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President Abbas receives phone call from US Secretary of State Blinken

Date: 2021-05-21 19:37:16 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:91 - ID:8968312

RAMALLAH, May 21 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas received on Friday a phone call from US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken during which they discussed the latest developments, WAFA news agency reported. During the call, Abbas ....

EU to mobilize additional emergency relief to Palestinians

Date: 2021-05-21 18:47:00 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:85 - ID:8968260

RAMALLAH, May 21 (MENA) - The European Commission said Friday it would contribute €200,000 in humanitarian aid for emergency relief to 54,000 Palestinian people. The EU funding will support the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) in delivering ....

UNICEF delivers aid to Gaza

Date: 2021-05-21 17:59:07 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:81 - ID:8968255

RAMALLAH, May 21 (MENA) - The UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, delivered 18 containers of aid on Friday following the resumption of relative calm in the Gaza Strip, through Karam Abu Salem border crossing to support children and families in ....

Palestinian presidency condemns Israeli raid on Al Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2021-05-21 17:56:05 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:80 - ID:8968191

RAMALLAH, May 21 (MENA) - The Palestinian presidency strongly condemned the latest incursion by the Israeli police of the premises of Al Aqsa Mosque compound in Al Quds (occupied East Jerusalem), WAFA news agency reported Friday. In a statement, ....

Netanyahu thanks President Sisi for his role in regaining regional security, stability

Date: 2021-05-21 15:42:14 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:65 - ID:8968065

CAIRO, May 21 (MENA) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday thanked Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi for his important role in restoring calm and regaining security and stability to the region. "Thank you President El Sisi ....

Russia confirms readiness to host meeting of Israeli-Palestinian leaders, says Zakharova

Date: 2021-05-21 15:27:18 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:63 - ID:8967922

MOSCOW, May 21 (MENA) - Russia confirms its readiness to host a meeting of the Israeli and Palestinian leaders. The other members of the Middle East quarter do not object to this initiative, TASS cited Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria ....

Israeli occupation forces injure several Palestinian protesters near Nablus

Date: 2021-05-21 14:27:53 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:57 - ID:8967867

RAMALLAH, May 21 (MENA) - Several Palestinian protesters were injured by Israeli occupation forces, some by live gunshots, during a protest against colonial Israeli settlements in the village of Beita, to the south of Nablus in the occupied West ....

Israeli police locks down Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in al-Quds

Date: 2021-05-21 14:26:27 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:56 - ID:8967951

RAMALLAH, May 21 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces closed on Friday all entrances to Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in al Quds (East Jerusalem), denying entry and exit for local Palestinian citizens. Witnesses told state news agency WAFA that the ....

Bodies of nine Palestinians, including child, recovered from debris in Gaza

Date: 2021-05-21 14:18:29 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:55 - ID:8967724

GAZA CITY, May 21 (MENA) – The Health Ministry said rescuers on Friday morning recovered the bodies of nine Palestinians, including a child that were killed in the 11-day relentless Israeli bombardment of Gaza, WAFA reported. In a statement the ....

15 Palestinians injured as Israeli police storm environs of al-Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2021-05-21 14:00:27 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:54 - ID:8967780

RAMALLAH, May 21 (MENA) - At least 15 Palestinians were injured on Friday afternoon as Israeli occupation forces raided the environs of al-Aqsa Mosque in al-Quds (East Jerusalem), according to WAFA News Agency. According to eyewitnesses, Israeli ....