John Kerry to offer outline of Middle East peace deal

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 14:25

Secretary of State John Kerry will present Israel and the Palestinians the broad outlines of what a final Mideast peace agreement could look like when he travels to the region this week, the State Department said.

Israel releases 26 Palestinian prisoners: Palestinian official

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 06:28

Israel released early Tuesday 26 Palestinian prisoners, a Palestinian official told a news agency, in accordance with commitments made to revive US-brokered peace talks.

Israel court paves way for Palestinian prisoner release

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 02:55

Israel is set to release 26 Palestinian prisoners in the early hours of Tuesday as part of US-brokered peace talks, after a court rejected a last-minute appeal by victims` families.

Israel names Palestinian prisoners to be released

Last Updated: Sunday, December 29, 2013, 15:50

Israel released the list late yesterday. All were convicted in connection to the killing of Israelis.

Kerry heads to Middle East next week for peace talks: US official

Last Updated: Sunday, December 29, 2013, 08:48

Secretary of State John Kerry will return to Israel and the Palestinian territories for peace talks next week, the State Department said on Saturday, in a visit that will come days after Israel is due to free another group of Palestinian prisoners.

Gaza rocket fire draws Israeli air strikes

Last Updated: Friday, December 27, 2013, 07:50

Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip fired two rockets into southern Israel on Thursday, and Israel`s military responded with a pair of air strikes, officials said.

Russian experts rule out radiation poisoning in Arafat death

Last Updated: Thursday, December 26, 2013, 18:43

Russian forensic experts studying the remains of Yasser Arafat today said the Palestinian leader died a natural death, ruling out radiation poisoning.

Israel`s Netanyahu hits out at Abbas over attacks

Last Updated: Thursday, December 26, 2013, 04:07

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed disappointment Wednesday that Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas has failed to condemn fresh attacks on Israelis, as a watchdog questioned the legality of Israeli reprisals.

Jerusalem patriarch urges `just` Israel-Palestinian solution

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 24, 2013, 20:48

The Latin patriarch of Jerusalem called on Tuesday for a "just and equitable solution" to the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict and for reconciliation in the Middle East.

Israeli minister denies fear of Palestinian uprising

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 24, 2013, 07:54

Israeli Science and Technology Minister Ya`akov Peri said Monday that the recent spike in violence in the West Bank does not equate a third Palestinian uprising.

Egypt sends Morsi to trial in third case

Last Updated: Saturday, December 21, 2013, 15:50

Egypt on Saturday referred to trial deposed President Mohamed Morsi and 129 others including members of the Palestinian group Hamas and Lebanon`s Hezbollah on charges including killing policemen, a statement from the investigating judge said.

Pope `to make first Holy Land trip in May`

Last Updated: Friday, December 20, 2013, 08:27

Pope Francis is to make a brief visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories from May 25, his first to the Holy Land, Israeli newspaper Yediot Aharonot said.