CAIRO: Egypt is proposing a five-way plan to reopen the Rafah terminal on its borders with Gaza, sources in Cairo have stated.
The plan will give the Hamas movement, which, since last June, is the de facto controller of Gaza, a key role at the (...)
Things feel different these days in Ramallah, the de facto and economic capital of the Palestinian Authority (PA), and its seat of government. The markets are crowded with shoppers. Stores are well-stocked with goods, dozens of brand new cars have (...)
RAMALLAH: In his business, people call him A-Ra'is or the captain, a title given to every tunnel owner in Rafah.
"You can call me Abu Ziad, he says, while using the bottom of his dusty T-shirt to wipe the sweat off his forehead.
After a short (...)
