Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has said that his country will not recognize Israel or establish diplomatic relations with it without a Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital. The Saudi leader made the remarks at an annual speech to the advisory Shura Council, which he gave on behalf of his father […]
Brussels, Belgium – AFP Recognising the State of Palestine “is justice for the Palestinian people (and) the best guarantee of security for Israel,” Spain’s foreign minister Jose Manuel Albares said Sunday alongside Palestinian prime minister Mohammed Mustafa. Welcoming Spain’s move, with Norway and Ireland, to rec...
ANTALYA, Türkiye (AA) – Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki has demanded that the European countries recognize the Palestinian state to reach a solution to the ongoing war. “Such countries (European countries) have to take their initiative on their own and they have to start by recognizing the state of Palestine,” al-Maliki said durin...
ISTANBUL (AA) — The Gaza crisis is a testament to the collapse of the current global order, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said. Speaking at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum, Erdogan said the current century has been turning into an era of crises as the rules-based international order has lost meaning, becoming “no more than [&hel...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli Minister of Settlement and National Missions Orit Strook has denied the very existence of the Palestinian people. “There is no such thing as a Palestinian people,” Strook said in a video on her X account of her speech during a Knesset session. “There will never be a Palestinian state in the […]
ROME (AA) — The Group of Seven (G-7) nations support the creation of a Palestinian state, Italy’s Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has said, underlining that the process for this must begin with the suspension of the fighting in Gaza. “The G-7 document talks about the will to reach the objective of two people, two states, […]...
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 [...
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...
LONDON (AA) – The UK has a moral, political and legal responsibility to recognize the state of Palestine, which is a long overdue right, not a gift, says the Palestinian ambassador to the UK. While the dire humanitarian situation and efforts towards a possible cease-fire in the Gaza Strip are among the top issues when […]
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...
