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Japan to make diplomatic efforts to prevent Middle East situation from worsening

Date: 2024-04-19 14:27:59 GMT - Japan - Middle East - SN:39 - ID:10668629

TOKYO, April 19 (MENA) - Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi Yoshimasa said his country will make all necessary diplomatic efforts to prevent the situation in the Middle East from worsening. Hayashi said Japan is deeply concerned about the situation ....

Blinken: G7 is 'committed to de-escalating'

Date: 2024-04-19 14:09:54 GMT - Italy - Middle East - SN:36 - ID:10668495

ROME, April 19 (MENA) - Antony Blinken, the US secretary of state, addressed the press today at the conclusion of the G7 meeting of foreign ministers in Capri, Italy. On behalf of the G7, he condemned Iran’s cruise missile and drone attack on ....

S. Korea supports resolution backing U.N. membership of Palestine

Date: 2024-04-19 13:05:46 GMT - south korea - Middle East - SN:33 - ID:10668471

SEOUL, April 19 (MENA) - South Korea has supported a United Nations resolution that would pave the way for a full membership for Palestine with hopes a "two-state solution" could bring lasting peace in the Middle East, the foreign ministry said ....

Palestinian shot dead in ongoing Israeli offensive in Nur Shams camp

Date: 2024-04-19 13:05:12 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:32 - ID:10668497

RAMALLAH, April 19 (MENA) - The Israeli occupation army on Friday shot dead a Palestinian in the course of its ongoing offensive in Nur Shams refugee camp, east of the occupied West Bank city of Tulkarm, according to WAFA news agency. A young ....

OIC sorry over UNSC failure to grant Palestine full membership

Date: 2024-04-19 11:36:11 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Middle East - SN:27 - ID:10668058

RIYADH, April 19 (MENA) - The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) expressed on Friday regret over the UN Security Council's failure to grant Palestine a full membership. In a statement, the organization said the use of the US veto to block ....

IAEA: No damage to Iran’s nuclear sites

Date: 2024-04-19 08:00:54 GMT - Austria - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:10668028

VIENNA, April 19 (MENA) - There has been no damage to Iranian nuclear sites following explosions Friday in the center of Iran following Israel's strikes, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said. "IAEA can confirm that there is no ....

UK statement at UNSC: We must start with fixing immediate crisis in Gaza

Date: 2024-04-19 07:38:29 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:15 - ID:10667991

NEW YORK, April 19 (MENA) - The United Kingdom reiterates its commitment to making progress towards a two-state solution, in which a safe and secure Israel lives alongside a sovereign, viable Palestinian state. "We agree that the people of the ....

S&P cuts Israel’s long-term credit ratings

Date: 2024-04-19 06:32:54 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:5 - ID:10667933

RAMALLAH, April 19 (MENA) - Ratings agency S&P Global on Thursday cut Israel’s long-term ratings to A-plus from AA-minus after the confrontation with Iran heightened last weekend and amid the already elevated geopolitical risks for Israel. The ....

Iranian state television: Nuclear facilities near Isfahan 'fully safe'

Date: 2024-04-19 05:52:23 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:2 - ID:10667908

TEHRAN, April 19 (MENA) - Iranian state television said nuclear facilities near Isfahan "fully safe" after spotting drones in the area early Friday morning, Alhurra news channel reported. Air defense batteries fired in several provinces over ....

US vetoes Palestine’s request for full UN membership

Date: 2024-04-18 23:03:11 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:81 - ID:10667813

NEW YORK, April 18 (MENA) – The Security Council rejected Palestine’s request for UN membership on Thursday, with the United States casting a veto. In a vote of 12 in favour to one against, with two abstentions, the Council did not adopt a draft ....