Gaza is facing human catastrophe
SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – The Interior Minister of Gaza asked all the Islamic and Arabic countries as well as international…
Palestine Issue
Abbas rejects West Bank border security plan
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas rejected US proposals for Israel to keep troops in a future Palestinian state along its…
Why Israeli-Palestinian talks will fail, again
There is an odd sort of atmosphere today around the soon-to-fail Israel-Palestine talks. A dramatic gesture by the United States, presenting its own…
Israeli soldiers fire at Palestinian farmers South of Gaza
TEHRAN (FNA)- Israeli forces fired at Palestinian farmers to the East of Khan Younis district, South of the Gaza Strip, at noon…
Kerry brings nothing promising to faltering peace talks
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry concluded his visit to Israel on Friday noon, leaving behind what seems to be unbridgeble gaps…
Palestinian MP blasts int’l silence over settlement expansion
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A member of the Palestinian legislative body condemned the international community’s silence in the face of relentless expansion of…
Anti-settlement protestors in W. Bank mourn Mandela
TEHRAN (FNA)- Thousands of Palestinians and foreign activists paid tribute to the pro-Palestinian South African leader Nelson Mandela, who passed away on…
Palestinian envoy urges concerted efforts of Muslim states to counter Israel
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A Palestinian Islamic Jihad representative in Tehran expressed regret at the internal disputes that have gripped the Islamic world,…
No electricity, fuel in Gaza as winter approaches
The Gaza Strip remains without electricity and fuel for the upcoming winter as the Israeli regime steps up the pressure on the…
Netanyahu: Israel ready for ‘historic peace’ with Palestinians
JERUSALEM, Dec. 5 (UPI) — Israel is ready for “historic peace” with the Palestinians “based on two states for two peoples,” Israeli Prime…
Human Rights report: 26 disabled Palestinians held in Israeli jails
TEHRAN (FNA)- A Palestinian Human Rights Center considered Israel’s continued arrest of the disabled Palestinians as “contrary to the most basic international…
Palestinians say Iran deal sets peace precedent
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Senior Palestinians say the diplomatic pressure that produced the nuclear deal with Iran – world powers negotiating…
Israeli soldiers open heavy machinegun fire at Southern Gaza
TEHRAN (FNA)- Israeli forces opened heavy machinegun fire at Palestinian land and houses to the East of Khan Younis, South of the…
Israeli forces open fire at farmers in Southern Gaza
TEHRAN (FNA)- Israeli forces early Sunday shot at Palestinian farmers near Rafah in Southern Gaza, locals said. Witnesses said Israeli forces opened…
Palestinian official calls for economic sanctions against Israel
TEHRAN (FNA)- The international community should impose economic sanctions on Israel over its continued occupation of Palestinian territories, Palestinian ambassador to Nigeria…
Israel settlement building rises by 130%
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Israeli regime has increased its illegal settlement construction by 130 percent so far this year in comparison to last…
Envoy reiterates Iran’s support for Palestine
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran will remain one of the main supporters of the oppressed people of Palestine, Iran’s Ambassador to Lebanon Qazanfar Roknabadi…
Israel approves new settlements in the West Bank only weeks after halting similar project
Israel’s Defense Ministry announced on Monday that the construction of 800 additional settler homes in the occupied West Bank territory had been…
Ailing Palestinian prisoners threaten hunger strike over lack of treatment
TEHRAN (FNA)- About 20 ailing Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails threatened to launch an open-ended hunger strike to protest their lack…
President Rouhani reiterates Iran’ solidarity with Palestinian nation
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani underlined the necessity for the settlement of differences between Israel and the Palestinians through the means…
Israel okays 829 new settler homes in West Bank: NGO
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Israeli authorities have given the go-ahead for the construction of 829 new settler homes in the occupied West Bank.…
Iran deal could affect talks on Syria, Palestine
The nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers could pave the way for normalization of ties between Tehran and the West.…
Abbas calls for intl. probe into Arafat death
Acting Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas has called for an international investigation into the death of former leader of the Palestine Liberation…
US does not accept Israel settlement expansions: Rice
TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) – US President’s National Advisor Susan Rice says Israel’s settlement expansion lacks legitimacy and it fuels tensions hampering…
Sewage keeps flowing in streets of Gaza Strip
Sewage keeps flowing in the streets of the Gaza Strip causing a humanitarian disaster in the besieged enclave,Press TV reports. On Friday, wastewater…
Gazans mark Israeli war of November 2012
People in the Gaza Strip mark the first anniversary of the eight-day Israeli war on the besieged Palestinian territory,Press TV reports. Thousands of…
Palestinian refugees face privations in Lebanon
Palestinian refugees who have been forced to leave their camp in the Syrian capital Damascus are facing serious challenges in a refugee…
No PA-Israel deal better than bad one: PA official
A senior Palestinian Authority (PA) negotiator says reaching no deal with Israel is better than striking a “bad” one, which will allow…
Palestinians mark 9th anniversary of Arafat death
Thousands of Palestinians have marked the ninth death anniversary of the late leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), Yasser Arafat. Carrying…
Israel promotes racist policies: HR body
A human rights organization based in the Occupied Palestinian Territories says Israel is promoting “racist policies” by deciding to set up Jewish…
15 Palestinians killed since resumption of negotiations
TEHRAN (FNA)- A statistics report prepared by Quds Press International news agency showed that fifteen Palestinians have been killed by Israel since…
Rachel Corrie’s monument will be installed in Tehran
TEHRAN, Nov. 9 (MNA) – A monument of the known anti-Zionist activist Rachel Corrie is to be placed in Tehran. The Popular…
Israel denies involvement in poisoning former PA chief
The Israeli regime has denied any connection to the death of Yasser Arafat, the late leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization. “There…
Israel must lift Gaza blockade: Iran UN envoy
Iran’s Deputy Ambassador to the UN Gholam-Hossein Dehqani says the Israeli regime should end its illegal blockade of the impoverished Gaza Strip.…
Recent report supports theory Arafat was poisoned with polonium
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A Swiss forensic report published on Wednesday revealed that tests on Arafat’s exhumed remains and possessions support the proposition…
PA must end talks, take Israelis to ICC: Analyst
A political commentator says Palestinians should stop the so-called peace talks with Israel and take Israeli officials to international courts. Bruce Katz,…