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  NEW YORK, September 27, 2018 (WAFA) – The Group of 77 and China meeting in New York on the sideline of the United Nations General Assembly’s 73rd session unanimously named on Thursday President Mahmoud Abbas as chairman, replacing Egypt’s Abdel … Continued

RAMALLAH, December 18, 2017 (WAFA) – President Mahmoud Abbas Monday signed 22 agreements and international treaties that strengthen the legal status of the State of Palestine on a global scale. These important agreements would make the State of Palestine a … Continued

RAMALLAH, December 18, 2017 (WAFA) – The presidency Monday condemned the US veto on a draft resolution on Jerusalem, calling it a mockery of the international community and a concession to the Israeli occupation and aggression. Presidential spokesman Nabil Abu … Continued

JERUSALEM, December 6, 2017 (WAFA) – World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit expressed grave concern on Wednesday over US President Donald Trump’s announcement that the United States will recognize Jerusalem as the capital of … Continued

RAMALLAH, December 7, 2017 (WAFA) – A general strike was observed in most of the occupied Palestinian territories, including East Jerusalem, on Thursday in protest against US President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as capital of Israel. Shops remained closed … Continued

PARIS, December 6, 2017 (WAFA) – French President, Emmanuel Macron, said his country does not support U.S. President Donald Trump’s official recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Macron expressed dismay over Trump’s decision, describing it as a regrettable … Continued

NEW YORK, December 6, 2017 (WAFA) – The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres  said following U.S. President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel that, ‘Jerusalem is a final status issue that must be resolved through direct … Continued

LONDON, December 7, 2017 (WAFA) – British Prime Minister Theresa May said in a statement late Wednesday that she views the decision by the United States President Donald Trump to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel as unhelpful to … Continued

  JERUSALEM, October 18, 2017 (WAFA) – The European Union has requested clarifications from Israeli authorities over recent promotion of plans, tenders and permits for thousands of settlement units across the West Bank. This week, Israeli authorities further promoted plans, … Continued

    GAZA, October 19, 2017 (WAFA) – The Palestine Liberation Organization’s (PLO) refugee department condemned on Thursday British government plans to celebrate the centennial of the infamous Balfour Declaration of November 2, 2017, saying it was the cause for … Continued

Palestine welcomes Interpol’s decision to admit the State of Palestine as a full member in its organization, and extend its gratitude and appreciation to the seventy-five countries that upheld their principles and voted in favour of Palestine becoming a member … Continued

Palestine’s story at the United Nations began on 29 November 1947, with the UN General Assembly’s (UNGA) adoption of Resolution 181. The so-called “Partition Resolution” proposed, for first time in history, to divide a homeland into two states. Seven full … Continued

JERUSALEM, July 17, 2017 (WAFA) – Dozens of Palestinian worshippers Monday prayed in the alleys of the Old City of Jerusalem leading to Al Aqsa Mosque after they refused to enter the Muslim holy place going through metal detector gates … Continued

UN’s cultural arm voted 12 to three to give heritage status to the Old City of Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.     

BETHLEHEM, May 23, 2017 (WAFA) – President Mahmoud Abbas said on Tuesday that freedom and independence of the Palestinian people is the key to peace and stability. Speaking at a press conference with visiting US President Donald Trump, Abbas said … Continued

    BETHLEHEM, May 23, 2017 (WAFA) – US President Donald Trump arrived in Bethlehem on Tuesday where he was received by President Mahmoud Abbas. The two leaders inspected the honor guards before starting their talks.   wafa

By MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH Associated Press RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Several dozen hunger-striking Palestinians have been transferred from their cells to special wings in Israeli prisons for additional medical supervision, a spokesman for the Israel Prison Service said Wednesday. After … Continued

RAMALLAH, May 18, 2017 (WAFA) – The condition of Palestinian prisoners who have entered their second month of hunger strike demanding their basic rights hit the front page headlines in the local Palestinian dailies on Thursday. The three dailies reported … Continued

