BERLIN (AA) – German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Friday met with the German citizens who were recently evacuated from the Gaza Strip. Dr. Ahmed Abu Nada, chief of vascular surgery at Al-Shifa Hospital, told Anadolu that they had a good meeting, where they had the opportunity to inform President Steinmeier about the dire conditio...
OVIEDO, Spain (AA) – Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez told his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday that “the number of Palestinian deaths is unacceptable,” according to Spanish daily El Pais. In a meeting with Netanyahu in Tel Aviv, Sanchez urged Israel to distinguish between civilian and military targets. While acknowledgin...
JERUSALEM: British Foreign Minister David Cameron on Thursday reiterated his country’s support to Israel, saying “we stand with the people of Israel in sympathy for what you have gone through”. During a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on his visit to Jerusalem, he said: “There’s never an exc...
ANKARA (AA) – Top leaders of Europe on Wednesday welcomed the agreement between Israel and Hamas for a humanitarian pause in Gaza. Israel and Hamas announced a prisoner swap and a humanitarian pause, expected to start on Thursday or Friday, according to Israeli Channel 12. “I wholeheartedly welcome the agreement reached on the release of...
Vatican City, Holy See – AFP Pope Francis on Wednesday met separately with Israeli relatives of those held in Gaza and of Palestinian prisoners in Israel, saying both sides “suffer so much”. At the end of his weekly audience at the Vatican, the 86-year-old pontiff called for prayers for peace, saying of both groups: “Th...
OVIEDO, Spain (AA) – Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez hopes to lay the groundwork for a peace conference during his visits to Israel, Palestine and Egypt, local daily El Pais reported. On Thursday, the newly reelected leader of Spain will travel to Israel and Palestine to meet with Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Prime Minister [&hellip...
ISTANBUL (AA) – After years of impunity for policies that rights groups have described as apartheid and building illegal settlements in violation of international laws, a veteran war crime prosecutor has expressed hope that there could now be some accountability for Israel’s actions against Palestinians. “If other countries raise the imp...
BELGRADE, Serbia (AA) – Bosnian police apprehended a suspect on Monday believed to be responsible for setting fire to a mosque in Gradacac near the city of Tuzla. The arson incident occurred on Sunday at the Hussein Mosque in Gradacac. While no casualties or injuries were reported, the mosque suffered extensive damage. Gradacac Mayor Edi...
OVIEDO, Spain (AA) – Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will visit Israel and Palestine in the first international trip since his reelection, the government announced on Monday. On Thursday, he will meet with Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as well as Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. During the...
ALGERIA (AA) – The Algerian administration has finally appointed an ambassador to Madrid after 19 months of “suspended relations.” “The Spanish government has approved the appointment of Abdelfetah Daghmoum as Algeria’s ambassador to Spain,” said the Algerian Foreign Ministry, according to the official Algerian news agency, A...
