By Our Correspondent The Palestinian Ambassador to Nigeria, Abdullah Abu Shawesh has called on the African Union (AU) to join the international community and the International Human Rights Council to investigate the event of Oct. 7 that triggered the Palestine-Israeli war. Shawesh made the call during a media interaction with a selected number of newsmen, […]
Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, on Tuesday, said the kingdom could recognise Israel if a comprehensive agreement, included statehood for the Palestinians, were reached. Such agreements included statehood for the Palestinians, ambitious talk as war between Israel and Hamas shows no sign of easing. “We agree that regional peace includes […]
A Palestinian source revealed on Sunday that Egypt has offered to hold separate talks with Palestinian factions next week to discuss an end to the Gaza conflict. The talks will also include possible post-conflict arrangements. The source told Xinhua that the invitations had been sent to Palestine Liberation Organisation members parties Fatah movement, led by […]
Qatar has proposed a new deal to end Israel’s offensive on the Gaza Strip and formulated a Palestinian consensus government, a Palestinian source said on Friday. Such consensus government would not directly involve the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), according to the source. The source said, on condition of anonymity, that Doha has presented the proposal […]
Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, Gilad Erdan, has reacted to the “horrible views” that U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres expressed at a meeting of the Security Council on Tuesday, and called for his resignation. Amb. Erdan described Guterres’ remarks as “shocking” for stating that the Oct. 7 terror attacks on Israel by Hamas “did not […]
Palestinian factions met in Egypt on Sunday to discuss reconciliation efforts amid increasing violence between Israel and Palestinians in the West Bank. The meeting seeks to restore inter-Palestinian unity among various factions, Egypt’s official MENA news agency reported. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas chaired the meeting. While the two main rival movements, ruling Fatah and Gaza-controlling […]
A total of 14 Palestinian factions on Thursday signed in Algeria’s capital Algiers a reconciliation deal that aims to end their 15-year-long division, state-run ENTV reported. The deal, formally known as Algiers Declaration, was signed by representatives of 14 Palestinian factions, including the Fatah party and Hamas, during a ceremony in the presence of […]
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Ishtaye has called on Britain to recognise the State of Palestine on the 1967 borders with Jerusalem as its capital and take serious measures against settlements. Ishtaye made the remarks during a meeting held in the West Bank city of Ramallah with Stephen Hickey, Director for the Middle East and North […]