Nizar Banat was an outspoken critic of the authority who called on western nations to stop

protesting the death of Palestinian Authority outspoken critic Nizar Banat, in the West Bank city of

The Palestinian Authority rejects accusations that it arrests people for their political views." The people want the downfall of the regime," protesters chanted at Ramallah's main Al-Manara Square.... Abbas called off that election, citing Israeli controls over Palestinians in East Jerusalem.... Opponents accuse Abbas of cancelling the election to avoid losing to Islamist rivals....

RAMALLAH, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES( AFP)-The labour minister in the Palestinian Authority will resign, a member of his party said Sunday( June 27), as protesters marched for a fourth day demanding president Mahmud Abbas step down. The left-wing Palestinian People's Party has decided to withdraw from the Fatah-led PA government due to" its lack of respect for laws and public freedoms", central committee member Issam Abu Bakr said.Mr Nasri Abu Jaish, the labour minister and the People's Party repre

A new poll has found that nearly 80% of Palestinians want President Mahmoud Abbas to resign, reflecting widespread anger over the death of an activist in security forces' custody and a crackdown on protests over the summer. The survey released Tuesday found support for Abbas' Hamas rivals remained high months after the 11-day Gaza war in May, when the Islamic militant group was widely seen by Palestinians as having scored a victory against a far more powerful Israel while the Western-backed Abba

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KUALA LUMPUR: The Sessions Court here on Thursday( Jan 11) allowed an application by the prosecution for the five corruption charges related to the Jana Wibawa Programme against Segambut Bersatu deputy division chief Adam Radlan Adam Muhammad to be tried together. Judge Suzana Hussin allowed the application by Deputy Public Prosecutor Mohd Fadhly Mohd Zamry after lawyer Alaistair Brandah Norman, representing Adam Radlan, did not object to it." The five corruption charges are allowed to be tried

Less than an hour later, another group of militants broke into the Bethel Baptist school 45 miles away and abducted 121 boys and girls aged between 9 and 16.... Politicians and celebrities have also been snared.... More than 300 are still missing and the true toll is far higher since so many attacks go unreported....