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  • Palestine welcomes Chile's stance over annexation plan

    Date: 2020-07-02 21:26:57 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:74 - ID:8493293

    RAMALLAH, July 2 (MENA) – Palestine's Foreign Ministry on Thursday welcomed a step taken by the Chilean Senate over the annexation plan. The Chilean Senate on Wednesday approved, by 29 votes in favor, 6 abstentions and no votes against, a strong ....

  • ‘EU should be decisive, strict over Turkish provocations’ Cyprus president told EU Council chief

    Date: 2020-07-02 21:25:19 GMT - Cyprus - Middle East - SN:73 - ID:8493326

    NICOSIA, July 2 (MENA) - The European Union should be decisive and strict over Turkish provocations in the Eastern Mediterranean, safeguarding both the EU interests and those of its member-states, Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades told the ....

  • Russia's Bogdanov receives Palestinian ambassador on Mideast peace process

    Date: 2020-07-02 19:33:42 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:67 - ID:8493221

    MOSCOW, July 2 (MENA) – Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister and Special Presidential Representative for the Middle East and Africa Mikhail Bogdanov received Thursday Ambassador of the State of Palestine to the Russian Federation Abdel Hafiz Nofal, the ....

  • France concerned over Turkey's behavior in Mediterranean Sea

    Date: 2020-07-02 19:21:23 GMT - France - Middle East - SN:65 - ID:8493248

    PARIS, July 2 (MENA) – French Defense Minister Florence Parly expressed on Thursday deep concern over the behavior of the Turkish navy in the Mediterranean Sea where it has been involved in what France termed "aggressive" acts involving the French ....

  • Al Azhar rejects Israeli plans to annex parts of occupied West Bank

    Date: 2020-07-02 14:13:22 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:35 - ID:8492620

    CAIRO, July 2 (MENA) - Al Azhar expressed absolute rejection of Israeli plans to annex parts of the occupied West Bank. In a statement on Thursday, it warned that the Israel’s expansionist policy threatens peace in the region and violates ....

  • Palestine's Covid 19 infection toll hits 3,095

    Date: 2020-07-01 18:07:09 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:59 - ID:8491889

    RAMALLAH, July 1 (MENA) - The Palestinian Ministry of Health said 50 new cases of coronavirus were recorded in the West Bank, bringing the total infection toll for today 330. The total caseload in Palestine hit 3,095. It said in a statement ....

  • UK would not recognize any changes to pre-1967 borders in WB

    Date: 2020-07-01 13:32:04 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:33 - ID:8491390

    RAMALLAH, July 1 (MENA) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told Israel it should not go ahead with a plan to annex parts of the occupied West Bank. In an opinion piece published on Yedioth Ahronoth on Wednesday, Johnson stressed that ....

  • Israel detains 20 Palestinians from West Bank

    Date: 2020-07-01 09:06:00 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:8490853

    RAMALLAH, July 1 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces on Wednesday detained 20 Palestinians, including a woman, from the West Bank. The forces detained 10 from Al Quds, two from Tulkarm, four from Nablus and three, including a woman, from Ramallah ....

  • OIC secretary general asserts cooperation with Russia in different domains

    Date: 2020-06-30 12:39:42 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Middle East - SN:32 - ID:8489833

    RIYADH, June 30 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Yousef al Othaimeen asserted that there is cooperation and consultations between the OIC and Russia in the different domains topped by the Palestinian cause, ....

  • Romanian foreign minister affirms his country’s unwavering stance toward Palestinian issue

    Date: 2020-06-30 12:00:04 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:28 - ID:8489698

    RAMALLAH, June 30 (MENA) - Romanian Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu affirmed his country’s unwavering stance toward the Palestinian issue in accordance with UN resolutions and international law, and within the unified EU position which was WAFA ....

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