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Israel wants to see Palestinian Authority collapse, says Shtayyeh

Date: 2023-01-09 12:41:47 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:46 - ID:9960170

RAMALLAH, Jan 9 (MENA) - Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh said today that the Israeli measures related to new and old financial deductions from the Palestinian Authority (PA) funds aim to cause its collapse by undermining it financially and ....

Jewish settlers intrude into Aqsa mosque, occupation detains 10 Palestinians

Date: 2023-01-09 10:54:39 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:35 - ID:9959821

RAMALLAH, Jan 9 (MENA) - Scores of Jewish settlers stormed Aqsa mosque Monday morning from Bab Al Mahgrba (Morocco Gate) under protection of Israeli police. Reports said the settlers carried our provocative tours in groups and performed Jewish ....

Israeli min. signs order to seize Palestinian tax revenue

Date: 2023-01-08 21:32:36 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:57 - ID:9959317

RAMALLAH, Jan 8 (MENA) – Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich defended the government’s decision to impose a series of sanctions on the Palestinian Authority on Sunday, Haartez reported. The comment came at a press conference as he signed an ....

4 Palestinians arrested, scores of Israeli settlers break into Al-Asqa Mosque

Date: 2023-01-08 11:53:09 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:24 - ID:9958666

RAMALLAH, Jan 8(MENA) – Four Palestinians have been arrested when scores of Israeli settlers, guarded by police, Sunday broke into the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied Jerusalem, reported Palestinian WAFA News agency. Scores of Israeli ....

Palestinian min. denounces Israeli sanctions

Date: 2023-01-07 15:36:25 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:53 - ID:9957721

RAMALLAH, Jan 7 (MENA) – Palestinian Minister of Justice Muhammad al-Shalaldeh condemned on Saturday sanctions that Israel imposed against the Palestinian Authority (PA) after it turned to the Security Council to address the Israeli escalations. ....

Iraq: Flights return in Baghdad Airport after suspension due to bad weather

Date: 2023-01-07 09:18:49 GMT - Iraq - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:9957243

BAGHDAD, Jan 7 (MENA) - Baghdad International Airport resumed its air traffic on Saturday after a temporary suspension due to bad weather conditions. Earlier, the airport decided to suspend flights due to bad weather. The Airport media office ....

Baghdad Airport suspends flights due to bad weather

Date: 2023-01-07 07:54:15 GMT - Iraq - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:9957086

BAGHDAD, Jan 7 (MENA) - Baghdad International Airport decided on Saturday to suspend flights due to bad weather. The Airport media office said in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA) that "The Airport Administration issued a ....

Palestinian PM: New Israeli deductions from Palestinian tax funds will not dishearten us

Date: 2023-01-06 20:02:36 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:68 - ID:9956777

RAMALLAH, Jan 6 (MENA) – Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh said on Friday that although the deductions from the Palestinian tax funds announced earlier today by Israel’s far-right government will exacerbate the already deficit-stricken ....

Palestinian Presidency says Israeli threats to impose sanctions 'rejected'

Date: 2023-01-06 19:15:43 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:66 - ID:9956673

RAMALLAH, Jan 6 (MENA) - Nabil Abu Rudeineh, spokesman for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, on Friday said the measures announced by the Israeli occupation's government in response to Palestine's move at the United Nations is "condemned and ....

Israel plans sanctions against PA

Date: 2023-01-06 15:57:58 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:52 - ID:9956580

RAMALLAH, Jan 6 (MENA) - Israel's security cabinet approved on Friday a series of sanctions against the Palestinian Authority in response to its request for an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice in The Hague on Israel's ....