Roundup: Northern Gaza Offensive Causes “Appalling Impact” On Civilians – UN

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 16 (NNN-XINHUA) – The latest Israeli attacks in northern Gaza, reportedly killing or injuring dozens, are having “an appalling impact on civilians, enduring suffering and starvation,” a UN spokesman said, yesterday. “We condemn the deadly escalation of the Israeli military offensive, which we saw over the weekend…

Israeli Airstrikes In Yemen Killed 26 Media Staff

SANAA, Sept 15 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s Houthis said yesterday that, 26 staff members of local media outlets were among 46 people murdered in Barbaric Zionist Israeli airstrikes on the capital, Sanaa, on Wednesday. In a statement, the Houthis said, the strikes destroyed the offices of two newspapers – 26th September…

Qatar To Host Emergency Arab-Islamic Summit On Israeli Attack

DOHA, Sept 14 (NNN-QNA) – Qatar announced yesterday that, it will host an emergency Arab-Islamic summit on Sept 15 (tomorrow), to discuss the recent Israeli attack on Doha. Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman, Majed Al Ansari, said that, foreign ministers from Arab and Islamic countries will convene today, to prepare a…

Iraq Calls For Unified Efforts To Stop Israeli Violations

BAGHDAD, Sept 12 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi President, Abdul Latif Rashid, yesterday said that, Israel’s aggression against Qatar is a flagrant violation of international laws and norms, and a direct threat to regional security, stressing the need to unite efforts to stop these violations. Rashid made the remarks during a phone…

Egypt’s Sisi Slams Israel For Gaza War, Opposes Palestinian Displacement

CAIRO, Sept 9 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian President, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, yesterday, condemned Israel for its military operations in the Gaza Strip, and reaffirmed his rejection of any attempt to displace Palestinians from their land, the Egyptian presidency said in a statement. In a speech delivered at a virtual BRICS summit, Sisi…

UAE, Jordan Reaffirm Support For Palestinian Rights

ABU DHABI, Sept 8 (NNN-WAM) – The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Jordan, yesterday, reaffirmed their firm stance in supporting the rights of the Palestinian people, and rejecting any Israeli measures affecting Palestinian land or threatening regional stability. During a meeting in Abu Dhabi, UAE President, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed…

UN General Assembly Decides To Resume High-Level Int’l Conference On Two-State Solution

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 6 (NNN-XINHUA) – The UN General Assembly (UNGA), yesterday, decided to resume a high-level international conference, on the two-state solution, on Sept 22, reviving a process that was put on hold this summer, amid escalating violence in the Middle East. The assembly adopted an oral decision, proposed…

Gaza City Has Become “City Of Fear, Flight And Funerals”: UN Official

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – Gaza City, the last refuge for families in the northern Gaza Strip, is fast becoming a place where childhood cannot survive, Tess Ingram, UNICEF Communication Manager for the Middle East and North Africa Regional Office, said, yesterday. “It is a city of fear, flight…

Palestine Expresses “Deep Regret” At U.S. Decision Over Visas For Palestinian Officials

RAMALLAH, Aug 30 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestine, yesterday, expressed “deep regret and astonishment,” at the U.S. decision, not to grant visas to the Palestinian delegation, for the upcoming UN General Assembly. The Palestinian presidency “stressed that, this decision stands in clear contradiction to international law and the UN Headquarters Agreement, particularly…

Israel’s Gaza City Takeover Steps Signal Dangerous Phase With Devastating Consequences: UN Chief

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 29 (NNN-XINHUA) – UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, said yesterday that, Israel’s initial steps to militarily take over Gaza City, signal a new and dangerous phase with devastating consequences. “Hundreds of thousands of civilians – already exhausted and traumatised – would be forced to flee yet again, plunging…
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