The Palestinian Authority has formally asked Israel for talks on changing the Paris Protocol governing economic ties between the two sides.

Palestine’s President Mahmud Abbas made history in his people’s long quest for statehood as he asked the UN to admit Palestine as a full member state.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal buried the hatchet at a Cairo reconciliation ceremony on Wednesday.

A surprise deal to end decades of rivalry between Fatah and Hamas was on Thursday welcomed by the Palestinian leadership, but denounced by Israel.

Thousands of Palestinians gathered on Wednesday to mark five years since the death of their iconic leader, Yasser Arafat.

Fatah elected a new generation of leaders at its first congress in 20 years, including a popular militant jailed in Israel.

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas was expected to call a snap referendum on Tuesday on a statehood plan that implicitly recognises Israel, despite the protests of the Hamas-led…

The radical Islamist movement Hamas looked set on Thursday for a stunning victory over Fatah in the Palestinian election, plunging the stalled Middle East peace process into…