Cities across the West Bank ground to a halt on Monday as transport unions called a mass general strike in protest over rising petrol prices, AFP correspondents said. Clouds of black smoke poured into the air across the territory as angry protesters set light to tires, kicking of a second…
RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories — Huge crowds packed into the main towns and cities of the West Bank on Friday as people turned out to support a Palestinian bid to seek UN membership, AFP correspondents said. The crowds began gathering as Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas handed over a historic request to…