Saudi Arabia’s national football team arrived in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Sunday, on a groundbreaking visit to play against Palestine on Tuesday.
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Electrosteen
Palestinian DJs bring past into present with fresh beats
‘Electrosteen’ – a word combining Electro and ‘Falesteen’, Arabic for Palestine -created songs by drawing on local folk music
BabyFist
‘Not your habibti’: Palestinian designer seeks to empower women
Palestinian designer Yasmeen Mjalli offers women the freedom to express their feelings and tell stories they cannot share elsewhere.
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In pictures: Newly-opened ‘Palestine Aquarium’ turned into a tourist attraction in Ramallah
The first Palestinian aquarium opened in Ramallah on Sunday with a display of a variety of fish, amphibians and tropical plants. The 820-meter Palestine Aquarium and its glassed basins that have on display 250 unique and rare underwater species simulates the maritime environment with its various mysteries.
Brand View
LACASA Holdings unveils plans for Palestine’s largest shopping mall
Brand View: Since its establishment, LACASA Holdings has focused on enhancing the economic growth as well as the quality of property development in Palestine
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In pictures: Prince William visits Palestine
The Duke of Cambridge, Prince William, visited Jalazone refugee camp near Ramallah, met with refugees and attended a cultural event in which he watched traditional Palestinian dancing during his visit to the West Bank
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Mahmoud Abbas
Prince William speaks of Palestinian ‘country’ in West Bank
Britain’s Prince William gave a speech in Jerusalem in which he called for peace and told the Palestinians they had ‘not been forgotten’
Gaza Strip
Palestinian president Abbas remains in hospital: officials
Spokeswoman for the Istishari Arab Hospital near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank said the 83-year-old was doing well but there was no timeframe for his discharge as yet
Al-Aqsa mosque
Defying 50-year taboo, Palestinians run for Jerusalem elections
This year, at least two groups of east Jerusalem Palestinians say they plan an unprecedented run for the municipal council in October to air Palestinian grievances and lobby for their neighbourhoods in the city
Fifa World Cup Russia 2018
World Cup trophy visits Palestinian territories
Cup left Monday afternoon for Jordan before it goes to Dubai later in the week
Indian Prime Minister
Modi to meet Palestinian leader during Middle East tour
Indian PM will address a summit in Dubai on Saturday
Bashar al-Masri
Video: Palestine – what is the reality doing business under occupation?
Palestine has an economy. And despite the challenges, life goes on. So what are the opportunities and how do businesses navigate the many obstacles there?
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Palestine: Business beyond the wall
Jerusalem might be in the news again, but the impact of the occupation of the West Bank and Gaza on daily life rarely makes the headlines. Palestinians, though, have long proved they can conduct business in the toughest of environments
Bashar al-Masri
New $1.4bn Palestinian city rises with sleek homes, boutiques
Developer Bashar al-Masri has struggled to overcome Israeli hurdles, critics in his own community and political instability to turn the project in the occupied West Bank into reality
Afaf Raed Sharif
In pictures: Palestinian student Afaf Raed Sharif, wins the second edition of Arab Reading Challenge
Seventeen-year-old Palestinian high school student Afaf Raed Sharif from Ramallah won $150,000 the top prize in the second annual Arab Reading Challenge organized by the Dubai government.
Afaf Raed Sharif
Palestinian schoolgirl wins $150,000 Arab reading prize
Seventeen-year-old Afaf Raed Sharif, from Ramallah beat 16 finalists from across the Arab world to land the top prize
Exhibition
Video: First exhibition in the Palestinian Museum
More than a year after it was officially opened, the museum of Palestinian history has finally inaugurated its first exhibition in the university town of Birzeit, near Ramallah, in the West Bank.