ISTANBUL (AA) – China’s President Xi Jinping said on Thursday that Beijing will coordinate with Arab nations to seek a “lasting solution” to the Palestinian question as he pressed a two-state solution. “China will coordinate more with Egypt and other Arab countries to work for a comprehensive, just and lasting solution to the Palestinian...
ANKARA (AA) – Malaysian veteran politician and former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has called out US President Joe Biden for his comments about the bombing of Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza, dubbing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Pentagon as liars. Biden said on Wednesday that the hospital blast, which killed hund...
ISTANBUL (AA) – China has expressed its “deep” disappointment over the US vetoing a UN Security Council resolution on the Palestinian-Israeli situation. “China is deeply disappointed at the US blocking a UN Security Council resolution on the Palestinian-Israeli situation,” said Mao Ning, spokeswoman for China’s Foreign Ministry. The Secu...
ANKARA (AA) – President Joe Biden on Thursday dodged a reporter’s question on whether Israel is acting in line with the laws of war in Gaza. “Mr. President, are Israelis operating within the laws of war that you talked about last week,” a reporter asked Biden. Instead of answering the question, Biden said, “Good t...
Palestinian Territories — AFP At least 3,785 people have been killed in the Gaza Strip since Israel began bombarding the coastal enclave, the Palestinian health ministry said on Thursday. Some 1,524 children and 1,000 women are among those killed in the relentless Israeli air strikes, the ministry said, adding another 12,493 people have ...
BERLIN (AA) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has warned Iran and Lebanon-based Hezbollah organization against intervening in Israel’s ongoing war on Gaza. Scholz told the German parliament in Berlin that a spillover of the conflict “would be devastating for the entire region and that is why it is now important that we do everything we [&h...
– RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Amid continued airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, Israeli forces have rounded up 120 Palestinians in military raids across the occupied West Bank, a local nongovernmental organization reported on Thursday. “Former parliamentarians and Hamas leaders were among the detainees,” Amani Sarahneh, a spokeswoman for the P...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The State Department urged citizens Thursday to remain on alert around the world due to the heightened potential for attacks against Americans and US interests. “Due to increased tensions in various locations around the world, the potential for terrorist attacks, demonstrations or violent actions against U.S. citi...
Geneva, Switzerland – AFP The World Health Organization called Thursday for a daily flow of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip beyond the first convoy readying near the border — including fuel to keep hospitals running. Egypt’s state-linked television Al Qahera News reported that the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and ...
ANKARA (AA) – Police asked a restaurant in southeastern France to turn off its “Hamas Tacos” sign after it malfunctioned, media reports said Thursday. The sign on the restaurant in the town of Valence turned from “Chamas Tacos” to “Hamas Tacos” because the letter “C” was not lighting up, according to t...
