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Having swept into majorities in Egypt's parliament, a Muslim Brotherhood spokesman is making it clear the group has ambitions far beyond Cairo. In December, Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh similarly acknowledged the connection. Hamas, he said, is the
FILE - In this Jan. 3, 2012 file photo, Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, and the Gaza Strip's Hamas premier Ismail Haniyeh salute lawmakers and supporters of Erdogan's Islamic-rooted Justice and Development Party at the Parliament in
The political calculus that has led to this latest handshake between Mashaal and Abbas is succinctly summarized by the Lebanese newspaper Al-Mustaqbal: Abbas “is now convinced that the negotiations with the Netanyahu cabinet are nothing but a waste of ti
Members of all Palestinian movements attended the demonstration which began at the Al-Omari Mosque in Gaza City after Friday Prayers and ended at the headquarters of the Red Cross. Demonstrators chanted slogans such as "We are all Khader Adnan" to expres
Many but not all greet the Doha Declaration on Palestinian reconciliation, while time will tell whether it will ever be implemented in full, writes Saleh Al-Naami Palestinians carry the body of Abdel-Kareem Abu Zeituneh, 71, who was killed by Israeli air
FEB 17 — Two days after a rare rebuke by PAS spiritual adviser Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat, PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim again took pains to clarify his now-infamous statement as reported by the Wall Street Journal. In an interview last month with the pa
Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim may have bitten off more than he can chew with his recent statement supporting Israels security after PAS leaders came down hard on him to make a retraction. ISSUES related to Islam and Palestine have demonstrated time and again
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal are scheduled to hold another meeting in Cairo on February 23 to discuss the formation of a Palestinian unity government, Azzam al-Ahmed, a top Fatah official, said Wednesday.
ABU DHABI The UAE stands by the Palestinian people in their struggle to regain their legitimate rights and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital, in accordance with legitimate international resolutions, the
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad waits for his meeting with Hamas prime minister of Gaza Ismail Haniyeh, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and Europe are considering unprecedented punishment against
(Asia One) - A member of the syura council of Pas highlighted at its Sunday night meeting the fear of the party being perceived to be beholden to opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The members were unanimous in demanding that Anwar retract his s
GAZA - The two top Hamas leaders failed at secret talks in Qatar on Sunday to resolve an internal crisis over a reconciliation pact with the rival Fatah movement of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, a diplomat in the region said Monday. The
JERUSALEM (JTA) -- Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said in Iran that armed resistance is the only way to fight against Israel. The "gun is our only response to the Zionist regime," Haniyeh said Monday in Tehran, according to the semi-official Iranian
Tehran -- Iran's leaders urged the Hamas prime minister of Gaza to continue the Islamic militant group's resistance against Israel and promised support, state TV reported Sunday. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told Hamas' Ismail Haniyeh that Iran
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Gaza's Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, front left, is joined by his daughter Sarah as he returns to the Gaza Strip through Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt,Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012. Haniyeh's trip included a visit to Iran where he spoke at the 33rd anniversary...
View Photo »Gaza's Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh reviews an honor guard as he returns to the Gaza Strip through Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt ,Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012. Haniyeh's trip included a visit to Iran where he spoke at the 33rd anniversary of the country's...
View Photo »Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh (front C) talks with United Arab Emirates' (UAE) President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahayan (front R) as UAE's Prime Minister and Dubai's ruler, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum (L) walks alongside them during their meeting in Abu Dhabi February 13, 2012...
View Photo »Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh (front L) walks with Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Dubai's ruler, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum (R) during their meeting in Abu Dhabi February 13, 2012.
View Photo »Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh (R) shakes hands with Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Dubai's ruler, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum during their meeting in Abu Dhabi February 13, 2012.
View Photo »Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, right, speaks with Hamas prime minister of Gaza Ismail Haniyeh, left, as an unidentified interpreter translates for them, at the start of their meeting in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012.
View Photo »Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) shakes hands with Ismail Haniya, Palestinian Hamas premier in the Gaza Strip, (R) as Iran's First Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi (C) looks on during a meeting in Tehran on February 12, 2012.
View Photo »Gaza's Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh gestures after delivering a speech in front of depictions of late Iranian revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, left, and supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, right, at a rally to mark the 33rd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution that toppled...
