Israel pounds Gaza despite global peace efforts; toll at 620

Israel on Tuesday bombed several mosques, a hospital and a stadium in Hamas-ruled Gaza even as international efforts intensified to broker a ceasefire to end the 15-day conflict that has killed 620......

Egypt returns to centre stage

Events around the Gaza flare-up reveal that Iran is ceding space to a resurgent Egypt under President Morsi,saysClaude Smadja The latest flare-up between Hamas and the Israelis provides an......

We will liberate whole of Palestine: Hamas

Vowing liberate whole of Palestine from Israeli clutches, Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in a fiery speech on Monday told thousands of Palestinians that the Islamist faction's control over the Gaza......

Israel gets ready for 'all-out war against Hamas'

Israel on Monday massed hundreds of tanks in expectation of a land strike on the Gaza Strip as fighter jets continued their blanket bombings of Hamas targets for the third day today, raising the......

For the 1st time since 2000, Palestinian territories come together

'No matter who wins, Palestine wins' 'Sport has nothing to do with division' Palestinian Hebron's Al-Ahly Wael Mresat, left, fails to score against Gaza Strip's Shejaia during their first leg of......