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  • Abbas: Palestinians facing war crimes, genocide ... 2 last Ankara

    Date: 2024-08-15 14:19:27 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:36 - ID:10830727

    The Palestinian leader stressed that "those responsible for war crimes would not escape justice," declaring that "their crimes would not be forgotten over time." The President reaffirmed the ongoing Palestinian struggle for justice, pledging to ....

  • Abbas: Palestinians facing war crimes, genocide in absence of int'l justice

    Date: 2024-08-15 14:16:58 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:35 - ID:10830702

    ANKARA, Aug 15 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addressed the Turkish Parliament on Thursday, announcing his decision to head to Gaza with the entire Palestinian leadership and calling for international support to ensure their safe ....

  • Ceasefire negotiations in Doha start amid soaring tensions in region

    Date: 2024-08-15 12:24:01 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:10830513

    LONDON, Aug 15 (MENA) - Negotiations had started between Hamas and Israel in Doha, becoming at least the seventh time that CIA director Bill Burns and Israeli counterpart David Barnea have met since December, as the US and its fellow mediators Qatar ....

  • Gaza remains at ‘high risk’ of polio virus spread, warn UN aid teams

    Date: 2024-08-14 22:02:44 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:80 - ID:10829781

    NEW YORK, Aug 14 (MENA) - The risk of polio spreading in Gaza remains high unless there is an urgent and comprehensive response to the serious health threat, UN News quoted UN humanitarians as saying on Wednesday. “At least two rounds of [orally ....

  • US: Reports on using Gazans as human shields in explosive tests "very disturbing"

    Date: 2024-08-14 20:50:31 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:77 - ID:10829752

    WASHINGTON, Aug 14 (MENA) - Deputy Spokesman for the US State Department Vedant Patel said reports that the Israeli army is using Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip as human shields are "disturbing". Patel brands as "very disturbing" a ....

  • UAE condemns storming of Al-Aqsa mosque courtyard by Israeli minister, settlers

    Date: 2024-08-14 19:18:19 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Middle East - SN:71 - ID:10829635

    ABU DHABI, Aug 14 (MENA) - The UAE has strongly denounced the storming of Al-Aqsa mosque courtyard by an Israeli minister and settlers under the protection of Israeli police, and reaffirmed the need for Israel to respect the historical and legal ....

  • Washington calls on Damascus to cooperate to return citizen detained in Syria 12 years ago

    Date: 2024-08-14 18:00:35 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:66 - ID:10829587

    WASHINGTON, Aug 14 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on the Syrian government Wednesday to cooperate to return a US citizen detained in the country 12 years ago. Blinken said in a statement it has been 12 years since US ....

  • US officials often contact Palestinian Authority, Abbas says

    Date: 2024-08-14 14:10:12 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:47 - ID:10829169

    MOSCOW, Aug 14 (MENA) - Officials in Washington often contact the officials in Palestinian Authority, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told TASS, commenting on the ongoing debate at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) about a ceasefire in ....

  • Palestine calls on int'l community, UN to assume responsibilities; stop Israel's genocide against Palestinians

    Date: 2024-08-14 11:48:57 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:35 - ID:10828930

    RAMALLAH, Aug 14 (MENA) - The Palestinian Foreign Ministry has called on the international community as well as the United Nations and its competent institutions to assume their responsibilities and stop the genocide and the crimes of the Israeli ....

  • Washington asserts importance of Egyptian-US-Qatari statement to de-escalate regional tensions

    Date: 2024-08-13 22:29:40 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:72 - ID:10828256

    WASHINGTON, Aug 13 (MENA) - US State Department spokesman Vedant Patel asserted the importance of the joint statement issued by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and his counterparts Joe Biden of the US and Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani of ....

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