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Palestinian president discusses developments with UN Coordinator for Middle East Peace

Date: 2024-02-04 15:26:03 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:50 - ID:10565034

RAMALLAH, Feb 4 (MENA) - President Mahmoud Abbas received Sunday United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Tor Wennesland at the presidential headquarters in Ramallah, said wafa news agency. During the meeting, ....

French MPs at Rafah terminal call for immediate ceasefire in Gaza

Date: 2024-02-04 15:22:10 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:48 - ID:10564968

CAIRO, Feb 4 (MENA) - A French parliamentary delegation, led by MP Éric Coquerel, visited Rafah Crossing on the border with the Gaza Strip Sunday to call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in the enclave. Coquerel read out a statement by ....

Palestinian foreign ministry slams Ben-Gvir's statements on genocide

Date: 2024-02-04 13:33:44 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:40 - ID:10564735

RAMALLAH, Feb 4 (MENA) - The Palestinian Foreign Ministry has condemned statements by Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir in which he incited more genocide of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. The ministry described the ....

Shourky, his French counterpart assert depth of Cairo-Paris cooperation, joint coordination

Date: 2024-02-04 13:05:00 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:36 - ID:10564721

CAIRO, Feb 4 (MENA) - Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry and French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Stéphane Séjourné affirmed the depth of the cooperative relations between Cairo and Paris, highlighting the close bilateral ....

Cameron says Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping 'must stop'

Date: 2024-02-04 11:45:33 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:10564511

LONDON, Feb 4 (MENA) - The UK Foreign Secretary has warned that Houthi attacks on international shipping 'must stop' just hours after Britain launched its latest blitz on the Red Sea militants, Daily Mail reported Sunday. Lord David Cameron said ....

Omani FM: Recognizing Palestinian state 'only solution' for Palestinian-Israeli conflict

Date: 2024-02-04 10:45:03 GMT - Sultanate of Oman - Middle East - SN:25 - ID:10564379

MUSCAT, Feb 4 (MENA) - Omani Foreign Minister Badr bin Hamad al Busaidi affirmed that the only solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict lies in recognizing a Palestinian State along with the full withdrawal of the Israeli occupation forces from ....

Scores of settlers storm Al Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2024-02-04 10:02:51 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:10564267

RAMALLAH, Feb 4 (MENA) - Scores of settlers stormed Al Aqsa Mosque compound Sunday under the protection of Israeli forces. The settlers broke into the Mosque's compound from Bab al-Maghariba 's Gate, carried out provocative tours in the Mosque's ....

Palestinian foreign ministry condemns assault by settlers on Christian monk in Al Quds

Date: 2024-02-04 09:52:38 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:10564265

RAMALLAH, Feb 4 (MENA) - The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates has strongly denounced the assault committed by Israeli settlers against a Christian monk at the entrance of Bab al-Nabi Daoud in Al Quds (occupied East ....

Palestinian PM calls for international recognition of Palestinian State

Date: 2024-02-04 06:23:28 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:5 - ID:10564066

RAMALLAH, Feb 4 (MENA) - Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh called for a clear international recognition of the Palestinian state and its acceptance as a member in the United nations after being an observer state for more than 12 ....

US defense secretary: Raids over 13 Houthi locations to degrade their capabilities

Date: 2024-02-04 05:58:36 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:1 - ID:10564054

WASHINGTON, Feb 14 (MENA) - US Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin said the militaries of the United States and the UK, with support from Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, and New Zealand, conducted additional strikes against ....