- FRANCE 24

09/06/2010 - ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT

Glossary of the Mideast conflict

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been burning at different intensities for more than half a century, threatening peace far beyond the region. Below is a list of terms at the heart of the conflict, essential to continuing reconciliation efforts.

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29/12/2011 - ISRAEL

Gender segregation in the Holy City

Images of women are the latest source of tension in Jerusalem between certain members of the ultra-orthodox Jewish community and more liberal residents. The extremists want to see the city's walls stripped of any posters or advertisements depicting women. Some advertising agencies have agreed, in order to avoid incurring costs from the degradation of their billboards. Others are choosing to fight back and encourage women to take back the streets of the Holy City.

14/12/2011 - JERUSALEM

Al-Aqsa mosque ramp reopens amid controversy

Israel reopened a controversial access ramp to the al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem on Wednesday, just 48 hours after it was closed amid safety concerns, prompting angry reactions among Muslims. No work has yet been done to reinforce the ramp.

08/12/2011 - ISRAEL

Jerusalem orders closure of ramp to al-Aqsa mosque

Jerusalem authorities have ordered the removal of a ramp leading to the sensitive al-Aqsa compound following a complex row between the municipality and local Jewish and Muslim groups. The wooden ramp is said to be a fire hazard.

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14/10/2011 - ISRAEL

Israel plans 'new settlements in East Jerusalem'

Israel has submitted plans to build more than 2,600 housing units in East Jerusalem, an anti-settlement group reported on Friday. The news prompted the chief Palestinian negotiator to say it "makes a mockery" of Israeli peace efforts.

30/09/2011 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

Putin's Russia: twelve more years? (part 2)

An alleged day trader creates worldwide buzz, Israel answers the Palestinians with more settlements and why Vladimir Putin remains genuinely popular in a Russia he may rule for twelve more years.

30/09/2011 - THE WEEK IN THE MIDDLE EAST

Bahrain medics jailed for treating protesters

First, we bring you an exclusive interview from Bahrain with one of the 20 medics sentenced to prison for treating protesters. Next, our correspondents in Yemen meet with soldiers who have defected to join dissident forces. Finally, with women in Saudi Arabia being granted the right to vote, we ask how the Arab spring has affected women's rights across the Middle East.

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13/09/2011 - IRAN

US hikers to be freed on bail, Ahmadinejad says

Two US citizens sentenced by a Tehran court to eight years in prison for espionage will be freed on bail in two days, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told US television network NBC. The men's lawyer says bail has been set at $500,000 each.

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04/08/2011 - ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES

Israel to expand controversial East Jerusalem settlement

Israel’s government approved Thursday the construction of 900 new homes for Jewish settlers in east Jerusalem, expanding the Har Homa neighbourhood that Palestinians regard as an obstacle to a two-state peace plan.

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13/07/2011 - THE INTERVIEW

Nir Barkat, Mayor of Jerusalem

Annette Young meets Nir Barkat, Mayor of Jerusalem, who argues that Jerusalem must remain united and not become a shared capital between Israelis and Palestinians.