May 16, 2017 2:22 P.M. (Updated: May 17, 2017 12:02 P.M.) Some of Palestine’s most high-profile prisoners. From left to right: Fouad Shubaki, Nael Barghouthi, Karim Yunis, Ahmad Saadat, Marwan Barghouthi RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — As the mass “Freedom and Dignity” … Continued

HYDARABAD, May 16, 2017 (WAFA) – President Mahmoud Abbas Tuesday said that ending the Israeli occupation of Palestine would assist efforts to combat terrorism and extremism. He said that if Israel ends its occupation started in June 1967, it would … Continued

RAMALLAH, May 4, 2017 (WAFA) – The summit talks between President Mahmoud Abbas and his US counterpart Donald Trump in Washington was the highlight of the Thursday issue of the three Palestinian Arabic dailies. The three dailies highlighted statements by … Continued

  WASHINGTON, May 4, 2017 (WAFA) – President Mahmoud Abbas said on Thursday that US President Donald Trump is enthusiastic about peace and that he has a vision for a political solution for the Middle East conflict. Speaking in an … Continued

HAIFA, April 29, 2017 (WAFA) – Adalah – The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel and the Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs filed on Thursday a petition to the Israeli Supreme Court against the Israel Prisons Service … Continued

Awards presented to Palestinians at the Arab Radio and TV Festival held in Tunis. (WAFA photo)   TUNIS, April 29, 2017 (WAFA) – Palestine radio and TV won seven awards at the Arab State Broadcasting Union’s 18th Arab Radio and … Continued

RAMALLAH, April 29, 2017 (WAFA) – The protests that raged on Friday throughout the occupied Palestinian territories in support of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails for the thirteenth day in a row were the highlight … Continued

NABLUS, April 28, 2017 (WAFA) – Clashes Friday erupted between Israeli forces and Palestinian protesters across the West Bank as protesters marched in solidarity with hunger-striking detainees, who entered their 12th day without food. Palestinians gathered for weekly Friday prayer … Continued

RAMALLAH, April 28, 2017 (WAFA) – The general strike held across the occupied Palestinian territories in solidarity with some 1,800 hungers-striking Palestinian detainees in Israeli jails hit the front page headlines in local Palestinian dailies. The dailies reported Palestinians across … Continued

Plakater af afdøde Yassir Arafat og Marwan Barghouti (tv) i Gaza.   Fængslet palæstinensisk politiker: Derfor sultestrejker vi i Israels fængsler Den fængslede politiker Marwan Barghouti har fået smuglet et brev ud af sin isolationscelle i Hadarim-fængslet i Israel og … Continued

    Palestinian prisoners in Israel go on hunger strike Thousands of prisoners expected to join rights protest led by Marwan Barghouti that has significant political backing. Peter Beaumont in Jerusalem Monday 17 April 2017 06.39 BST Last modified on Monday … Continued

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS (FARES AKRAM) ‎April‎ ‎3‎, ‎2017‎ ‎5‎:‎10‎ ‎AM ‎April‎ ‎3‎, ‎2017‎ ‎8‎:‎59‎ ‎AM Gaza City, Gaza Strip (AP) — An international human rights group on Monday accused Israel of barring foreign researchers from entering the Gaza Strip to … Continued

State of Palestine Ministry of Foreign Affairs 17 March 2017 Press statement Minister Riad Malki expresses deep regret that the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), Dr. Rima Khalaf, was compelled to … Continued

Statements March 14, 2017 Dr. Saeb Erekat strongly condemns the illegitimate closure of the Mapping and Geographic Information Systems Department of the Arab Studies Society and the illegal detention of Mr. Khalil Tufakji this morning in Occupied East Jerusalem.  Mr. Tufakji … Continued

  RAMALLAH, March 7, 2017 (WAFA) – Recognition of Palestine is on the agenda of the Dutch government, Andre Haspels, director general of political affairs at the Dutch foreign ministry, said on Tuesday. Haspels, who held talks with Palestinian officials … Continued

