Kifah Zboun

Kifah Zboun
Arab World Al Aqsa Mosque courtyard (AFP)

Jordan Warns Against Changing Status Quo of Al-Aqsa

Jordan warned the incoming Israeli government against changing the status quo of Al-Aqsa Mosque, stressing that any such attempt would harm relations between…

Kifah Zboun (Ramallah)
Arab World Israeli soldiers arrest a Palestinian youth during clashes in Hebron in the occupied West Bank (AFP)

US Seeks to Halt Escalation in West Bank

The US administration has launched talks with the Palestinian Authority (PA) and Israel in an effort to contain the escalation in the West Bank. The US…

Kifah Zboun (Ramallah)
Arab World A photo distributed by the Algerian presidency of President Tebboune’s visit to the headquarters of the Palestinian Conference

Palestinian Reconciliation Deal: Implementation Hinges on Good Intentions

The Palestinian factions signed the Algiers Declaration for Palestinian reconciliation, following amendments that included removing the clause pertaining to…

Kifah Zboun (Ramallah)
Arab World From left to right, Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas, Algerian President Abdelmajid Tebboune and the Hamas movement leader Ismail Haniyeh meet in Algeria in July. (AFP)

Shtayyeh Pledges Govt Support to End Palestinian Division

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh said Monday his government is ready to take any step that supports reconciliation efforts and end the division…

Kifah Zboun (Ramallah)
Arab World Demonstrators clash with Palestinian security forces in Nablus in the West Bank last month (Reuters)

PA Seeks Preventing ‘Third Intifada’ in West Bank

The Palestinian Authority (PA) is seeking to curb confrontations in Jenin and Nablus from spilling over to other cities in the West Bank. Total chaos erupting…

Kifah Zboun (Ramallah)
Arab World A side of the clashes in Nablus (AP)

Palestinian Presidency Urges ‘Calm’ after Armed, Popular Clashes in Nablus

The Palestinian presidency on Wednesday has urged Palestinians to maintain “calm” after violent confrontations having erupted between angry gunmen and security…

Kifah Zboun (Ramallah)
Arab World This handout picture provided by the Palestinian Authority's press office (PPO) shows Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas writing his digital signature during his biometric passport registration at the Ministry of Interior in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank on September 1, 2022. (PPO / AFP)

Palestinian President to Hold Talks with Egypt’s Sisi on Israel Next Week

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will hold a summit with his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo next week to discuss Palestine’s request to…

Kifah Zboun (Ramallah)
Arab World US envoy Hady Amr during his virtual meeting with Gaza officials (State Department)

US Pressures for Calm in West Bank, Curbs Palestinian Efforts for ‘Full UN Membership’

The United States is pressuring the Palestinian Authority (PA) to stop its request for "full UN membership" and pushing a plan to ensure calm in the West Bank,…

Kifah Zboun (Ramallah)