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UNFPA calls for addressing Arab women’s family planning needs
Amman: Nearly 15 per cent of Arab women aged between 15 and 49 have unmet family planning needs, according to a statement released by the UN Population Fund (UNFPA). It is estimated…
- Middle East
No Israel normalization if Palestine dispute not solved: US Saudi embassy
Washington: In light of the United States’ efforts to bring Israel and Saudi Arabia closer, the Saudi Embassy in Washington made it clear that an agreement is only possible after a solution…
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Palestinian PM calls for swift int’l action to protect two-state solution
Ramallah: Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Ishtaye has called for immediate international action to protect the two-state solution from “Israel’s sabotage”. He made the remarks at a meeting with European Union Special Representative…
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Potential Iran deal not binding on Israel: PM Netanyahu
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told a parliament committee that Israel will not be constrained by any international nuclear deal with Iran. His remarks at the parliament’s Foreign Affairs and…
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Haj 2023: Saudi King to host Palestinians from familes of martyrs, prisoners
Riyadh: The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on Saturday issued a directive to host 1,000 Palestinian pilgrims from the families of martyrs, prisoners, and injured…
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Yemeni student slams Israel in graduation speech, Twitter divided
A graduation speech by a United States law student of Yemeni origin on Palestinian human rights took the Twitter world by storm on Wednesday. Fatima Mousa Mohammed, who delivered a fiery speech…
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Arab League calls to end Israeli violations against Palestinian children
Arab League has called on the international community to intervene to end the crimes of Israeli violations against Palestinian children, Wafa News Agency reported. These are the words delivered by the Assistant…
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Palestine’s PM asks for UN’s intervention to free cancer-stricken man from Israel jail
The Palestinian Authority on Monday urged the United Nations (UN) and International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to intervene to release an elderly Palestinian man, who is languishing in an Israeli…
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Iran condemns Israeli minister’s visit to Al-Aqsa Mosque
Tehran: The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani has condemned Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s visit to the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, a flashpoint in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in Jerusalem. Kanaani…
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Palestine condemns Israeli decision to allow settlers’ return to evacuated settlement
Ramallah: Palestine has condemned an Israeli decision that allows Jewish settlers to return to an Israeli settlement evacuated 18 years ago. The Palestinian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday in a press statement…
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Israel uses live fire, tear gas on Palestinians protesting ‘flag march’ in Gaza
Jerusalem: Several Palestinians were hurt after Israeli police opened fire and used tear gas against them while they were participating in a protest on Gaza Strip’s eastern border with Israel, reported Al…
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Palestine urges UN to suspend Israel’s membership as Nakba Day marked
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas urged the United Nations (UN) to suspend Israel’s UN membership unless it ‘enforces a proper resolution establishing separate Jewish and Arab states and allows the return of Palestinian…
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Kuwait asks UNESCO to fulfil its role in Palestine, Sudan
Kuwait urged the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Monday to do everything in its power to ensure that the organization’s decisions and responsibilities to educational and cultural institutions…
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Nakba 75: UN marks Palestinian displacement for the first time
Every year, on May 15, Palestinians mark the anniversary of the ‘Nakba’, which permanently displaced nearly 800,000 Palestinians from their homes and land in Palestine in 1948 during the establishment of Israel.…
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Ceasefire between Israel, Gaza takes effect
Gaza: A ceasefire agreement, brokered by Egypt, between Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) in the Gaza Strip has come into effect following five days of violent fighting between the two…
