Al-Quds University Awarded Honorable Doctorate to Moratinos Al-Quds University  awarded honorable Doctorate, today, to the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs Miguel Ángel Moratinos. In a big ceremony Moratinos: I Miss My Friend Yasser Arafat in This Day 'I miss my friend, the late President Yasser Arafat in this day', said Minister of Foreign Affairs of Spain, Miguel Angel Moratinos at a ceremony of receiving an honorable doctorate from  Al-Quds  University. Erekat: Jordan backs PA on Israel talks Jordan's stance on peace talks mirrors the Palestinian position, chief PLO negotiator Saeb Erekat said Wednesday.  Speaking by phone from Amman, where he was President Abbas demands Israel halt settlement before talks Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas's Fatah movement insisted on Tuesday that direct peace talks with Israel hinge on a complete halt to Jewish settlement building. Palestinian Authority sues Israeli companies over fuel theft claims The Palestinian Authority has filed suit in an Israeli court over the alleged theft of fuel by an Israeli transport company contracted by the nation's largest oil distributor. Ashton asked to send observers to Jerusalem EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton held a second meeting Monday with officials in Jerusalem, where dignitaries stressed the centrality of the holy city in Palestinian life and culture Israel continues Jordan Valley demolitions Israel's Civil Administration began demolishing over 20 farmer's sheds in the Al-Farisiya area in the northern Jordan Valley on Monday morning, officials said. FPA slams soldiers use of force against journalists The Foreign Press Association in Israel denounced what it termed "a recent change in policy" by Israeli forces in their treatment of journalists in the West Bank, a statement read Saturday