ISTANBUL (AA) – The West’s support for and alliance with Israel has undergone a visible shift in recent weeks, with leaders pushing more for a cease-fire, addressing the humanitarian crisis and raising concerns over a potential ground assault in Rafah. The change in position comes as civilian casualties continue to mount in Gaza, where Israel’...
Paris, France – AFP President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that recognising a Palestinian state was “not a taboo for France” in his first such comments since the start of Israel’s war on Gaza. “The recognition of a Palestinian state is not a taboo for France,” he said at a joint press conference in Paris [...
ATHENS (AA) – France has joined other European countries in expressing concern over the looming Israeli ground offensive in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip. “Rafah is today a place where more than 1.3 million people are taking refugee. It is also a vital crossing point for delivering humanitarian aid to the population of Gaza. A large-scale [...
ANKARA (AA) – France’s foreign minister on Monday called for a permanent cease-fire in the Middle East. “For four months now, Gazans have been under bombs and living under an almost total siege. They are deprived of minimal aid that would let them cure their wounds, protect themselves from epidemics, and feed themselves. They cannot [&he...
CAIRO (AA) – Egypt has called for a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip and reiterated its rejection of the forced displacement of Palestinians from the enclave. The Egyptian call came following talks in Cairo between Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his French counterpart Stephane Sejourne. “Egypt reiterates its rejection of the forced displacemen...
ANKARA (AA) – India and France have expressed concern about the massive loss of civilian lives in the ongoing Israeli war on the Gaza Strip, urging Tel Aviv to respect international humanitarian law and create conditions, including a humanitarian cease-fire, for aid to flow to the enclave. French President Emmanuel Macron and Indian Prime Mini...
MOSCOW (AA) – Azerbaijan on Tuesday accused the EU’s top diplomat of “instigating militarization and an aggressive policy towards Azerbaijan.” In a statement on the ministry’s website, Foreign Ministry spokesman Aykhan Hajizada rejected remarks by EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell – also known as the high repr...
ROME (AA) – The new European military mission in the Red Sea that Italy is promoting with France and Germany will be a “considerable step towards a true European defense,” Italy’s foreign minister said after the three countries presented their plan at the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels. Antonio Tajani told reporters at the [&hell...
ANKARA (AA) – France’s President Emmanuel Macron has urged Israel to avoid escalation, “particularly in Lebanon,” following the Israeli drone strike in Beirut which killed a top Hamas figure. According to a statement by Elysee Palace, Macron held a phone call with Benny Gantz, former Israeli defense minister and war cabinet m...
PARIS (AA) – While most of Paris is busy with preparations to celebrate New Year’s Eve, locals in the suburbs of the French capital came together with members of the Palestinian diaspora in Europe in solidarity with each other and people in the Gaza Strip, devastated over the past 12 weeks by relentless Israeli attacks. […]
