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  Ties with Israel at 'point of no return': Palestine

  World | January 20, 2015 7:27 IST

  Ramallah: A Palestinian official on Monday said ties with Israel reached a "point of no return" after Israel decided to halt the transfer the tax revenues to the Palestinian National Authority."Israel is practicing a collective

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  Hamas pushes for elections in Palestine

  World | January 12, 2015 7:56 IST

  Gaza: The Hamas and several other groups in Gaza, Sunday, called on the Palestinian unity government to prepare for elections.According to a Xinhua report, leaders of Islamist and left-wing groups met in Gaza at the

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  Terrorism in the name of Islam reprehensible: Rouhani

  World | January 10, 2015 13:05 IST

  Tehran: Iran President Hassan Rouhani has censured terrorism and violence in the name of Islam in any part of the world."We condemn extremism, violence and terrorism whether in Palestine, Lebanon and the Levant or in

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  UN chief says Palestine will join ICC on April 1

  World | January 07, 2015 9:02 IST

  United Nations: Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says the state of Palestine will join the International Criminal Court on April 1, a high-stakes move that will enable the Palestinians to pursue war-crimes charges against Israel.The Palestinians submitted

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  Palestine to join Interpol in 2015: Official

  World | January 04, 2015 7:59 IST

  Ramallah: The Palestinian national unity government has decided to join the International Criminal Police Organisation, commonly known as Interpol, a senior official says.The Palestinian government will submit a request to join the organisation in 2015

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  UN rejects Palestinian resolution to end Israel's occupation

  World | December 31, 2014 9:33 IST

  United Nation: The Security Council rejected a Palestinian resolution demanding an end to Israeli occupation within three years, a blow to an Arab campaign to get the UN's most powerful body to take action to

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  Israel and Palestine agree on Gaza reconstruction: UN official

  World | November 22, 2014 7:45 IST

  United Nations: An agreement has been reached between Israel, Palestine and the United Nations (UN) under which nearly 25,000 homeowners in Gaza can access materials to repair their damaged homes starting next week.This was announced

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  Artistes from Colombia, Brazil, Palestine and Mali to perform at Amarrass music festival

  Bollywood | November 17, 2014 19:41 IST

  New Delhi: An eclectic array of musicians from Colombia, Brazil, Palestine and Mali, along with India's shining stars, will perform at the third edition of Amarrass music festival in the capital beginning Nov 21, said

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  Israeli soldier dies of injuries after stabbing attack

  World | November 11, 2014 8:05 IST

  Jerusalem: An Israeli soldier died Monday night of injuries caused earlier in the day in a Palestinian stabbing attack in Tel Aviv, the Sheba Medical Center in the city said in a statement.Almog Shiloni, a

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  Palestinian President suggests banning Jews at Jerusalem holy site

  World | October 18, 2014 10:30 IST

  Jerusalem: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas suggested today that Jews should be banned from a Jerusalem holy site revered by both Jews and Muslims.Abbas made the comments following recent clashes between Palestinian worshippers and Israeli forces

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  Palestinian boy shot dead by Israeli troops

  World | October 17, 2014 11:25 IST

  Ramallah: Palestinian police say a 13-year-old Palestinian boy has been shot dead by Israeli soldiers during a clash in the West Bank.They say the soldiers opened fire after demonstrators threw stones and at least one

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  Israel PM vows to refute Palestinian ' lies'at UN

  World | September 28, 2014 18:06 IST

  Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu headed to New York on Sunday, vowing to expose “slander and lies” laid out by Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas in his UN speech. In a Friday address to the

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  UNICEF urges all parties to protect children in Gaza

  World | August 24, 2014 8:47 IST

  United Nations: The United Nations Children 's Fund (UNICEF) on Saturday called on all parties to the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict to protect children in Gaza, where nearly 500 kids have died over the last month."The

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  China calls for immediate ceasefire in Gaza

  World | July 19, 2014 8:00 IST

  United Nations:  China has appealed for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza Strip between Israel and Palestine's Hamas and avoiding of any military ground operations and other actions that may lead to further escalation of the

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  Rihanna in controversy for tweeting about Palestine

  Hollywood | July 16, 2014 21:01 IST

  Los Angeles: Singer Rihanna, who made a comment about supporting the freedom of Palestine on Twitter, was quick to delete it - but not before it was retweeted 70,000 times."#FreePalestine," Rihanna posted on Twitter.Moments later,

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  Israeli air strikes kill 20 as offensive enters third day

  World | July 10, 2014 17:04 IST

  Jerusalem: At least 20 Palestinians were killed on Thursday in fresh Israeli air strikes targeting over 300 Hamas positions, taking the death toll to 64 in the in three days of offensive, the deadliest in

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  Palestine to approach UN to stop Israeli crackdown

  World | June 22, 2014 22:38 IST

  Ramallah: The Palestinian leadership plans to approach the United Nations Security Council in a bid to stop Israel's offensive against the Palestinian territories, that surged following the disappearance of three Israeli teenagers June 12 near

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  Israeli, Palestinian negotiators meet in secret

  World | September 02, 2013 10:39 IST

  Jerusalem: The Israeli and Palestinian chief negotiators met in Jerusalem under secrecy, a media report said.A Palestinian official told Israel Radio that Tzipi Livni and Saeb Erekat Saturday evening "discussed all the main issues but

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  Indo-Arab trade meet in Bangalore on Friday

  India | August 22, 2013 8:08 IST

  Bangalore: The Indo-Arab Chamber of Commerce (IACC) is hosting a trade meet Friday here to explore investment and business opportunities in India and the Gulf region by its members, entrepreneurs and small and medium enterprises."About

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  Kerry meets Palestinian negotiator about talks

  World | July 19, 2013 17:44 IST

  Amman, Jordan, July 19: After Palestinian leaders demanded further guarantees before restarting talks with Israel, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry discussed his ideas with the chief Palestinian negotiator in Amman on Friday.A stormy, high-level