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UN vote against Trump's decision on Jerusalem highlights int'l isolation of US--The Guardian

Date: 2017-12-22 08:16:31 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:7153318

LONDON, Dec 22 (MENA) - The United Nations body’s vote against US President Donald Trump's decision on Jerusalem highlighted for a second time in a week the international isolation of the United States over the Jerusalem issue, according to a report ....

Al Azhar hails UN resolution on Jerusalem

Date: 2017-12-22 07:44:58 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:10 - ID:7153281

CAIRO, Dec 22 (MENA) - Al Azhar welcomed and hailed a resolution that has been approved by the UN General Assembly late Thursday to reject decisions and measures aim to change the status of Jerusalem and its demographic composition, considering them ....

UN passes resolution against Trump's decision on Jerusalem

Date: 2017-12-21 17:45:24 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:69 - ID:7153008

NEW YORK, Dec 21 (MENA) - The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday overwhelmingly passed a measure rejecting the Trump administration’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, which was repeatedly criticized as undermining the ....

Palestinian amb. in Paris warns of taking biased steps towards Israel

Date: 2017-12-21 16:38:45 GMT - France - Middle East - SN:61 - ID:7152690

PARIS, Dec 21 (MENA) – Palestinian Ambassador to France Salman al Harfi on Thursday warned about taking biased steps towards Israel at the cost of the Palestinian people. Security and peace can not be achieved without reaching a just solution to ....

18 injuries in clashes with Israeli soldiers in Qalqilya

Date: 2017-12-21 16:33:04 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:58 - ID:7152828

RAMALLAH, Dec 21 (MENA) - Eighteen Palestinian youth were injured in clashes that erupted during a protest west of Qalqilya, said medical sources. According to Munther Nazal, head of the ambulance and emergency unit in Qalqilya, ambulance crews ....

Emergency UNGA session on Jerusalem kicks off 2 last New York

Date: 2017-12-21 16:31:18 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:57 - ID:7152780

Yemen's representative to the United Nations (UN) Khaled Alyemany expressed his sorrow that the US used the veto against the draft resolution submitted by Egypt in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on behalf of the Arab group. The draft ....

Palestinian FM optimistic about UN General Assembly vote

Date: 2017-12-21 16:04:08 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:51 - ID:7152624

RAMALLAH, Dec 21 (MENA) - Palestinians expect a sweeping vote when the United Nations General Assembly discusses a resolution on Jerusalem Thursday in spite of US threats, Foreign Minister Riyad al Maliki said. The UN General Assembly is holding ....

Emergency UNGA session on Jerusalem kicks off

Date: 2017-12-21 15:49:10 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:49 - ID:7152779

NEW YORK, Dec 21 (MENA) - An emergency United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session on Jerusalem kicked off Thursday. It will tackle the decision made by US President Donald Trump to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and transfer the ....

Two Palestinians injured by Israeli troops in eastern Hebron

Date: 2017-12-21 15:46:51 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:48 - ID:7152523

RAMALLAH, Dec 21 (MENA) - Two Palestinians were injured on Thursday in clashes that erupted in Sa'ir town in eastern Hebron governorate in the West Bank. One Palestinian was hit by a live bullet in his leg and was taken to a hospital in Hebron, ....

Israel extends detention of 2 members of Tamimi family

Date: 2017-12-21 15:11:54 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:38 - ID:7152620

RAMALLAH, Dec 21 (MENA) - Israeli occupation authorities prolonged Thursday the detention of Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi's mother Nariman Tamimi and Ahed's cousin Nour Nagi Tamimi, who are from the village of Nebi Saleh in Ramallah, to the next ....