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Joe Biden opposes Israeli annexation of West Bank

Date: 2020-05-20 12:20:59 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:37 - ID:8439773

GAZA CITY, May 20 (MENA) - Former US Vice President and presumptive 2020 Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said that he opposes Israeli annexation of the West Bank, as part of his general opposition to “unilateral steps” that would “undercut ....

Palestinian FM: Abbas will inform UN chief of causes of withdrawal from agreements with Israel, US

Date: 2020-05-20 11:59:34 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:32 - ID:8439675

RAMALLAH, May 20 (MENA) - Palestinian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Riyad al-Maliki said that President Mahmoud Abbas will inform UN Secretary General António Guterres on the causes of the leadership's decision to withdraw from all ....

Palestine urges Germany to stop annexation, recognize Palestinian state

Date: 2020-05-19 19:33:10 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:49 - ID:8439132

RAMALLAH, May 19 (MENA) - Palestinian Premier Mohammad Shtayyeh on Tuesday urged Germany to stand in the face of Israel’s annexation move and recognize the State of Palestine, WAFA reported. Speaking during the virtual meeting of the ....

Israel detains 11 Palestinians from Hebron, Quds

Date: 2020-05-19 10:40:08 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:18 - ID:8438354

RAMALLAH, May 19 (MENA) - Israeli forces detained on Tuesday 11 Palestinians from Hebron and summoned two others from al Quds. The forces stormed into the houses of five Palestinians. The forces detained three from Hebron and one from Bethlehem. ....

First corona-related fatality among Palestinian community in Iraq – Foreign Ministry

Date: 2020-05-19 10:29:43 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:8438344

RAMALLAH, May 19 (MENA) - The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates said it recorded on Tuesday the first fatality from coronavirus among the Palestinian community in Iraq, WAFA reported. The ministry did not give the name for ....

China calls for political settlement of Syrian crisis

Date: 2020-05-19 06:39:00 GMT - China - Middle East - SN:5 - ID:8438078

BEIJING, May 19 (MENA) - A Chinese envoy has called on parties in Syria to engage constructively in dialogue to seek a political settlement of the crisis in the country. China has attached great importance to the appeals by UN ....

Turkey's coronavirus cases exceed 150,000

Date: 2020-05-18 19:53:14 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:54 - ID:8437881

ANKARA, May 18 (MENA) - Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Turkey rose to 150,593 on Monday, with 1,158 people diagnosed with the novel coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the Turkish Health Ministry data showed. Turkey, with the ninth highest number ....

Ambassador to Israel died of 'health reasons': Chinese FM

Date: 2020-05-18 10:51:24 GMT - China - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:8436843

BEIJING, May 18 (MENA) - The Chinese Ambassador to Israel died of "health reasons" according to China's initial investigation into the incident, Zhao Lijian, China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, told the media on Monday, adding that further ....

France pledges 250,000 euros in aid to Palestinians

Date: 2020-05-18 10:39:49 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:18 - ID:8436913

RAMALLAH, May 18 (MENA) The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said France extended an aid worth 250,000 euros to support vulnerable families in Gaza Strip. A statement issued by FAO Monday and carried by Wafa News Agency ....

Occupation troops detain 10 Palestinians in WB

Date: 2020-05-18 10:21:30 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:8436826

RAMALLAH, May 18 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces arrested ten Palestinians Monday in various part of the West Bank, reported Wafa News Agency. Occupation forces besieged the house of a freed Palestinian captive before raiding it and wreaking ....