" WASHINGTON/DUBAI: The Biden administration and Saudi Arabia are finalizing an agreement for US security guarantees and civilian nuclear assistance, even as an Israel-Saudi normalization deal envisioned as part of a Middle East “grand bargain” remains elusive, according to seven people familiar with the matter.
A working draft lays out principles and proposals aimed at…
" BANJUL: As the foreign ministers of the OIC countries gathered ahead of the Islamic Summit here, Pakistan called for the declaration of an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in Gaza, lifting of the inhuman siege and opening of a humanitarian corridor, besides urging the international community to hold Israel accountable for its war crimes in…
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Turkey stopped all exports and imports to and from Israel as of Thursday, the Turkish trade ministry said, citing “worsening humanitarian tragedy” in the Palestinian territories.
“Export and import transactions related to Israel have been stopped, covering all products,” Turkey’s trade ministry said in a statement.
“Turkey will strictly and decisively implement these new…
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Ankara: Turkey has cut off trade ties with Israel.
According to a foreign news agency, the Turkish Ministry of Trade has said that all trade with Israel will remain suspended until the proper delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza.
It should be noted that last month, Turkey banned the export of certain products to…
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TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran announced on Thursday sanctions on several American and British individuals and entities for supporting Israel in its war against the Palestinian group Hamas.
The Islamic republic, the regional arch-foe of Israel, unveiled the punitive measures in a statement from its foreign ministry. It said the sanctions targeted seven Americans, including General…
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TEHRAN: Iran announced on Thursday sanctions on several American and British individuals and entities for supporting Israel in its war in Gaza.
The Islamic republic unveiled the punitive measures in a statement from its foreign ministry.
It said the sanctions targeted seven Americans, including General Bryan P. Fenton, commander of the US special operations…
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BOGOTA:
Colombian President Gustavo Petro said on Wednesday he will break diplomatic relations with Israel over its actions in Gaza.
Petro has already heavily criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and requested to join South Africa's case accusing Israel of genocide at the International Court of Justice.
"Here in front of you, the government of change, of the president…
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Colombian President Gustavo Petro said on Wednesday he will break diplomatic relations with Israel over its actions in Gaza.
Petro has already heavily criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and requested to join South Africa’s case accusing Israel of genocide at the International Court of Justice.
“Here in front of you, the government of…
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Bogota: Colombia also announced the complete termination of diplomatic relations with Israel over the genocide of Palestinians.
According to the foreign news agency, Colombian President Gustavo Petro addressed the citizens in the capital Bogota. On this occasion, he announced the complete termination of all diplomatic relations with Israel for continuing the genocide of…
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A group of workers at Alphabet Inc's Google (GOOGL.O), opens new tab have filed a complaint with a US labour board claiming the tech company unlawfully fired about 50 employees for protesting its cloud contract with the Israeli government.
The single-page complaint filed late Monday with the US National Labour Relations Board (NLRB) alleges…
" Supporters of Israel attacked a pro-Palestinian protest camp at the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) on Wednesday, while New York’s mayor said a pro-Palestinian protest at Columbia University broken up by police had been led by outsiders.
Witness footage from UCLA, verified by Reuters, showed people wielding sticks or poles to hammer…
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ISTANBUL:
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Wednesday that Turkiye would join in South Africa's genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
"Upon completion of the legal text of our work, we will submit the declaration of official intervention before the ICJ with the objective of implementing this political decision,"…
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THE ANGELS:
Violent clashes erupted early on Wednesday morning on the campus of the University of California in Los Angeles between pro-Palestinian protesters and a group of counter-demonstrators supporting Israel.
Police were deployed to the campus after the Israel supporters tried to tear down a pro-Palestinian protest encampment, according to the UCLA student newspaper Daily…
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ISLAMABAD:
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar will lead the 15th OIC Summit in Banjul, Gambia on May 4 and 5, 2024, stated the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday.
Preceding the summit, Dar is scheduled to attend the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers Meeting, on May 2 and 3, 2024 where agenda…
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A group of workers at Alphabet Inc's Google (GOOGL.O), opens new tab have filed a complaint with a US labor board claiming the tech company unlawfully fired about 50 employees for protesting its cloud contract with the Israeli government.
The single-page complaint filed late Monday with the US National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) alleges that…
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UNITED NATIONS:
The United Nations on Tuesday warned that an Israeli assault on Rafah in the Gaza Strip was "on the immediate horizon" and that "incremental" progress by Israel on aid access to the enclave could not be used to prepare for or justify an operation.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed for states with influence…
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RIYADH:
Arab and European ministers agreed Tuesday on the urgent need for an immediate cease-fire in the Gaza Strip during a meeting in the Saudi capital, Riyadh.
This came in a joint statement issued following an Arab-European ministerial meeting to discuss efforts to implement a two-state solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, including the recognition of…
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RAFAH/ JABALIA, GAZA STRIP:
Born two months premature as war raged in Gaza, Palestinian baby Yehia Hamuda was evacuated to southern Gaza after Israeli forces raided the hospital where he was being cared for in the north.
Stuck in the north, his parents have not seen him since then.
His mother Sondos and father…
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THE HAGUE:
Judges at the International Court of Justice on Tuesday ruled against issuing emergency orders to stop German arms exports to Israel, while expressing deep concern about "catastrophic living conditions in Gaza".
But the court also rejected a German request to throw out the case, so it can now move forward.
Nicaragua had asked…
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Palestinian director Rashid Masharawi recently addressed Israel’s ongoing onslaught and siege on Gaza at the eighth Aswan International Women Film Festival in southern Egypt.
Speaking at the festival – with “resistance cinema” as its theme this year – he stated his intention to “export a different cinematic image of Gaza” and “make the truth…
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CAIRO:
A Hamas delegation will visit Cairo on Monday for talks aimed at securing a ceasefire, a Hamas official told Reuters on Sunday, as mediators stepped up efforts to reach a deal ahead of an Israeli assault on the southern city of Rafah.
The official, who asked not to be named, said the delegation will…
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RIYADH: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Sunday only the United States could stop Israel from attacking the border city of Rafah in Gaza, adding that the assault, which he…
" Relatives gathered by a tiny sandy grave in Gaza on Friday, where they had buried a baby girl, who lived just a few days after doctors delivered her from the womb of her dying mother following an Israeli airstrike.
The baby had been given the names Sabreen, after her dead mother, and Rouh, which…
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ISTANBUL:
Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed termed Hamas' struggle against Israel's occupation as "rightful resistance" that significantly altered the status quo in the Middle East and emphasized that "Palestine is part of Pakistan's DNA".
The senator spoke at a three-day conference titled International Conference on Palestine, inaugurated by President Erdogan on April 26 in Istanbul.
The Pakistani parliamentary…
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CAIRO:
Hamas said it had received on Saturday Israel's official response to its latest ceasefire proposal and will study it before submitting its reply, the group's deputy Gaza chief said in a statement.
"Hamas has received today the official response of the Zionist occupation to the proposal presented to the Egyptian and the Qatari mediators…