MANAMA: The King of Bahrain, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, called for an international conference for peace in the Middle East at the opening of the Arab League Summit in Manama. The king, and the summit’s host, reaffirmed his country’s support for the full recognition of a Palestinian state and the acceptance of its membership […]
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Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh said any deals that exclude Hamas would be rejected [Getty] Hamas political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh has said that any agreements that exclude Hamas will be rejected, in a speech on Wednesday. He emphasised that any post-war plans in Gaza must include the Palestinian Islamist group. “Hamas exists to stay,” he said.
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DUBLIN: Ireland is certain to recognize Palestinian statehood by the end of May, the country’s Foreign Minister Micheal Martin said on Wednesday, without specifying a date. “We will be recognizing the state of Palestine before the end of the month,” Martin, who is also Ireland’s deputy prime minister, told the Newstalk radio station. In March
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Jake Sullivan plans to travel to Saudi Arabia and Israel this weekend, a US official has said [Anna Moneymaker/Getty-archive] White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan plans to travel to Saudi Arabia and Israel this weekend, a US official said on Tuesday as Israeli tanks pushed deeper into eastern Rafah, stoking fears of additional civilian
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GAZA: As the Gaza war raged on, Palestinians on Wednesday marked the anniversary of the Nakba, or “catastrophe,” of mass displacement during the creation of the state of Israel 76 years ago. Thousands marched in cities across the Israeli-occupied West Bank, waving Palestinian flags, wearing keffiyeh scarves and holding up symbolic keys as reminders of long-lost
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The Sheffield SCCP launch a protest at the university [Nick McAlpin/The New Arab] A new report by staff at the University of Sheffield revealed that the institution receives more money from arms companies than any other UK university. The report, titled The Genocide and Apartheid Complicity Report, published on Wednesday by the Sheffield Campus Coalition
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AMMAN: Jordan foiled an attempt by foreign-backed militants to smuggle arms into its territory, a security official told state news agency PETRA on Wednesday. Security services seized the arms and detained the smugglers, who were Jordanians, in March. “Investigations and operations are ongoing,” read the PETRA statement. Jordan had recently blocked several attempts to smuggle
The BBC will not refer to Hamas as a ‘terrorist organisation’ after UK Foreign Minister David Cameron called on the media group to use the term when referring to the Palestinian Islamist movement. The public broadcaster said on Monday it will only use to word ‘terrorist’ when quoting official sources in order to maintain its duty
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AL-MUKALLA: Yemen’s Houthi militia claimed responsibility on Wednesday for two drone and missile attacks on a US warship and a commercial ship in the Red Sea, vowing to continue striking ships in international seas, mostly near Yemen’s borders, in support of Palestinians. In a televised broadcast, Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea said that the militia’s
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