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Palestine rejects Israeli plan to legalise 155 outposts in West Bank
Ramallah: Palestine has condemned and rejected Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s plan to legalise 155 Israeli settlement outposts in the West Bank. Nabil Abu Rudeineh, the spokesperson of the Palestinian presidency, said…
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Gaza ready to hold municipal elections: Poll body
Ramallah: The Palestinian Central Elections Commission (CEC) said it is ready to hold municipal elections in the Gaza Strip. The Commission told Xinhua news agency that it is following the developments related…
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Saudi Arabia names first ambassador to Palestine
Amman: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on Saturday, August 12, named a first non-resident ambassador for the Palestinian Territories, the Saudi Foreign Ministry said. Nayef bin Bandar Al-Sudairi, who is the…
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Israel to include Gaza Americans in visa waiver pilot
Jerusalem: Israel plans to allow travel for those Palestinian Americans from the occupied Gaza Strip who meet security criteria, Reuters reported on Monday. According to the report, the decision will come into…
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Israel demolishes Palestinian attacker’s house
Jerusalem: The Israel Army on Tuesday demolished the home of a Palestinian gunman who killed two Israeli brothers in the West Bank in February. Abd el-Fatah Kharousha, 49, carried out a drive-by…
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Israel’s USD 27-billion underline railway project many connect to Saudi Arabia in future
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that his government is working underway on a railway project worth 100 billion shekels (27 billion dollars) that will connect to remote areas in Tel Aviv,…
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Palestine envoy welcomes Morocco’s support for Palestinian cause
Rabat: Palestinian Ambassador to Morocco Jamal Choubki has welcomed Morocco’s support for the Palestinian cause and for establishing an independent Palestinian state. Choubki made the remarks after King Mohammed VI reaffirmed Morocco’s…
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Israel prays for good relationship with Saudi Arabia, says Herzog
Israeli President Isaac Herzog expressed his gratitude towards the United States for its effort to normalisation diplomatic ties between Israel and Saudi Arabia. In a speech to Congress on Wednesday, Herzog said the…
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Palestine rejects Israel’s plan to build 450 new settlement units in East Jerusalem
Ramallah: Palestine has rejected an Israeli plan to build 450 new settlement units in East Jerusalem, saying the plan has disregarded the countries that support the two-state solution. Israel’s plan is “disregarding…
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Top MEA official Ausaf Sayeed holds talks with Palestine PM
New Delhi: Ausaf Sayeed, secretary (Consular, Passport and Visa Division and Overseas Indian Affairs) travelled to Palestine for a two-day visit from July 5-7. During the visit, Sayeed met Palestine Prime Minister…
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Israel-Palestine conflict: India reiterates need for direct peace talks
New Delhi: India has reiterated the need for an early resumption of direct peace negotiations between Palestine and Israel. The absence of such negotiations and the lack of a clear political horizon…
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Palestine suspends contact and security coordination with Israel
Jerusalem: The President of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas, on Monday, suspended contact and security coordination with Israel after Israeli security forces launched a major raid against Palestinian rebels in the occupied West Bank…
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Palestinian, Russian presidents discuss mutual concerns
Ramallah: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin held a phone conversation, discussing the latest developments in the two countries and ways to boost bilateral ties, media reported. During…
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Imprisoned Palestinians ‘smuggle out sperms’ to bear children with wives
Hyderabad: Desperate times call for desperate measures. As they die by the dozens everyday in the aggression let loose by the Israeli military, Palestinians have devised a new way of increasing their…
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West Bank violence making Saudi-Israeli relations difficult: US
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed concerns over the ongoing violence in the occupied West Bank city and its impact on the progress of normalizing its relationship between Israel and Saudi…
