Efforts to re-unite the major Palestinian political factions were set to continue this week in Egypt, as Cairo welcomed both Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas political chief Khaled Meshaal. The Palestinian Ma’an News Agency reported that Meshaal and Abbas…
Syrian President Bashas al-Assad on Sunday presented his plan for a ceasefire and political reforms in his country in a speech the government-affiliated Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) said was delivered at the Opera House in Damascus. Previously it had…
Five-and-a-half years after Hamas took over the Gaza Strip, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pointed to the risk the terror group could also overrun the West Bank as a key reason to approach peace negotiations with the Palestinians with caution.…
For the first time since Hamas took over the Gaza Strip in 2007, Israel has decided to let construction materials to enter Gaza for use by the private sector. The decision is based on the dialogue with Egypt following the…
Buoyed by an overwhelming Palestinian belief that Hamas won the recent round of conflict with Israel, a new poll shows that the terrorist group and its armed conflict with Israel has gained significant ground politically among Palestinians. According to the…
An explosion in southern Lebanon around 7 AM Monday morning raised questions about the presence of illegal Hezbollah weaponry in the region, although the United Nations peacekeeping force has withheld its opinion until an investigation can be completed. According to…