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Iraqi army: US strikes in Al Qaim, border areas are violation of sovereignty

Date: 2024-02-03 07:46:56 GMT - Iraq - Middle East - SN:7 - ID:10562869

BAGHDAD, Feb 3 (MENA) - The spokesperson for the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Major General Yahya Rasoul, reported that the cities of Al-Qaim and the Iraqi border areas were subjected to American air strikes, while he considered these ....

Blinken says back to Middle East to continue working with partners to achieve peace in region

Date: 2024-02-02 22:07:06 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:55 - ID:10562730

CAIRO, Feb 2 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday he is returning to the Middle East next week. He posted on X that the visit aims to continue working with partners on how to achieve durable peace in the region, with lasting ....

Russia calls for immediate ceasefire in Gaza Strip

Date: 2024-02-02 21:54:25 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:54 - ID:10562734

MOSCOW, Feb 2 (MENA) – Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin called for an immediate ceasefire in the zone of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and stressed that there is no alternative to the political settlement of the Palestinian ....

Trudeau mulls sanctioning Israeli settlers

Date: 2024-02-02 21:51:44 GMT - Canada - Middle East - SN:53 - ID:10562732

OTTAWA, Feb 2 (MENA) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau saod Canada is looking into sanctions against Israeli settlers in the West Bank who have been accused of attacking Palestinians and Israeli peace activists in the territory, the CBC ....

Israeli forces withdraw from parts of northern Gaza Strip

Date: 2024-02-02 21:46:36 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:52 - ID:10562729

GAZA CITY, Feb 2 (MENA) – Israeli army forces withdrew from large areas of the northern Gaza Strip, residents told The Washington Post. After the retreat, a significant number of residents from Gaza City and the northern Gaza Strip relocated to ....

Two-state solution only key to reach stability in Middle East - Sullivan

Date: 2024-02-02 21:44:29 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:51 - ID:10562695

WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (MENA) - US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan stated Friday that reaching long-term stability in the Middle East solely relies on the implementation of a two-state solution. Achieving peace and security in the Middle East ....

UAE FM, UN official discuss enhancing relief, medical aid delivery to Palestinians

Date: 2024-02-02 19:28:40 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Middle East - SN:47 - ID:10562582

ABU DHABI, Feb 2 (MENA) - UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan and UN Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza Sigrid Kaag discussed in a meeting here on Friday ways of enhancing relief and medical ....

Prince Faisal, Blinken discuss latest developments in Gaza over phone

Date: 2024-02-02 18:20:22 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Middle East - SN:44 - ID:10562581

RIYADH, Feb 2 (MENA) - Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah on Friday discussed in a phone call with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, regional and international issues of common concern, notably the developments in the ....

UNOSAT: 30% of Gaza Strip structures damaged

Date: 2024-02-02 15:26:37 GMT - Switzerland - Middle East - SN:40 - ID:10562421

GENEVA, Feb 2 (MENA) - The United Nations Satellite Center - UNOSAT released a comprehensive assessment of the damage and destruction inflicted on structures in the Gaza Strip. The analysis, based on very high-resolution satellite imagery ....

Rafah is 'pressure cooker' as Gazans flee south - UN aid agency

Date: 2024-02-02 15:22:00 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:39 - ID:10562190

NEW YORK, Feb 2 (MENA) - The United Nations humanitarian office on Friday voiced concern about the hostilities in Khan Younis that have forced more people to flee to Rafah in the south of Gaza, describing the border town as a "pressure cooker of ....