The European Union joined today over 300 Palestinian students in cleaning the streets of East Jerusalem in conjunction with the International Clean-up Campaign: Let’s Do it! Ten schools from various neighborhoods in East Jerusalem participated in the initiative and joined the world in this international movement. The students cleaned their …
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Israeli occupation forces ordered a halt today on the construction of several residential and agricultural structures in the village of Ras al-Ahmar, near the town of Tubas in the Jordan Valley region, the occupied West Bank, according to local sources. Mutaz Besharat, who monitors Israeli violations in the area, said …
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Representative of Palestinian labor Unions demanded today implementation of the minimum wage law and to increase it above the national poverty line. The labor Unionists gathered at the Ministry of Labor in Ramallah to put their demands with the Minister of Labor, Nasri Abu Jish, who told them that his …
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Minister of Telecommunications and Information Technology, Ishaq Seder, today ordered reducing the prices of the internet access line provided by the Palestinian Telecommunications Company (Paltel) by 10% to 20%, effective October 1, said the Ministry in a press release, It said that it has set new prices for the access …
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The Israeli army today cut water supply to the village of Bardalla in the northern Jordan Valley after shutting down the water taps supplying the village with its daily water needs, according to member of Bardalla village council Darrar Daraghmeh. He said soldiers raided the village and proceeded to shut …
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West Bank hospitals recorded five new births every hour during the month of August for a total of 3492 new born, today said the Ministry of Health. It also said its hospitals performed seven surgeries and carried out 1140 lab tests every hour during the same month. Emergency rooms received …
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The Israeli army is going to turn over to their families tomorrow corpses of two Palestinians it has been withholding for months, today said the Civil Affairs Commission of the Palestinian Authority. It said the corpse of Nasim Abu Roumi, 14, from Izzariyeh, east of Jerusalem, and who was shot …
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President Mahmoud Abbas, who arrived in Norway last night, is scheduled to meet late today with Prime Minister Erna Solberg and tomorrow with Crown Prince Haakon at the Royal Palace. Solberg is going to host President Abbas and his accompanying delegation at dinner tonight. Tomorrow, he is scheduled to visit …
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In a large-scale search-and-arrest campaign, Israeli forces detained early this morning 22 Palestinians in various areas of the occupied West Bank, including three 14-year-old minors, according to the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS). It said soldiers raided the town of Abu Dis, east of Jerusalem, and detained three 14-year-old minors after …
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The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates today called on the international community to seize upon the peace opportunity Foreign Minister Riyad Malki declared yesterday in Norway on behalf of President Mahmoud Abbas expressing readiness to negotiate with the next prime minister of Israel. “Another very valuable opportunity presented …
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