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Lebanese PM says contacts ongoing with Arab, int'l parties to prevent spread of war in region

Date: 2023-10-22 13:29:56 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:44 - ID:10404742

BEIRUT, Oct 22 (MENA) - Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati affirmed Sunday that "the diplomatic contacts we are carrying out internationally and in the Arab world and the local meetings are continuing in order to stop the Israeli attacks on ....

British PM presses for restoration of water supplies in Gaza

Date: 2023-10-22 13:00:21 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:43 - ID:10404740

LONDON, Oct 22 (MENA) - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has increased his calls for humanitarian aid to Gaza, urging the restoration of water supplies where possible, the Guardian newspaper reported on Sunday. The prime minister said the UK ....

2nd batch of aid convoys enters Gaza via Rafah Crossing

Date: 2023-10-22 12:45:12 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:40 - ID:10404616

RAFAH, Egypt, Oct 22 (MENA) - The second batch of humanitarian and relief aid convoys crossed on Sunday to the Palestinian side through the Rafah Border Crossing in the south of the Gaza Strip. Egypt's efforts have succeeded to open the border ....

ARCRCO: Wide-scale response to calls for offering aid to Gaza Strip

Date: 2023-10-22 12:43:17 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:39 - ID:10404579

CAIRO, Oct 22 (MENA) - There is a wide-scale response to calls for offering aid to the Gaza Strip but such aid is stuck on the borders because of the impediments placed by the Israeli occupation, said Arab Red Crescent Red Cross Organization ....

PRCS says Gaza needs more humanitarian aid to be delivered

Date: 2023-10-22 12:30:17 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:38 - ID:10404474

GAZA, Oct 22 (MENA) - The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) spokesperson, Nibal Farsakh, asserted that the besieged Gaza strip needs more humanitarian aid to be delivered as a result of the Israeli genocide committed against Palestinians since ....

Canadian FM says assistance should reach civilians in Gaza asap

Date: 2023-10-22 11:03:49 GMT - Canada - Middle East - SN:34 - ID:10404429

OTTAWA, Oct 22 (MENA) - Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly has pledged $50 million for humanitarian aid for Gaza at the Cairo Peace Summit, CTV reported Sunday. “It is critical that Palestinian civilians in Gaza who need life-saving assistance ....

UK immigration min. urges sending further aid to Gaza

Date: 2023-10-22 10:55:48 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:33 - ID:10404420

LONDON, Oct 22 (MENA) - UK Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick said the UK was “arguing at the highest level for further humanitarian assistance” for Gaza as the conflict between Hamas and Israel enters its third week, Sky News reported on ....

Palestinian National Council urges world parliaments to condemn Israeli crimes in Gaza

Date: 2023-10-22 10:51:37 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:10404307

RAMALLAH, Oct 22 (MENA) - The Palestinian National Council on Sunday called on the regional and continental parliaments to condemn the genocides committed by the government of the Israeli occupation in the Gaza Strip against children and women, ....

AP: Cairo Peace summit reflected growing anger over Gaza war

Date: 2023-10-22 10:14:20 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:28 - ID:10404340

CAIRO, Oct 22 (MENA) - Egypt and Jordan harshly criticized Israel over its actions in Gaza at Cairo Peace Summit on Saturday, a sign that the two Western allies that made peace with Israel decades ago are losing patience with its two-week-old war ....

US submits with UN Security Council draft resolution on Middle East settlement

Date: 2023-10-22 09:24:57 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:10404264

NEW YORK/MOSCOW, Oct 22 (MENA) - The United States has submitted with the United Nations Security Council a draft resolution on the Middle East settlement, Tass news agency reported. The US draft resolution does not stipulate a call for the ....