestinian Authority with arms wide open to end their dispute. This is a very important political and humanitarian agreement credited for the government of Egyptian President Abdul Fattah el-Sisi, the first in a decade who...

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Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah (L) shakes hands with Hamas Chief Ismail Haniyeh in Gaza City October 2, 2017. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa

Hamdallah in Gaza: My Government’s Success Depends on its Ability to Work on Ground

by Kifah Ziboun | Oct 3, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah – Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah said on Monday his government’s success in the Gaza Strip would depend on its ability to work on the ground. Hamdallah, accompanied by a senior governmental delegation, crossed into the Gaza Strip on Monday in a...