Barenboim becomes Palestinian citizen
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The conductor Daniel Barenboim, already a contentious figure among fellow Israelis for championing Palestinians' rights and the works of Hitler's favorite composer, has accepted honorary Palestinian citizenship.
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Palestinian presidential candidate Mahmoud Abbas has pledged to honour Yasser Arafat&#39;s wishes and fight for the &quot;right of return&quot; of Palestinian refugees to Israel.
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Yasser Arafat did not achieve his dream  of being buried in Jerusalem but his death certificate states  he was born in the holy city, fueling a long-running  controversy over his birthplace.
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Interim Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas arrived in Bethlehem under heavy security this evening for Christmas celebrations. It was the first time in four years that a Palestinian leader has spent the holiday in the traditional birthplace of Jesus.
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Comment is free: Soumaya Ghannoushi: The occupation has helped to pave the way for this presence in Palestine.
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Mahmoud Abbas's victory Sunday gives new impetus to negotiation with Israel.
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Few people gained as much fame, or notoriety, in their lifetime as Yasser Arafat. To millions of Palestinians, he embodied their quest for an independent state.
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U.S.-Iranian reporter Parnaz Azima has been given her passport back and is free to depart, after months of being prevented from leaving Tehran, her employer and Nobel Peace Laureate Shirin Ebadi said on Tuesday.
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The Canadian actor has become a US citizen.
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A look at some of the challenges faced by newly elected Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas. Abbas was inaugurated Saturday to replace Yasser Arafat who died in November.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Imad Hassan, a Palestinian electronics engineer and lecturer, never thought he would want to leave his homeland.
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France will release the medical records of Yasser Arafat to his nephew. Nasser al-Kidwa, who also is the Palestinian representative at the United Nations, was scheduled to arrive
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Palestinians began registering candidates yesterday for a presidential election to succeed Yasser Arafat, while officials warned that
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World News &gt; London, Sept 30 : The Tony Blair government has allowed the Gurkhas in the British Army to settle in the UK and gain British citizenship.
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This weekend's election to replace Yasser Arafat has the potential to usher in the Arab world's first genuine democracy with a peaceful transfer of power that will augur well for the dream of a Palestinian state. The new Palestinian president &#151; widely expected to be Mahmoud Abbas &#151; doesn't have an easy job ahead of him.
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The Palestinian prime minister promised today to make public the cause of Yasser Arafatâs death as an emissary was sent to Paris to pick up his medical records.
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System of 'earned citizenship' for new migrants outlined by Gordon Brown and Jacqui Smith