Portugal says it will recognise a Palestinian state on Sunday, making it the latest Western nation preparing to shift policy as the war in the Gaza Strip shows no sign of stopping.
The foreign ministry made the announcement ahead of next week’s…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Gaza aid theft: UNICEF baby formula looted by Hamas
Gaza aid theft: UNICEF baby formula looted by Hamas | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastWhile UNICEF named the parties only as “armed individuals,” COGAT announced that Hamas had robbed the aid trucks.Baby formula-filled aid trucks…
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US kills Syrian senior Islamic State member
US kills Syrian senior Islamic State member | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle East/ISIS NewsThe terrorist, known as “Abdul Rahman Al-Halabi,” was the group’s head of external operations and security, the Iraqi service said. Illustration…
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UN allows West Bank’s Palestinian Authority pres. Abbas to appear via video
UN allows West Bank’s Palestinian Authority pres. Abbas to appear via video | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastSeveral countries are expected to formally recognize a Palestinian state at the meeting.Riyad H. Mansour, Palestinian…
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Amb. Huckabee says US exploring Arab-led admin for Gaza
Amb. Huckabee says US exploring Arab-led admin for Gaza | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle East”It’s a discussion. It’s not something that has been accepted by the administration, by Israel, by anyone. I’m not familiar with anything that…
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UNSC votes not to lift sanctions on Tehran
UNSC votes not to lift sanctions on Tehran | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastThe resolution accused Tehran of failing to abide by a 2015 deal with world powers that aimed to prevent it from developing a nuclear weapon.Members of the…
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Hezbollah’s Qassem urges Saudi Arabia to engage
Hezbollah’s Qassem urges Saudi Arabia to engage | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastLebanon is under pressure from the US, Saudi Arabia, and Hezbollah’s domestic rivals to disarm the group.Lebanon’s Hezbollah Chief Naim Qassem gives a…
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New Delhi responds to Riyadh, Islamabad pact
New Delhi responds to Riyadh, Islamabad pact | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastOn Thursday, India’s foreign ministry said it was aware that the pact had been under consideration and that it would study the implications for New Delhi….
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Gazans tell of dire conditions in Israeli-declared humanitarian zone
Yolande KnellMiddle East correspondent
BBCSylvia al-Shurafi says “even an animal” could not survive in the so-called humanitarian zone As Israel continues its operation to fully occupy Gaza City, displaced Palestinians in the Israeli-designated…
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Gazans tell of dire conditions in Israeli-declared humanitarian zone
Yolande KnellMiddle East correspondent
BBCSylvia al-Shurafi says “even an animal” could not survive in the so-called humanitarian zone As Israel continues its operation to fully occupy Gaza City, displaced Palestinians in the Israeli-designated…
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