by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 14, 2017 | Middle East
Leading member of the Hamas movement, Saleh al-Arouri, announced on Saturday that the Palestinian Authority will be handed control of the Gaza Strip crossings in early November. Arouri was part of the delegation that signed the reconciliation with the Fatah group in...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 5, 2017 | Middle East
The Palestinian Gaza-ruling group Hamas named as its new deputy chief on Thursday a formerly Turkey-based commander Saleh al-Arouri. Israel has accused Arouri of orchestrating a lethal triple kidnapping that helped trigger the 2014 Gaza war in 2014 during which...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 3, 2017 | Middle East
Ramallah, London – Sources close to Hamas in Lebanon confirmed on Wednesday that a delegation from the Palestinian movement would attend the swearing-in ceremony of Iranian President Hassan Rourani after receiving an invitation from Tehran. The sources told...
by Kifah Ziboun | Jun 6, 2017 | Middle East
Ramallah – The Arab decision to cut ties with Qatar on Monday increased the pressure on Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, after Doha tightened the noose on the Islamic movement in an attempt to avoid Arab and Western criticism for supporting the Muslim...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 17, 2016 | Middle East
London- Commander of Hamas’ West Bank Department Saleh al-Arouri has expressed deep concern over the high cost that the movement might pay to Iran in return for the military and financial support received by Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas,...
