9:26 am: Rival Palestinian factions force shutdown of West Bank ...
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A standoff between rival Palestinian factions shut down a West Bank university on Monday, reflecting the growing state of chaos plaguing the Palestinian territories.
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Rival Palestinian factions are putting on a show of unity today in the Gaza Strip, as concern mounts over Yasser Arafat. Representatives of 13 Palestinian factions, including the two Islamic militant groups
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Fatah remains torn by internal divisions a month after it lost control of Gaza to Hamas and some believe Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas could also lose power in the West Bank if his faction does not reform.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday called off a summit with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, seeking commitments Israel will release frozen Palestinian funds and take other steps.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank, Dec 1  - The executive committee of the Fatah-dominated Palestine Liberation Organisation has called on Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of the rival party Hamas to resign.
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MECCA, Saudi Arabia  - Rival Palestinian factions agreed to form a unity government on Thursday and end fighting and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called on the new government to respect previous agreements.
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NABLUS, December 2 (IslamOnline.net &amp; News Agencies) - Fatah West Bank leader Marwan Barghutiâs u-turn decision to vie in the presidential race triggered angry reactions from the mainstream movement.
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the occupied Gaza Strip and political sources say he had not ruled out the idea completely. parts of the West Bank in order to &quot;disengage&quot; from conflict with the Palestinians.
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Senior Palestinian figures in the main political group, Fatah, closed ranks on Thursday against the on-again off-again presidential candidacy of the popular Marwan Barghouti
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Israel&#39;s ruling Likud party has closed a deal with the opposition Labor party to form a unity government. Under the agreement, Labor leader Shimon Peres will be second in command to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.
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A power shutdown was instigated by the E.U., but it has only added to the antagonism toward Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has issued decrees to bypass constitutional limits on his powers to establish an emergency government shutting out Islamist Hamas, aides said on Sunday.
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JERUSALEM -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas yesterday authorized a review of all private organizations in Palestinian areas, signaling that he may shut down Hamas-affiliated groups to counter the Islamic movement after it took over the Gaza Strip.
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UNITED NATIONS, October 6 (IslamOnline.net &amp; News Agencies) - A United States veto against an Arab-backed draft UN Security Council resolution, demanding Israel to immediately end its running Gaza onslaught, drew flack Tuesday, October 5, for failing
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WITHDRAWAL THREATENED: Settlement leaders in Gaza and the West Bank urge followers to resist withdrawal from parts of the occupied territories.
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Party MKs argue abstention would suffice. Meanwhile, Sharon headed for defeat of 2005 state budget, will likely use loss to try and persuade Likud to approve alliance with Labor.
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NABLUS, West Bank  - An Israeli raid into a West Bank city dominated by Fatah gunmen drew accusations from Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad that Israel was trying to undermine his new government shorn of Hamas Islamists.