Plans for informal Palestinian peace talks in Ireland Plans are being formalised to host an informal peace summit in Ireland, to facilitate talks between some European and Arab leaders. Ireland • 22 Sep 18
Taoiseach to discuss gay rights with Palestinian leader Taoiseach Leo Varadkar will raise the issue of gay rights in Gaza with the leader of the Palestinian Authority when he visits Ireland this week. Politics • 18 Sep 18
Abbas dismisses US Middle East peace plan Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said that his people would "no longer accept" any peace plan proposed by the US following its decision to unilaterally … World • 22 Dec 17
Abbas says US embassy move would hurt peace Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said that if US President-elect Donald Trump goes through with plans to transfer Washington's embassy in Israel to Jerusalem it … News • 14 Jan 17
Abbas threatens to part ways with Hamas Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas has threatened to break off a unity agreement with Hamas. News • 07 Sep 14
Israel frees Palestinian prisoners ahead of talks Israel has freed 26 Palestinian prisoners to keep US-sponsored peacemaking on course for a second round of talks. News • 13 Aug 13
Embattled Palestinian Prime Minister resigns Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Salam Fayyad who quit after months of tension between the two. News • 14 Apr 13
Obama visits symbolic sites in Israel US President Barack Obama has said Israel's Holocaust memorial illustrates the depravity to which man can sink. News • 22 Mar 13
Obama says US committed to Israel security US President Barack Obama has arrived in Israel for his first trip there since he was elected, amid protests and tight security in Israel and … News • 20 Mar 13
Pope condemns slaughter of 'defenceless' in Syria Pope Benedict XVI has delivered his twice-yearly ‘Urbi et Orbi’ blessing and message to tens of thousands of people gathered in St Peter's Square and … News • 26 Dec 12
