In a breakthrough announcement by FIFA, direct flights to Qatar from Tel-Aviv will allow football fans to travel for the World Cup starting November 20
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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’
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Palestinian firms plan to finally offer 3G mobile service
Israel previously blocked Palestinian mobile companies’ access to the necessary frequencies
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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
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.
National library
In pictures: $17.5m Palestinian presidential palace to be turned into a national library
The presidential palace near the city of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank after Palestinian officials announced a project to transform the building into a national library.
Exhibition
In pictures: Palestinian Museum in West Bank
Media tour ahead of the ‘Jerusalem Lives’ exhibition at the Palestinian Museum, in the West Bank town of Birzeit, near Ramallah.