Topic: Ismail Haniyeh

Gaza Hamas leader leaves next week for Egypt Iran

The Hamas prime minister's office says the Gaza premier will be visiting Iran as part of his tour of Muslim countries next week.. . Ismail Haniyeh...
To the last minute of his appalling life, Osama bin Laden was living not in a lonely and primitive cave, where many imagined he would one day be...

Hamas condemns killing of "holy warrior" bin Laden

GAZA (Reuters) - The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas on Monday condemned the killing by U.S. forces of Osama bin Laden and mourned him as an "Arab holy warrior.""We regard this as a continuation of the American policy based on oppression and ...
The death of Osama bin Laden quickly turned into a debate of what it means. Here are a few of the key issues people will be discussing:. . Is it...

Editorial: Words to die by

President Obama unwisely complicated U.S.-sponsored Mideast peace talks by putting the cart of so-called Israeli settlements in front of the horse...
Renegade British lawmaker holds secret meeting with Hamas leader, gets honorary passportA renegade British lawmaker who had financial dealings with Saddam Hussein and praised Fidel Castro in Cuba can add this to his resume: an honorary Palestinian passport, awarded during a secret ...
Head of Hamas Government in Gaza Offers to Meet With Abbas in Mecca: OfficialsThe head of the Hamas government in Gaza, Ismail Haniyeh, proposed Monday that he meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Saudi Arabia, Haniyeh's office said.Since Hamas ...
Hamas Takes Reporters on Air Conditioned Tour of Dusty GazaNever mind the international isolation, growing poverty and reports of violent retribution against its defeated Fatah rivals. In Hamas' own eyes, its takeover of Gaza has made the coastal strip "safe, clean and ...
Haniyeh: Release of Kidnapped BBC Journalist Alan Johnston Priority for HamasThe release of kidnapped BBC journalist Alan Johnston is a top priority for the Hamas rulers of Gaza, the deposed Palestinian prime minister said Wednesday, the 100th day in captivity for the ...
Gunmen fired at the house of Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas early Monday and warring factions threw militants to their deaths from high-rise buildings, in a dangerous escalation of infighting in Gaza.There were no reports of casualties in the ...