View Photo »Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) and Palestinian Hamas premier of Gaza, Ismail Haniya (R) flash the victory sign to the crowd during the 33rd anniversary of the Islamic revolution in Azadi (Freedom) Square in southwestern Tehran on February 11, 2012 in which Ahmadinejad said that...
View Photo »EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on leaving the office to report, film or take pictures in Tehran. Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh (R) and Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (C) join hands during a ceremony to mark the 33rd anniversary of...
View Photo »Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) and Palestinian Hamas premier of Gaza, Ismail Haniya (R) wave to the crowd during the 33rd anniversary of the Islamic revolution in Azadi (Freedom) Square in southwestern Tehran on February 11, 2012 in which Ahmadinejad said that Iran has broken...
View Photo »Hammam, son of of Hamas Prime Minister of Gaza Ismail Haniyeh, right, is welcomed by Iranian Vice-President Mohammad Reza Rahimi, in an official welcoming ceremony for his father and delegates, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Feb. 10, 2012.
View Photo »Hamas Prime Minister of Gaza Ismail Haniyeh, center, accompanied by Iranian Vice- President Mohammad Reza Rahimi, left, reviews an honor guard, during an official welcoming ceremony for him, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Feb. 10, 2012.
View Photo »Hamas Prime Minister of Gaza Ismail Haniyeh, left, and Iranian Vice-President Mohammad Reza Rahimi, shake hands, during an official welcoming ceremony for Haniyeh, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Feb. 10, 2012.
View Photo »Hamas Prime Minister of Gaza Ismail Haniyeh, left, and Iranian Vice- President Mohammad Reza Rahimi, join hands, as a gesture of solidarity, during an official welcoming ceremony for Haniyeh, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Feb. 10, 2012.
View Photo »EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on leaving the office to report, film or take pictures in Tehran. Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh (L) stands with Iran's First Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi as they listen to the Palestinian national...
View Photo »Palestinain Hamas prime minister in Gaza Strip, Ismail Haniya, stands between Kuwaiti Muslim preacher Ahmed al-Qattan (L) and the chairman of Kuwait's social reform society, Hmoud al-Rumi (R), during a ceremony honouring the former at the International Islamic Charitable Organization in...
View Photo »The Hamas prime minister in Gaza, Ismail Haniya, flashes the V for 'victory' sign as he addresses a ceremony honouring him at the International Islamic Charitable Organization in Kuwait City on February 8, 2012.
View Photo »Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh (2nd L) shakes hands with Kuwait's Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber al-Mubarak al-Sabah in Kuwait City February 7, 2012.
View Photo »Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gestures prior to his meeting with Hamas prime minister of Gaza Ismail Haniyeh, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012.
View Photo »Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left, shakes hands with Hamas prime minister of Gaza Ismail Haniyeh, as Iranian Vice-President Mohammad Reza Rahimi, looks on in the background, at the start of their meeting in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012.
View Photo »In this photo provided by an official website of the Iranian supreme leader's office, supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, right, talks during his meeting with Hamas prime minister of Gaza Ismail Haniyeh, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. A picture of late Iranian revolutionary...
View Photo »Visiting Hamas prime minister from Gaza, Ismail Haniyeh, gestures as he delivers his speech in front of portraits of late Iranian revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, left, and supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, at a rally in Tehran, on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, marking the...
View Photo »Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left, and Gaza's Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh gesture at a rally to mark the 33rd anniversary of Iran's Islamic Revolution that toppled the country's pro-Western monarchy and brought Islamic clerics to power, Tehran, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012.
View Photo »The head of the Hamas government in Gaza, Ismail Haniya (R), shakes hands with a border control officer at the Rafah crossing in the southern Gaza Strip on January 30, 2012 as he leaves on a regional tour expected to include stops in Iran, Qatar and Bahrain.
View Photo »Gaza's Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, front left, is joined by his daughter Sarah as he returns to the Gaza Strip through Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt,Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012. Haniyeh's trip included a visit to Iran where he spoke at the 33rd anniversary...
View Photo »The first test of (the reconciliation agreement) is releasing all the political prisoners as it was decided yesterday
When we say that we agree to a state within the 1967 borders (1949 armistice line –ed.) with its capital in Jerusalem, our intention is contingent on non-recognition of the Israeli entity and on the return of refugees
