Ahmad al-Shuqairi was born in the town of Tibnin, in southern Lebanon, where his father, Shaykh As‘ad al-Shuqairi, was exiled during the Ottoman period. He had two half-brothers, Abd al-Afu... Read more
Ibrahim Tuqan was born in Nablus. His father was Abd al-Fattah Tuqan; his mother was Fawziyya Amin Asqalan. He had four brothers, Yusuf, Ahmad, Rahmi, and Nimr, and three sisters, Fadwa, Fat... Read more
WAFA News Agency mourned today its correspondent in Austria, Ahmad Daghlas, who died yesterday of coronavirus. The General Supervisor of the Official Media and WAFA’s Chairman of the Board,... Read more
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is set to arrive to Palestine on Thursday following medical checkups abroad. The Presidency announced that President Abbas, 86, has already finished his p... Read more
The United States announced today the resumption of financial assistance to the Palestinian people amounting to $235 million, including $150 for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency fo... Read more
Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh welcomed today’s announcement by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to resume aid to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refug... Read more
Palestinian officials today lashed out at Israel for banning a meeting in occupied East Jerusalem on Palestinian elections, accusing Israel of violating signed agreements. Israeli police rai... Read more
The Palestinian Central Elections Commissions (CEC) today published the preliminary register of candidates, which includes 36 electoral lists nominated for the 2021 legislative elections, an... Read more
The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates today denounced the Israeli army killing of a Palestinian man near Ramallah and injuring his wife, describing the shooting as an e... Read more
Palestine today urged the Middle East International Quartet to pressure Israel into allowing elections for the legislative council planed on May 22 in occupied East Jerusalem. In identical l... Read more