Tehran, Iran — AFP Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said that efforts are underway to forge a normalization of ties between Israel and Arab countries, but that this will not resolve the crisis in the Middle East. “Some people think that by forcing neighbouring countries to normalize their ties (with Israel) th...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Palestine has welcomed Saudi Arabia’s rejection of a normalization deal with Israel without recognition of a Palestinian state on lands it had in 1967. “We thank the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for its firm position, and efforts to stand alongside the Palestinian people and their just cause,” said...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Saudi Arabia will not normalize relations with Israel unless the Palestinian issue is resolved, Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud told US news outlet CNN in an interview that was broadcast on Sunday. Responding to a question about whether there could be no normal ties without a path to a credible […]
RABAT, Morocco (AA) – The Moroccan government said Wednesday that it is ready to deliberate a petition calling for halting normalization with Israel. The government “is ready to deliberate the petition,” government spokesman Mustafa Baytas said following a cabinet meeting. Human rights activists announced plans to submit a petition demanding t...
Tunis, Tunisia — AFP Tunisia’s parliament has begun debating a bill that would criminalize any normalization of ties with Israel as besieged and impoverished Gaza continues being pounded by deadly airstrikes leading to a death toll approaching 10,000. The draft bill defines “normalization” as “recognition of the Z...
New York, United States – AFP Saudi Arabia’s de facto leader said Wednesday that a historic normalization of relations with Israel is getting “closer,” as he also warned that the kingdom will seek a nuclear weapon if foe Iran gets one first. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman denied in an interview with Fox News that [&he...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel is holding talks with Palestinians as part of efforts to normalize relations with Saudi Arabia, the country’s national security adviser has said. “I have been conducting a dialogue with them [Palestinian authorities] in the name of the prime minister for eight months,” Tzachi Hanegbi said in statements cited by The Time...
JERUSALEM (AA) – There are no terms ready for a possible normalization deal between Israel and Saudi Arabia, the UN national security adviser has said. “Many of the elements of a pathway to normalization are now on the table,” Jake Sullivan told journalists in a press briefing. He said that no terms are ready to […]