  HAIFA, March 7, 2017 (WAFA) – The Israeli parliament’s new law that bans entry of foreign nationals and of Palestinians from the West Bank if they or the organizations they belong to publicly expressed support for boycott against the … Continued

    “On the occasion of International Women’s Day, we honor all women, in particular, Palestinian women for their steadfastness and significant role in the national struggle for self-determination, freedom and dignity in spite of the challenges and difficulties they … Continued

The Ministry Of Foreign Affairs condemns, in the strongest terms, the Israeli government’s decision to annex 250 donums of land belonging to the Sur Baher in Jerusalem, for the Israeli municipality to build over 2,000 new housing units. The ministry … Continued

RAMALLAH, February 22, 2017 (WAFA) – The 18-month sentence a Tel Aviv military court issued against the Israeli soldier who shot and killed an incapacitated Palestinian in Hebron in April of last year was the focus of the front page … Continued

NABLUS, February 22, 2017 (WAFA) – Israeli forces Wednesday ordered all Palestinian residents of Khirbit Tana, east of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, to leave their homes to allow for military drill in that area, a local official said. … Continued

HEBRON, February 22, 2017 (WAFA) – Israeli soldiers detained overnight four Palestinians, including two former prisoners, seized vehicles and raided several homes in the Hebron district, Palestinian security sources said on Wednesday. Israeli forces raided the town of Dura and … Continued

West Jerusalem municipality bulldozer demolishing a Palestinian home in Beit Hanina.   JERUSALEM, February 22, 2017 (WAFA) – Bulldozers of the Israeli municipality of West Jerusalem Wednesday demolished a Palestinian-owned building in Beit Hanina, an Arab neighborhood in occupied East … Continued

RAMALLAH, February 20, 2017 (WAFA) – A sick Palestinian detainee sentenced for over nine lifetimes in Israeli jail was only allowed one family visit since his arrest in 2002, Monday said the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS). PPS said that the … Continued

RAMALLAH, February 20, 2017 (WAFA) – Israeli police Tuesday handed a number of demolition orders for their homes and other structures in the Arab city of Qalansuwa, inside Israel, citing unpermitted construction as a permit. The popular committee in Qalansuwa … Continued

GAZA, February 21, 2017 (WAFA) – Israeli navy Tuesday detained five Palestinian fishermen after opening fire at their fishing boats offshore the Gaza Strip, local sources said. The fishermen, who were sailing within the authorized nautical zone, belong to the … Continued

RAMALLAH, February 21, 2017 (WAFA) – The regional peace plan rejected by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during the February 2016 secret summit in Aqaba and the Israeli government’s funding of settlement outposts hit the front page headlines in the … Continued

A Parliamentary delegation from Foreign Affairs Committee of the Parliament of the Faroe Islands visited Palestine A Parliamentary delegation from Foreign Affairs Committee of the Parliament of the Faroe Islands visited Palestine, in coordination with the Representative Office of the … Continued

Foreign ministry condemns Israeli bill to muffle call to prayer RAMALLAH, February 13, 2017 (WAFA) – The Foreign Ministry condemned the Muezzin bill approved by the Israeli Knesset’s Ministerial Committee for Legislation on Sunday, and accused the Israeli government of … Continued

BRUSSELS, February 7, 2017 (WAFA) – European Union (EU) foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini Tuesday condemned the so-called “Regularization Law” adopted by the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, on Monday. “The European Union condemns the recent adoption of the “Regularization Law” … Continued

BERLIN, February 7, 2017 (WAFA) – The German government Tuesday denounced Israel’s settlement “legalization” law saying it was a disappointment. A spokesman for the German Foreign Office said in Berlin that the Israeli parliament adoption of the law has “disappointed … Continued

JERUSALEM, February 8, 2017 (WAFA) –Bulldozers for the Israeli municipality of West Jerusalem Wednesday demolished an uncompleted Palestinian-owned building in the northern neighborhood of Beit Hanina in occupied Jerusalem under the pretext it was built without a permit, according to … Continued