Gaza

Ministry opens book exhibition in Gaza after 5 years of absence

Sunday-9-April-2017

The Ministry of Culture in Gaza opened on Sunday the Jerusalem Book Exhibition in the presence of official and academic figures after five years of absence due to the siege.

UN calls for fair financial distribution in Gaza West Bank

Saturday-8-April-2017

The United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov called for fair distribution of the financial burden suffered by the Palestinian government in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.

PA employees in Gaza protest salary cuts

Saturday-8-April-2017

Thousands of Palestinian Authority (PA) employees in the Gaza Strip protested the PA government’s decision to cut their salaries by approximately 30%.

Hindi slams gov’t for justifying Gaza salary cuts

Saturday-8-April-2017

Senior Islamic Jihad official Mohamed al-Hindi has strongly denounced the government of Rami al-Hamdallah for justifying its decision to slash the salaries of its employees in the Gaza Strip.

Hamas charges Hamdallah with misleading info on Gaza expenses

Friday-7-April-2017

Hamas Movement charged Prime Minister Rami al-Hamdallah of using misleading information with regards to his government financial expenses on Gaza.

Gaza: Citizens protest US terrorist designation of Ghandour

Friday-7-April-2017

Scores of Palestinian citizens on Thursday evening participated in a sit-in staged in solidarity with Ahmed al-Ghandour a commander of al-Qassam Brigades of Hamas after he was added to the US department of state’s terror list.

Save Gaza calls on government to revoke salary cuts

Friday-7-April-2017

The Popular Campaign to Save Gaza has called on the government of Rami al-Hamdallah to immediately backtrack on its decision to slash the salaries of its employees in the Gaza Strip by 30 percent describing the step as illegal and unjust.

Israeli army blocks off Gaza Strip West Bank for Passover

Friday-7-April-2017

The Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) have announced the closure of all points of access out of and into the Gaza Strip and the West Bank for the Jewish holiday of Passover.

Gaza children rejoice at prolific eagle ray fishing

Friday-7-April-2017

Hundreds of children flocked to Gaza beaches as dozens of eagle rays have been caught off the Strip’s seashores signaling a long-awaited revitalization of the fishing activity following a 10-day hiatus.