JERUSALEM (AA) – While on his Middle East tour, US President Joe Biden on Friday announced an additional $100 million in support for East Jerusalem hospitals. He made the announcement during his visit to Augusta Victoria Hospital in Israel-occupied East Jerusalem. “Today, I am pleased to announce the United States is committing an ...
BETHLEHEM CITY, Palestine (AA) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Friday that he is ready to extend his hand to Israel to restart peace negotiations. “The opportunity for a two-state solution on the 1967 borders may only be available today, we don’t know what will happen in the future,” Abbas said in a press conferenc...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Palestinians staged a rally in occupied East Jerusalem on Friday to demand justice for slain journalist Shireen Abu Akleh. Abu Akleh, 51, a Palestinian-American journalist working for the Doha-based Al Jazeera network, was shot dead on May 11 while covering an Israeli military raid near the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied [...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel’s Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Friday hailed “successes” achieved during the visit of US President Joe Biden to the country. Biden’s visit “has attained successes to be discussed years from now,” Lapid said, without providing further details. Biden left Israel earlier on Friday for Saudi Arabia, ...
BETHLEHEM CITY, Palestine (AA) – US President Joe Biden on Friday voiced pessimism about the two-state solution to the conflict between Palestinians and Israel. “I know the goal of the two states seems so far away while indignities like restrictions on movement and travel or the daily worry of your children’s safety are real and [&hellip...
ANKARA (AA) – Saudi Arabia will open its airspace “for all air carriers that meet requirements of the authority for overflying,” the country’s civil aviation authority announced early Friday. In a written statement, the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) said the decision was taken “to complement the efforts aim...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – The Gaza Strip is facing the fifth wave of the coronavirus pandemic, the Palestinian Health Ministry has announced. A ministry statement said the seaside territory has seen a rise in virus infections in recent days. The ministry said the new COVID-19 wave is caused by the BA5 omicron subvariant. The […]
GENEVA (AA) – UN human rights experts have urged Israel to release Ahmad Manasra, a 20-year-old Palestinian who was imprisoned at the age of 14. They said Manasra’s mental health was deteriorating. “Ahmad’s imprisonment for almost six years has deprived him of childhood, family environment, protection, and all the rights he should have b...
DOUALA, Cameroon (AA) – The Malian government has decided to suspend all military and police contingent rotations of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA). Rotations that have already been announced or are scheduled will also be affected by the suspension. The suspension will last till a f...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi warned Thursday of a “harsh and regrettable” response, hours after US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid issued a joint declaration against Iran. Speaking at a public meeting in the western city of Kermanshah, Raisi said any “mistake” on th...
