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Palestinian boy shot dead by Israeli soldiers in Hebron

Date: 2020-02-05 22:24:28 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:8299862

A Palestinian boy was shot dead during clashes with Israeli soldiers in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, WAFA reported on Wednesday, quoting the Palestinian Ministry of Health as saying. A 17-year-old boy identified as Mohammad Salman ....

Palestinian president says will never accept US Mideast peace plan

Date: 2020-02-05 22:18:27 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:8299860

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas stressed on Wednesday that the Palestinian people and leadership will never accept the peace deal announced by US President Donald Trump. "The deal will eventually fail exactly as all previous plots hatched ....

AL stresses importance of following up implementation of Arab economic summit

Date: 2020-02-05 14:24:20 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:8299392

Arab League Assistant Secretary General for Social Affairs Haifa Abu Ghazala stressed the importance of following up the implementation of decisions taken at the fourth Arab Economic and Social Development Summit that was held in Beirut in January ....

Abbas reiterates refusal to have US as sole mediator in peace process

Date: 2020-02-03 16:16:49 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:8296729

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Monday that he is going to stop security coordination with Israel, WAFA news agency reported. Speaking at the opening of the Palestinian cabinet meeting in Ramallah on Monday, Abbas stressed that he will ....

Saudi king holds talks with Greek PM

Date: 2020-02-03 15:38:01 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:8296664

Saudi King Salman bin Abdelaziz held on Monday talks with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the Saudi Press Agency reported. During the meeting, both sides reviewed bilateral ties and ways of strengthening them as well as regional ....

Iraq president appoints Tawfiq Allawi as new PM

Date: 2020-02-02 00:20:29 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:8294228

Iraqi President Barham Salih on Saturday appointed Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi as prime minister. Allawi called on protesters to continue demonstrating until their demands are met. ....

AL rejects Trump’s Middle East peace plan

Date: 2020-02-02 00:17:31 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:8294226

The Arab League (AL) Council has rejected the Middle East peace plan announced by US President Donald Trump on Tuesday. The AL’s rejection came at an extraordinary meeting of the Arab foreign ministers to consider the plan on Saturday. The ....

Egypt insists on reaching just settlement of Israeli-Palestinian conflict: FM

Date: 2020-02-02 00:14:27 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:8294225

Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry affirmed Saturday Egypt's full support to the Palestinian cause and the legitimate Palestinian government. Shoukry made his remarks during his speech at the opening session of an emergency meeting of the Arab League ....

Abbas, Abul Gheit discuss Trump Middle East plan

Date: 2020-02-01 00:09:39 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:8293015

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday discussed at a meeting here with Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit the Middle East peace plan proposed by US President Donald Trump. During the meeting, the two sides asserted the ....

Arabs have not broken commitments towards Palestinian cause - AL

Date: 2020-01-31 23:59:57 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:8293012

Assistant Secretary-General of the Arab League (AL) Hossam Zaki said Friday the Arab states have not broken their commitments in dealing with the Palestinian cause. In a televised interview, Zaki added that Arab countries have relationships with ....