An ancient soap-making tradition in the Israeli-occupied West Bank has been added to the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage. NPR visits one of the oldest soap factories in the city of Nablus.

The report noted that a record 59 illegal outposts, groups of structures not authorized by the government, were set up across the West Bank in 2024, while more land in the territory was declared ...

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Palestinians sit in their partially standing homes, covered with sheets as makeshift walls, in an area largely destroyed by the Israeli army's air and ground offensive in Jabaliya, Gaza Strip ...

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The World Bank Group launched a new guarantee platform on July 1, 2024, to streamline product offerings and maximize the limited capital available for development in emerging markets and developing ...

Amid the brewing tensions in West Asia, Israel said that it has reduced 10 Indian workers from a village in the West Bank during an overnight raid. The Jewish nation’s Population and Immigration ...

The far-right minister's visit comes ahead of an expected announcement from US President Donald Trump on the United States' stance on the future of the occupied West Bank. Smotrich has advocated for ...

Israeli soldiers attack a Palestinian man with an intellectual disability during a raid in the occupied West Bank.