UNITED NATIONS, United States, Dec 13, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - The expansion of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank is at its highest level since at least 2017, when the United Nations began tracking such data, according to a report by the UN chief seen by AFP on Friday. In 2025, "plans for near»»»

CAIRO, Dec 12 (KUNA) -- The foreign ministers of Egypt, Jordan, Indonesia, Pakistan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE affirmed on Friday the indispensable role of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in safeguarding the rights and well-being of Pale»»»

JERUSALEM, Dec 12 - Israel's cabinet has decided to give legal status to 19 settlements in the occupied West Bank, including two that were vacated 20 years ago under a pullout aimed at boosting ‍the ​country's security and the economy, Israeli media reported. The Palestinian Authority ‍on Friday co»»»

Malaysia said Tuesday that the U.S.-drafted resolution adopted by the U.N. Security Council marks a significant move toward ending the conflict in Gaza, urging firm and immediate action to uphold Palestinian rights and advance a comprehensive peace. "Durable peace in Palestine and in the region can»»»

KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 — Malaysia will participate in the public hearings on the advisory opinion regarding Israel’s obligations concerning the Occupied Palestinian Territory at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, beginning Monday (April 28). The public hearings on the “Obligatio»»»

An installation of the baby Jesus laying in ruins, symbolizing children killed in Gaza, is seen in the Evangelical Lutheran Christmas Church in the biblical town of Bethlehem, West Bank, on Monday, December 18, 2023. Bethlehem is usually packed with tourists, but has been empty since October 8, the»»»

NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli is set to celebrate the Festival of Lights from the unique vantage point of the International Space Station (ISS) this year. Instead of the customary lighting of candles on a menorah, Moghbeli plans to 'light' felt candles, following the ISS’s safety protocols. With H»»»

JERUSALEM, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid praised a United Nations decision on Wednesday to remove Iran from a women's commission over policies it deemed contrary to the rights of women and girls. The move was proposed by the United States after Tehran's brutal crackdown on pr»»»

The international community must hold Israel to account for its 54-year occupation of Palestine, a UN human rights expert said on Thursday, five years after the UN Security Council called for all settlement activities in Palestinian territories to end, Anadolu Agency reported. "On the fifth anniver»»»

The international community must hold Israel to account for its 54-year occupation of Palestine, a UN human rights expert said on Thursday, five years after the UN Security Council called for all settlement activities in Palestinian territories to end. "On the fifth anniversary of the adoption of R»»»