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Merkel rejects Trump's decision on Al-Quds

Date: 2017-12-06 22:33:12 GMT - Germany - Middle East - SN:80 - ID:7127482

BERLIN, Dec 6 (MENA) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday her country rejects the Trump administration's decision to move its embassy to Jerusalem. The German government does not support this step, Merkel was quoted by Al-Arabiya ....

TIME: Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital may hurt peace process

Date: 2017-12-06 22:14:42 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:79 - ID:7127486

WASHINGTON, Dec 6 (MENA) - Defying dire, worldwide warnings, President Donald Trump on Wednesday broke with decades of US and international policy by recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, TIME Magazine reported. Despite urgent appeals from ....

Egyptian parties condemn US decision on Jerusalem 2 last Cairo

Date: 2017-12-06 22:05:28 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:78 - ID:7127540

Egypt Support Coalition declared its rejection to Trump’s decision, condemning such a move. Such a unilateral decision gave a strong blow to the peace process efforts by Egypt and the international community, the party said. The lack of wisdom ....

EU seriously concerned about Trump's Jerusalem decision

Date: 2017-12-06 21:43:37 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:77 - ID:7127462

BRUSSELS, Dec 6 (MENA) - The European Union expressed serious concern on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, saying it could have repercussions for peace prospects, the Daily Mail ....

Egyptian parties condemn US decision on Jerusalem

Date: 2017-12-06 21:32:49 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:76 - ID:7127517

CAIRO, Dec 6 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital drew condemnation from several political parties in Egypt. In remarks, Esam Khalil, the head of the Free Egyptians Party, said the US step ....

National, Muslim powers in Al Quds declare general strike on Trump’s decision

Date: 2017-12-06 21:13:28 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:75 - ID:7127407

RAMALLAH, Dec 6 (MENA) – The national and Muslim powers in Al Quds declared on Wednesday a general strike in the Old City in a protest at US President Donald Trump’s decision recognizing Al Quds as Israel’s capital. They stressed that Al Quds was ....

Egypt's parliament blasts US decision on Al-Quds

Date: 2017-12-06 21:01:54 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:74 - ID:7127431

CAIRO, Dec 6 (MENA) - Egypt's House of Representatives on Wednesday condemned a US decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital and to move the US embassy to the sacred city. In a press release, the parliament warned of repercussions of ....

Hariri: Trump’s decision rejected by Arab, Muslim worlds

Date: 2017-12-06 20:51:08 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:73 - ID:7127372

BEIRUT, Dec 6 (MENA) – US President Donald Trump’s decision recognition of Al Quds as Israel’s capital is rejected by the Arab and Muslim worlds, Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad Hariri said Wednesday. Earlier in the day, Trump recognized the ....

Azhar imam warns of repercussions of US decision on Al-Quds

Date: 2017-12-06 20:44:05 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:72 - ID:7127375

CAIRO, Dec 6 (MENA) - Al-Azhar Imam Ahmed el-Tayyeb warned on Wednesday of dangerous repercussions after a US decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital and to move the US embassy to the sacred city. In a press release, Tayyeb blasted ....

Palestine’s Abbas: Trump decision on Al Quds violates int’l conventions 2 last Ramallah

Date: 2017-12-06 20:29:08 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:71 - ID:7127327

According to WAFA news agency, following is the text of the Palestinian president's speech: The US administration has chosen to violate all international and bilateral resolutions and agreements, preferring to ignore and contradict the ....