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Abbas: We will not allow any changes to legal and historical status quo of Al-Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2022-06-08 14:10:11 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:63 - ID:9612545

RAMALLAH, June 8 (MENA) - President Mahmoud Abbas stressed today that Jerusalem, the capital of the state of Palestine, is not for sale and that all Islamic and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem are Palestinian. In a speech delivered over the ....

20 Palestinians rounded up by Israeli forces in occupied territories

Date: 2022-06-07 09:27:10 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:24 - ID:9609722

RAMALLAH, June 7 (MENA) - The Israeli occupation forces detained early this morning and last night at least 20 Palestinians in raids at their homes in the occupied territories, WAFA reported Tuesday. Six Palestinians were detained in the southern ....

AL warns of consequences of Israeli practices, policies on Palestinian environment

Date: 2022-06-06 14:33:21 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:66 - ID:9608584

CAIRO, June 6 (MENA) - The General Secretariat of the Arab League warned on Monday of the ramifications of the systematic and oppressive Israeli policies and measures against Palestine, calling on the international community to press Israeli ....

EU delegation visits Baqa'a refugee camp in Jordan, calls for support for UNRWA

Date: 2022-06-06 12:32:30 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:47 - ID:9608272

AMMAN, June 6 (MENA) - A high-level delegation from the European Union, headed by Deputy Managing Director in the Middle East and North Africa Department of the European External Action Service Carl Hallergard has visited Baqa'a refugee camp in ....

Jordan condemns BJP spokesperson's offensive remarks on Prophet

Date: 2022-06-06 10:07:53 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:27 - ID:9607958

AMMAN, June 6 (MENA) - The Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates on Monday condemned blasphemous remarks made by a spokesperson for India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) against the Prophet Muhammad and his wife, Lady Aisha, ....

US envoy invited to Beirut to resume maritime border demarcation negotiations

Date: 2022-06-06 09:55:58 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:24 - ID:9607827

BEIRUT, June 6 (MENA) - The Lebanese Cabinet decided to invite US envoy Amos Hochstein to Beirut to continue negotiations over the demarcation of its southern maritime border with Israel, the office of the Lebanese caretaker prime minister said on ....

Israeli army detains 11 Palestinians in WB

Date: 2022-06-06 09:12:42 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:9607688

RAMALLAH, June 6 (MENA) - The Israeli army detained Monday 11 Palestinians during raids in various areas in the West Bank (WB), WAFA news agency reported quoting Palestinian security sources. Five Palestinians were apprehended in the southern ....

UNOCHA urges supporting Palestinian refugees, preventing demolition of their houses

Date: 2022-06-06 08:09:29 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:13 - ID:9607549

NEW YORK, June 6 (MENA) - The UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) called for supporting Palestinian refugees and preventing the demolition of their houses in the West Bank including East Jerusalem. In a statement released ....

Israeli forces continue to consolidate its foothold in West Bank: Palestinian foreign ministry

Date: 2022-06-05 21:32:30 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:90 - ID:9607203

RAMALLAH, June 5 (MENA) - The Israeli occupation regime continues to consolidate its foothold in the West Bank, including occupied East Jerusalem (Al-Quds), the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates said. In a press release on ....

Jordan stresses importance of maintaining UNRWA's role to provide services to Palestinian refugees

Date: 2022-06-05 17:02:39 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:67 - ID:9606931

AMMAN, June 5 (MENA) – Jordan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Safadi stressed the need for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) to continue its UN mandate, aimed at providing vital services ....