Jerusalem : The Secretary-General of the Palestine Liberation Organization, Saeb Erekat, on Thursday urged the international community to impose sanctions against Israel for approving new West Bank settlement units. On Wednesday, the Israeli authorities approved plans for 1,004 new housing ...
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Cairo : Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Aboul-Gheit met here on Tuesday with Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Dr. Yousef bin Ahmed Al-Othaimeen. During the meeting, the two sides discussed the latest developments on the issue ...
Read More »Morocco sends humanitarian aid to Palestine
Rabat : With scores killed during protests in Palestine following the shifting of the US Embassy to Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem in May, Morocco has sent humanitarian aid and medical team to the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, ...
Read More »Istanbul Summit to discuss steps of OIC countries towards Jerusalem
Istanbul : The Islamic Summit, to be held in Istanbul on Friday, will discuss the positions and steps of Muslim countries to defend the cause of Palestine and Jerusalem through cooperation and solidarity with the Palestinian state and its people. ...
Read More »8 Palestinians arrested in overnight raids in West Bank
Ramallah, Palestine: Israeli forces detained eight Palestinians during overnight raids in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, a Palestinian NGO reported Thursday. According to the Palestinian Prisoners Society, four Palestinians were arrested in the city of Bethlehem while another three were arrested ...
Read More »UAE donates $70 million to support Palestinians
Abu Dhabi : The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has donated AED 258 million ($70 million) to support the Palestinian people on the directives of President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The two-part aid — the first valued at AED ...
Read More »Morocco to host 5th international conference on Palestine in May
Rabat : The United Nations committee on the exercise of inalienable rights of the Palestinian People chose Morocco as the host for the 5th international conference on the Palestinian question, Morocco World News reported. The upcoming conference will be held ...
Read More »Qatar to donate $50 mn to aid Palestinians
Doha : Qatar has announced a $50 million donation to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), officials said. The government communications office and Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday said the donation came during ...
Read More »Palestinian PM urges Hamas to allow government empowerment
Jerusalem : Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah urged the Islamic movement Hamas on Saturday to allow the empowerment of the national unity government in the Gaza Strip as a necessity for attaining internal reconciliation. Hamdallah said in a statement that ...
Read More »Israelis, Palestinians don’t want peace: Trump
Washington : US President Donald Trump has declined to give a timeline for releasing Washington’s plan for peace between the Israelis and the Palestinians, saying that neither party was committed to the process, the media reported. “We are going to ...
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