RAMALLAH, Prime minister, Mohammed Shtayyeh called on Australia to recognize the state of Palestine, emphasizing the importance of holding a multilateral international peace conference to protect the two-state solution and achieve the establishment of …
BETHLEHEM, Israeli settlers this evening attacked with gunfire Palestinian residents’ homes in the village of Kisan, east of the southern occupied West Bank district of Bethlehem, according to a local official.Member of Kisan village council, Nabil Abi…
RAMALLAH, The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates condemned the occupation court’s unjust and retaliatory ruling against charity Gaza aid worker, Mohammed al-Halabi, stressing the ruling is null and illegal and a dangerous precedent.The ministr…
RAMALLAH, The Israeli Supreme Court today refused yet again to release Palestinian detainee Khalil Awawda, who has been on an open-ended hunger strike for 171 days in protest of his detention without charge or trial, despite his serious health conditio…
GENEVA, The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, said today that Israel’s refusal to issue or renew visas for UN Human Rights staff in the occupied Palestinian territory will not prevent the Office from continuing to monitor and
RAMALLAH, Al-Haq Human Rights Organisation and Al-Quds Community Action Centre (CAC) submitted a Joint Parallel Report for the 72nd Session of the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR). The report, which provides supplemental inf…
JERUSALEM, This week, over 1.3 million Palestinian children from the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip will go back to school. It is a moment to anticipate, with so many girls and boys eager to learn and
RAMALLAH, The International Monetary Fund Monday said that the Palestinian economy was facing formidable challenges.In a press statement marking the end of their mission to assess recent economic developments in the West Bank and Gaza from August 16–28…
