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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas looks on as Kuwait’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah al Khalid al Sabah and Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Malki (not seen) sign an agreement and a memorandum of understanding, in the West Bank city of Ramallah September 14, 2014. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman

Abbas to Gradually Cut Gaza’s Annual Budget

by Kifah Ziboun | Aug 7, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said he would gradually stop paying up to $1.5 billion a year for Gaza Strip if Hamas refused to hand over the territory to the current Palestinian government. Abbas called on Hamas to accept his initiative of the “appeal...

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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

Fatah Rejects Hamas’ ‘Unrealizable Conditions’

by Kifah Ziboun | Aug 4, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah – Fatah Movement has rejected an initiative submitted by Hamas to end current divisions, describing the conditions set by the group as “unrealizable”. On Thursday, Hamas announced its readiness to dissolve its administrative committee as soon as the...

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An Israeli policeman throws a stun grenade in a street at Jerusalem’s Old city out side Aqsa Mosque, after Israel removed all restrictions it had imposed at the compound July 27, 2017. (Reuters)

Dozens Injured in Clashes Outside Aqsa Mosque

by Kifah Ziboun | Jul 28, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah – More than a hundred people were injured and many others detained during violent confrontations outside al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem on Thursday, shortly after Palestinians began celebrating their return to the holy compound, with the removal of all Israeli...

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Palestinians stand next to a police barricade as they wait for Al-Aqsa Mosque to be reopened, in Jerusalem’s Old City July 16, 2017. REUTERS/Ammar Awad

Jordan, Israel Seek to Find Compromise over Al Aqsa E-gates

by Kifah Ziboun | Jul 21, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah – International contacts intensified on Thursday with the aim to reach a compromise over the removal of electronic gates at Al Aqsa Mosque and to reopen the compound to Palestinian worshippers. A Palestinian official, who spoke to Asharq Al-Awsat on condition...

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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi (R) meets with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Cairo, January 14, 2015. (photo credit: REUTERS)

Sisi Stresses before Palestinian President Need to End Divisions, Revive the Peace Process

by Sawsan Abu-Husain | Jul 10, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi underlined the need to end disagreements among Palestinians and to agree over a unified vision to resume the peace process in the Middle East. Sisi met on Sunday in Cairo with his Palestinian counterpart, President...