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Sisi stresses to Abbas Egypt's rejection to US declaration on Al-Quds

Date: 2017-12-06 20:06:56 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:70 - ID:7127344

CAIRO, Dec 6 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi received on Wednesday a phone call from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Sisi stressed during the contact Egypt's rejection of the US decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital and ....

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

Date: 2017-12-06 19:45:57 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:69 - ID:7127293

RAMALLAH, Dec 6 (MENA) – US President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Al Quds as Israel’s capital constitutes a violation of all international resolutions and conventions, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas asserted on Wednesday. Taking ....

Jordan says US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital violates int'l legitimacy

Date: 2017-12-06 19:39:30 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:68 - ID:7127279

AMMAN, Dec 6 (MENA) - The Jordanian government on Wednesday said the US decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and move the US embassy to the holy city is a violation of international legitimacy resolutions and the UN Charter, ....

PLO: Trump’s decision destroys two-state solution

Date: 2017-12-06 19:31:39 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:67 - ID:7127251

RAMALLAH, Dec 6 (MENA) – The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) said Wednesday that US President Donald Trump’s decision destroyed the two-state solution. Such a decree hinders the Middle East peace process, it added in a statement. Trump ....

UN chief says no alternative to two-state solution in Middle East

Date: 2017-12-06 19:17:26 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:66 - ID:7127257

NEW YORK, Dec 6 (MENA) - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday that there was no alternative to a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians. Guterres added that Jerusalem was a final-status issue that ....

France's Macron says does not back Trump Jerusalem decision

Date: 2017-12-06 19:11:59 GMT - France - Middle East - SN:65 - ID:7127237

PARIS, Dec 6 (MENA) - France does not support US President Donald Trump's "unilateral" decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital and called for calm across the region, President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday, according to Sky News ....

Egypt slams US decision to transfer American embassy to Jerusalem

Date: 2017-12-06 19:09:18 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:64 - ID:7127231

CAIRO, Dec 6 (MENA) - Egypt condemned on Wednesday the US decision to transfer the headquarters of the American embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. In a statement, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said Cairo will not recognize repercussions of the ....

Palestinian PM posts EU envoys on political updates

Date: 2017-12-06 13:53:31 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:41 - ID:7126628

RAMALLAH, Dec 6 (MENA) – Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah and Foreign Minister Riyad Malki warned on Wednesday that any change in the status of Jerusalem would heighten tension and violence in the region, said WAFA news agency. Hamdallah ....

British foreign secretary "concerned" about planned US recognition of Jerusalem

Date: 2017-12-06 10:37:43 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:22 - ID:7125921

LONDON, Dec 6 (MENA) - British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said on Wednesday that he was concerned about reports that US President Donald Trump would recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital, The Daily Mail reported. "Lets wait and see what ....

Israeli settlers storm shrine of Prophet Youssef in Nablus

Date: 2017-12-06 08:43:49 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:7125742

RAMALLAH, Dec 6 (MENA) - Hundreds of Zionist settlers stormed the shrine of Prophet Youssef in Nablus Wednesday, under the protection of occupation forces. The settlers intended to perform Talmudic rituals in the area. (MENA) M A E/R G E ....