Saudi Crown Prince, US Secretary of Defense discuss troop deployment
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a phone call on Wednesday from the US Secretary of Defense during which they discussed ongoing arrangements to send US troops of a More »
Saudi Energy Minister confirms restoration of Kingdom’s gas production capacity
:: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy confirmed on Wednesday the restoration of production capacity, affirming the Kingdom’s position as a reliable energy supplier in the global market. The energy minister, Prince Abdulaziz More »
Egypt calls Erdogan statements ‘ironic,’ accuses Turkey of sponsoring terrorism
:: Egypt’s foreign ministry spokesman, Ahmed Hafez, slammed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s statements at the UN General Assembly this week where he urged the UN to “handle the suspicious death of More »
Saudi Crown Prince: Attacks are test of int’l resolve against destructive acts
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Wednesday that the attacks on Saudi Aramco oil facilities are a test of international resolve in the face of destructive acts that More »
Saudi Crown Prince says attacks on oil facilities are a ‘dangerous escalation’
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said the recent attacks on Saudi Aramco facilities represented a “dangerous escalation not only toward the Kingdom but also the entire world.” The Crown More »
Tag Archives: PALESTINE
UN envoy warns West Bank camp could ‘explode’
The UN’s top official on the Israeli-Palestinian peace process said Monday he was concerned the West Bank’s largest refugee camp could “explode” if intra-Palestinian clashes worsen, during a rare visit to the Balata camp. In what his officials said was
US: Israel’s bid to legalize outposts ‘troubling’
The United States on Monday described as “troubling” an Israeli bill supported by a ministerial committee allowing settlers in the occupied West Bank to remain in homes built on private Palestinian land and said it hoped the law does not
Israel PM calls for ministers’ restraint after Trump win
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Sunday for ministers to refrain from comment on Donald Trump’s presidency after right-wing politicians said his election win put an end to a two-state solution with the Palestinians. Netanyahu has been cautious in his
Trump to stop funding Syrian Opposition
President-elect Donald Trump will likely end military support to the Syrian Opposition – a stance that he took during his campaign trail – he said during an interview with the Wall Street Journal on Friday, claiming that “we [US] have
Israel says ‘no’ to Middle East peace conference in Paris
Israel on Monday formally rejected France’s invitation to take part in a Middle East peace conference in Paris later this year, saying it was a distraction from the goal of direct negotiations with the Palestinians. At a meeting in Jerusalem
Jerusalem mayor warns against settlement demolition
Jerusalem’s Israeli mayor Nir Barkat has warned that Palestinian homes built without an Israeli permit in the city’s annexed east could be demolished if authorities dismantle a wildcat Jewish settlement. Barkat was reacting to a ruling by Israel’s Supreme Court
Palestinian teen jailed 12 years for attack on Israelis: Lawyer
An Israeli court sentenced a Palestinian teenager Monday to 12 years in prison for a knife attack against two Israelis, his lawyer said. Ahmed Manasra, 14, was earlier found guilty of the attempted murder of a 20-year-old and a 12-year-old
UN council welcomes election of Lebanon’s president
The UN Security Council on Tuesday welcomed the election of Michel Aoun as Lebanon’s new president and said a new unity government and national elections next year would be critical for stability. The council unanimously adopted the statement, a day
Israeli police: Palestinian driver killed after car attack
Israeli police say a Palestinian driver has rammed a car into a group of officers, injuring three before he was shot dead. Police spokeswoman Luba Samri says the driver sped into paramilitary border police forces near the West Bank town
UNESCO vote on Jerusalem site angers Israel
UNESCO member states have renewed a resolution criticizing Israel for restricting Muslim access to a Jerusalem holy site, a European diplomatic source said, angering Israel’s government by also referring to the area only by its Muslim names. But a draft
Israeli raid victims fear Turkish court to halt case
Victims of an Israeli raid that killed 10 people in 2010 on an aid flotilla fear a Turkish court is set to halt a case brought by them because of a deal to restore ties between Israel and Turkey, a
Palestinian shot dead by Israeli soldiers
Israeli soldiers shot dead a Palestinian during clashes in the Silwan area of east Jerusalem, Palestinian officials said. Ali Shiouki, 20, was killed yesterday as security services and the Israeli army were deployed in force across the occupied West Bank
Several wounded in Jerusalem shooting attack
An Arab assailant shot and wounded several people in Jerusalem on Sunday and was then killed by Israeli police, a police spokeswoman said. At least two of the wounded – a police officer and a female pedestrian – were in
Israeli tanks fire on Gaza in response to rocket attack
Israeli tanks shelled the Gaza Strip after a rocket from the Palestinian enclave hit an open field on Thursday, the second such exchange of fire in two days, officials said. The rocket slammed into the Eshkol area of Israel bordering
Saudi Arabia: Israel must abide by UN resolutions
Saudi Arabia has said that Palestinians, and people worldwide, have the right to support the right to self-determination during a speech at the United Nations’ Special Political and Decolonization Committee meeting. Saudi Arabia demands Israel to abide the United Nations
Abbas’s farewell to Israel’s Peres stirs controversy at home
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is feeling a backlash at home over his attendance at the funeral of Israeli statesman Shimon Peres, who shared a Nobel prize for interim peace deals with the Palestinians. In Arabic postings on social media, critics
Hamas says Peres criminal, Abbas says brave
Hamas welcomed the death of former Israeli president Shimon Peres Wednesday, calling him a “criminal”, while Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas lauded the “brave” Nobel Peace Prize winner. In the Gaza Strip, a spokesman for the Islamist Hamas movement which runs
12 years’ jail sought for Palestinian child Manasra
An Israeli prosecutor called Sunday for a 12-year jail term to be handed down to a Palestinian minor for stabbing an Israeli child in October 2015, his lawyer said. Ahmed Manasra, a 14-year-old Palestinian, was convicted in May this year
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