Latest in Tag: Israel Highlight
Latest in Tag: Israel

US withdraws from UNESCO over âanti-Israel biasâ
The UNESCO has recently issued several resolutions in favour of the Palestinian state, causing the anger of Israel

Arab League renews support of Palestinians against âIsraeli violationsâ
The statement cited the latest controversial decisions of installing security camerasÂ

Talks between Egypt and Israel on re-opening embassy in Cairo: Israeli media
Security arrangements are allegedly ongoing between Israel and Egypt to prepare for the re-opening of the Israeli embassy in Cairo and the return of its ambassador. Israeli media Haaretz reported on Monday that Israeli officials arrived in Cairo on Sunday, but The Jerusalem Post said that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs abstained from commenting. Ambassador …

Gazans are the victims of their own and Israelâs leadership
The curtailing of electricity to Gaza conducted by the Palestinian Authority (PA) in Ramallah in connivance with Israeli authorities seriously hurts the people of that region. They have become the victims of the political fighting between the PA, ruled by Fatah, and the Palestinian leadership in Gaza, ruled by Hamas. The PA pays Israel for …

Muslim Council of Elders calls on international community to protect Al-Aqsa from Israeli violations
Council rejects âsectarian callsâ for demonstrating during Hajj

Al-Sisi calls on Israel to respect Muslimâs feelings towards their holy places
Israel removes metal detector gates from Al-Aqsa compound

Shoukry discusses possible coordination with Turkish counterpart following Al-Aqsa tensionsÂ
Several international organisations are meeting over the latest tensions

Egypt calls for immediate stop of Israeli violence against Palestinian people
MFA condemns the killing and injuries of Palestinians in Aqsa Mosque events

Gazans are the victims of their own and Israelâs leadership
The curtailing of electricity to Gaza conducted by the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah in connivance with Israeli authorities seriously hurts the people of that region. They have become the victims of the political fighting between the Palestinian Authority (PA) ruled by Fatah, and the Palestinian leadership in Gaza ruled by Hamas. The PA pays Israel …

Sisi, Abbas discuss efforts to gain international support towards two-state solution
Abbas discussed the latest developments in Palestine with Egyptian ministers of Foreign Affairs and Intelligence

Solution for Palestinian issue remains unclear in wake of US-Arab-Islamic Summit
Despite reportedly being on top of the summitâs agenda, the issue was barely addressed directly

Israel is putting detainees in conditions that lead to their slow death: Palestinian ambassador
Ambassador Al-Shobky expressed the state’s solidarity with strikers and their demands

Egypt obliged to pay $2bn in compensation to Israel for halting gas exports
Israel put pressure on Egypt to ease conditions for importing gas from its fields, says former Petroleum Minister

Al-Sisi and Abbas stress importance of two-state solution
Al-Sisi asserted the importance of the US returning to play an important role in the Middle East, ahead of Abbasâ meeting with Trump

FIFA Congress: An Israeli-Palestinian battleground
Next monthâs annual congress of the world soccer body, FIFA, is likely to become the first international forum since US president Donald Trump took office to debate Israelâs controversial settlement policy in the occupied West Bank. Israeli efforts to prevent FIFA from debating and possibly censoring it for allowing soccer teams from Jewish settlements in …

Arab league, Dar Al-Ifta call for international reaction to Israeli violations against Palestinian prisoners
Starting Monday, around 1,300 Palestinian prisoners went on a hunger strike to pressure the Israeli Prison Service to meet their demands
Israel expects an influx of visitors at Easter
This year the Easter feast in Jerusalem will be like no other. A number of specific circumstances will ensure an even larger than usual onslaught of pilgrims and tourists.In 2017 the Easter celebrations will take place on the same days, despite the differences in the calendar systems of the Eastern and Western Christian churches. Moreover, …

Condemnations of continued Israeli lack of cooperation with UN
Egyptian and Palestinian representatives call for UN action against human rights violations as Al-Sisi sets topic on the agenda for upcoming meeting with Trump

Three Egyptians, six Israelis sentenced to life in prison over “Ovadia” spy ring
Defendants were accused of spying in favour of Israeli military intelligence in 2013

Jordan’s King Abdullah II visits Egypt in one-day official visitÂ
The visit aims to enhance co-operation and discuss other regional issues

Israeli military response to Sinai rocket attacks impossible: former intelligence officialÂ
No drones can enter Sinai Peninsula and the 1979 peace treaty bans Israel from responding to militants’ attacks from Sinai, says Hatem Bashat

Egypt does not have any information on withdrawal of Israel’s ambassador: Foreign Ministry spokesperson
UK-based newspaper Telegraph asserts ambassador was pulled out because of security concerns

Promoting establishment of a Palestinian state inside Sinai is âsillyâ discourse: Palestinian chief peace negotiator
Israeli minister’s remarks on plans of establishing Palestinian state in Gaza and Sinai are “meaningless:” Egypt’s former foreign minister

Israeli minister’s remarks on plans of establishing Palestinian state in Gaza and Sinai are “meaningless:” Egypt’s former foreign minister
Prominent Israeli minister claimed Netanyahu and Trump will discuss plan establish a Palestinian state in Gaza and the Sinai peninsula

Israel warns its citizens of visiting Sinai Peninsula
The Israeli counter-terrorism authority expects terrorist attacks and has raised the risk level in the Sinai Peninsula

Egypt condemns Israeli decision to build new settlements in Jerusalem
Israel decided to build more settlements one month after the UN security council adopted a resolution condemning this act

Middle East turmoil a result of unsolved Palestinian-Israeli conflict: Shoukry
Shoukry delivered a speech in which he said that participating countries aim to provide a suitable atmosphere to revive peace negotiations

Egypt participates in Middle East peace conference to seek solution to Palestinian-Israeli conflictÂ
Egypt praised the conference, while Israel condemned it

Aboul-Gheit praises UN security council members for condemning illegal Israeli settlements
The Arab League secretary general said that condemnations should continue until the Paris Peace Conference
