Palestinian President Urged CIA Chief To Pressure Israel To Stop Unilateral Measures

RAMALLAH, Jan 31 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, called on CIA director, William Burns, to pressure Israel to stop its “unilateral” measures against the Palestinians. “It is important for an urgent intervention to pressure the new Israeli government to stop its unilateral measures and abide by the signed agreements,”…

Jordanians Staged Mass Demonstration Against Israeli Killings Of Palestinians

AMMAN, Jan 28 (NNN-PETRA) – Thousands of Jordanians took part in a demonstration in the capital, Amman, to protest the killingS of Palestinians in Jenin by Israeli forces. “The raids in the West Bank by the Israeli forces are unjustified, and innocent Palestinians were killed, including women and children,” said…

Pakistan Strongly Condemned Israel’s Attack On West Bank

ISLAMABAD, Jan 28 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan yesterday, strongly condemned Israel’s attack on the occupied northern West Bank, according to the country’s Foreign Ministry. The Israeli armed forces stormed the Jenin refugee camp, in the northern West Bank on Thursday, and killed nine Palestinians, including an elderly woman, and wounded 16,…

Israeli Fighter Jets Strike Gaza In Response To Rocket Firing: Witnesses

GAZA, Jan 27 (NNN-WAFA) – Israeli fighter jets, today carried out a series of airstrikes on facilities belonging to militant groups in the Gaza Strip, in response to rockets fired from the coastal enclave, eyewitnesses said. Israeli army drones and fighter jets were heard buzzing in the air, and several…

Arab League, Egypt Condemned Deadly Israeli Raid In West Bank That Killed Nine Palestinians

CAIRO, Jan 27 (NNN-MENA) – Arab League Secretary-General, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, yesterday condemned in the strongest terms, an Israeli raid on Jenin city and Jenin refugee camp, that killed at least nine Palestinians. Aboul Gheit follows the development in the occupied territories with great concern, and calls for the international…

Jordan Urged More Financial Support For UN’s Palestine Refugee Agency

AMMAN, Jan 23 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Ayman Safadi, yesterday stressed the need to diversify funding sources for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), to ensure its financing sustainability. During a phone conversation with UNRWA Commissioner,…

Another Palestinian Killed By Israeli Soldiers In W. Bank

RAMALLAH, Jan 22 (NNN-WAFA) – Another Palestinian was killed yesterday, by Israeli soldiers, near the West Bank city of Ramallah, Palestinian and Israeli sources said. The Palestinian Health Ministry said in a statement that, it was informed, Tariq Maali, 42, was killed, north-west of the city, and that his body…

Tens Of Thousands Of Israelis Protested Against Judicial Reforms

JERUSALEM, Jan 22 (NNN-XINHUA) – Tens of thousands of Israelis rallied in several cities last night, to voice their dissatisfaction over the government’s plan to make sweeping reforms in the country’s judicial system. Israeli media quoted police as saying that, more than 100,000 protesters arrived at the main demonstration in…

Palestinian President Urged U.S. Intervention To Stop Israel’s “Extremist Measures”

RAMALLAH, Jan 20 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, yesterday called on the U.S. government to intervene, to stop the Israeli new government’s measures against the Palestinians, before its too late. Abbas made the remarks, during a meeting held at his office in the West Bank city of Ramallah, with…

Egypt, Jordan, Palestine Highlighted Need To Preserve Palestinian Rights, Achieve Peace

CAIRO, Jan 18 (NNN-MENA) – Leaders of Egypt, Jordan and Palestine, highlighted the need to preserve the “legitimate” Palestinian rights, and continue joint efforts to achieve comprehensive, just, and permanent peace in the region. During a tripartite summit held in Egypt’s capital, Cairo, Egyptian President, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, King Abdullah II…
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