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: PALESTINIANS
Israel says no to negotiations with Palestinians on hunger strike
Israeli Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan vowed on Tuesday not to negotiate with hundreds of Palestinian detainees on the second day of a hunger strike led by popular leader Marwan Barghouti. More than 1,000 Palestinians in Israeli prisons launched the
Israeli bill to recognize West Bank outposts
An Israeli committee on Sunday approved a bill that if adopted would legalize outposts built without government permission in the West Bank, territory Palestinians demand for their future state. It still needs to pass several stages before it can be
For Israel ‘Palestinian state over’ after Trump win
Israeli Education Minister Naftali Bennett said Wednesday the idea of a Palestinian state was over after Donald Trump’s election as US president, calling for an end to what has been the basis of years of negotiations. “Trump’s victory is an
US condemns new Israeli plan on settlements
The United States strongly condemned Israel’s decision to advance a plan for a new settlement deep in the West Bank, the State Department said on Wednesday, saying it would damage prospects for a two-state solution. State Department spokesman Mark Toner
Abbas: Israel destroying two-state solution hopes
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas told the UN General Assembly on Thursday that Israel’s settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank was destroying any hope of a two-state solution. Abbas, who has been Palestinian president for 11 years, urged countries at
Israel: French Mideast drive ‘will fail’
The head of Israel’s foreign ministry said Thursday that France’s bid to revive Israel-Palestinian peace talks was doomed to failure, like a 1916 colonial effort to carve up the Middle East. “This effort utterly failed then and will completely fail
Palestinians reject direct Iran aid to ‘intifada’ families
The Palestinian Authority on Sunday said direct financial assistance by Iran to the families of Palestinians killed in a five-month wave of violence would be unacceptable. Tehran announced last week assistance would be offered to families of Palestinians killed in
Palestinian journalist ends hunger strike in Israel jail: NGO
A Palestinian journalist in Israeli jail without trial, Mohammed al-Qiq, agreed Friday to end his 94-day hunger strike under a deal for his release in May, an NGO announced. “An agreement has been reached under which his administrative detention will
Israeli soldier dead in West Bank Palestinian stabbing attack
An off-duty soldier was killed and another Israeli moderately wounded when two Palestinians stabbed them in a supermarket in the occupied West Bank on Thursday before being shot, officials said. A 21-year-old victim was taken to Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek hospital
Israel would consider invitation to peace talks with Palestinians: official
Israel would consider a French invitation to peace talks with the Palestinians, but believes France has made a mistake by saying it will recognise a Palestinian state if the talks fail, an Israeli government official said on Saturday. “If and
Palestinian attacker stabs Israeli woman in West Bank
A Palestinian attacker stabbed and wounded a pregnant Israeli woman in the West Bank on Monday before being shot, Israeli officials said. The attacker entered the Tekoa settlement and stabbed the 30-year-old woman, the Israeli military said, before being shot
Four Palestinians killed after stabbing attempt
Three Palestinians who attempted to stab Israeli soldiers at a junction in the southern West Bank on Thursday were shot dead, the army said adding later that a fourth Palestinian was shot. A fourth Palestinian was shot and killed in
Three Israelis stabbed in Jerusalem, 2 Palestinian attackers shot
Israeli police shot dead one Palestinian and wounded another after the two went on a stabbing spree along a popular walkway in Jerusalem on Wednesday, wounding at least three people in what authorities called a terrorist attack. The stabbings took
Tear gas thrown in Palestinian home by suspected Jewish extremists
Two tear gas canisters were thrown into a Palestinian home near Ramallah on Tuesday by suspected Jewish extremists, Israeli police said, but the family there at the time was not hurt. The pre-dawn attack in the village of Beitillu came
Israel court approves destruction of Palestinian homes
Israel’s supreme court on Thursday gave its green light to the destruction of five homes belonging to Palestinians accused of taking part in deadly anti-Israeli attacks, the justice ministry said. Three of the homes are located in the West Bank
New stabbing, attempted car attack in W Bank
The Israeli army shot dead two Palestinians on Friday, one an elderly woman accused of trying to run over soldiers in the occupied West Bank and the other a man who took part in a violent Gaza Strip protest, hospital
Palestinian attacker killed after West Bank car ramming: police
A Palestinian driver ran over and injured an Israeli border policeman near the West Bank city of Hebron on Wednesday and was killed by Israeli forces, police said. “Running over of border policeman – the terrorist was neutralized – eliminated,”
Two Palestinians shot ‘trying to stab’ Israeli police
Two Palestinians allegedly tried to stab Israeli police at a West Bank checkpoint on Friday, one of whom was shot dead while the other was wounded by Israeli fire, police said. “Both terrorists arrived in area on motorbike armed with
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