- FRANCE 24

11/02/2012 - IRAN

Ahmadinejad says Iran will 'never yield' to sanctions

Iran's president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Saturday said the country would unveil numerous nuclear projects in coming days, in a speech marking the anniversary of the Islamic revolution. He added that Iran would "never yield" to Western sanctions.

11/02/2012 - Israel - Palestinian territories

Hamas 'will never recognise Israel', says chief

In Tehran to commemorate the 1979 Islamic revolution, Hamas chief Ismail Haniya told an estimated 30,000 people the Gaza-based party would "never recognise Israel", saying resistance would continue until "all Palestinian land" was liberated.

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07/02/2012 - IN THE WORLD PAPERS

Fatah and Hamas - have they kissed and made up?

Syria is still in the spotlight - we look at what Sergei Lavrov might be saying to Bashar al-Assad later, and Asma al-Assad's first appearance in the international press for 11 months. There's also reaction to the agreement on a unity government between Fatah and Hamas.

06/02/2012 - PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES

Abbas to head Palestinian interim government

Rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas agreed Monday to form an interim unity government with Mahmoud Abbas as prime minister. The move prompted Israel to warn that any reconciliation with Hamas jeopardised progress on peace.

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29/01/2012 - JORDAN

Hamas leader on first official trip to Jordan since exile

Hamas leader and Jordanian national Khaled Meshaal arrived Sunday on a first official visit to the country since his 1999 exile. The visit is seen as likely to mollify Jordan's Islamist groups, which have agitated for sweeping political reforms.

24/01/2012 - HAMAS

Hamas chief to visit Jordan 12 years after expulsion

Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal is due in Jordan Sunday on his first official visit since his 1999 expulsion, when Hamas was accused of threatening the security and stability of Jordan. A Jordanian spokesman called the visit "a new chapter in relations."

20/01/2012 - HAMAS

Hamas calls for end to Israel talks in wake of arrests

Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas has urged the head of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, to suspend exploratory peace talks with Israel following the arrest of two Hamas legislators, including parliamentary speaker Aziz Dweik (pictured).

05/01/2012 - DIPLOMACY

Hamas leader urges support for Palestinian territories on Tunisia visit

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh arrived in Tunisia on Thursday where he met with the country’s new Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali. On his visit, Haniyeh stressed that support for the Palestinian territories was a "religious and nationalist commitment".

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22/12/2011 - Palestinian territories

Abbas holds unity talks with Hamas chief Meshaal

Islamist group Hamas and 13 other Palestinian factions moved closer to joining the Palestinian Liberation Organisation on Thursday after talks between Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas (right) and Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal (left) in Cairo.

20/12/2011 - GAZA STRIP

The victims of the Fatah Hamas divide

Almost six months after the latest unity agreement between rival Palestinian parties, Hamas and Fatah, it has yet to be implemented. No unity transitional government has been formed, no elections organized, security services have not been reorganized or merged in Gaza or the West Bank. And political prisoners have yet to be released on both sides. In the meantime it is ordinary Palestinians who pay a heavy price. Our correspondent, Gallagher Fenwick, reports from the Gaza Strip.