Al Jazeera English
| Nov 29, 2012
Thousands of Palestinians have held celebrations in the West Bank and elsewhere, hours before a vote at the UN General Assembly that is widely expected to give Palestine upgraded membership status at the world body. The demonstrations have largely...
Al Jazeera English
| Nov 29, 2012
The United Nations is set to approve the Palestinian Authority's bid to upgrade its status to "non-member state" by a resounding margin, strengthening its claim to statehood. But on the streets of Ramallah, few expect the move will bring real chan...
Associated Press
| Nov 20, 2012
In a bid to forestall further violence in Gaza, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is making an emergency trip to the Mideast today. She'll travel first to Jerusalem, then Ramallah and Cairo. “Any resolution has to include an end to tha...
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Mosaic
| Nov 16, 2012
Al Jazeera reports that during protests in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Hamas flags were raised, and chants echoed in support of the movement, in a scene that has been rare since the Hamas-Fatah split in 2007. Clashes have erupted across the We...
Euronews
| Nov 13, 2012
Palestinian officials have sealed off Yasser Arafat's tomb in preparation for the exhumation of his body in an investigation into his possible murder. The probe was launched after a recent documentary suggested the late head of the Palestine Liber...
— Mar 27, 2012 at 08:05 am
— Oct 3, 2012 at 03:42 am
...Waving flags and shouting "Abu Mazen (Abbas) leave," the protesters marched from the central Al-Manara Square towards the presidential headquart...
— Mar 21 at 11:31 am
...to receive a frosty reception in Ramallah where he will hold talks with Palestinian leaders, who have accused him of riding roughshod over their...
Ramallah is a Palestinian city in the central West Bank located 10 kilometers north of Jerusalem, adjacent to al-Bireh. It currently serves as the de facto administrative capital of the Palestinian National Authority. With a population of nearly 27,092, Ramallah was historically a Christian town, but today Muslims form the majority of the population, with Christians still making up a significant minority.
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