Feature: Agriculture Sector In Gaza Strip Suffers Heavy Losses Amid COVID-19

by Sanaa Kamal GAZA, Oct 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – Abdullah al-Najjar, a Palestinian farmer from the city of Khan Younis in southern Gaza Strip, was forced to sell his harvest of guava fruit 30 percent lower than the original price. The 36-year-old father of four told Xinhua that he lost his…

President Abbas Calls For Just Solution To Palestinian Issue, Criticises Israeli Occupation

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 26 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, criticised the practice of Israeli occupation supported by “the present U.S. administration,” calling for a just solution to the question of Palestine. “We accepted the rule of international law and UN resolutions,” and “even though they only acknowledged us as…

Malaysian PM to Reaffirm Stand on Palestine, Rohingya in Malaysia’s Statement at UNGA

PUTRAJAYA (Malaysia), Sept 25 (Bernama) — Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin is set to reaffirm Malaysia’s long-standing position on the question of Palestine and plight of the Rohingya in Rakhine state when delivering Malaysia’s national statement at the general debate of the 75th Session of the United Nations General Assembly…

Palestinian PM Says Dialogue Between Fatah, Hamas In Turkey “Encouraging

RAMALLAH, Sept 24 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian Prime Minister, Mohammed Ishtaye, announced last night that, the dialogue between leaders of Hamas and Fatah in Turkey is “encouraging.” Ishtaye said that the meetings between the two movements focused on “agreeing on holding Palestinian general elections,” adding that “the atmosphere gives rise to…

Jordan, Egypt Stress Two-State Solution As Key To End Palestinian-Israeli Conflict

AMMAN, Sept 24 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan and Egypt yesterday stressed, the two-state solution is the key to end the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. The remakes were made by Jordanian Foreign Minister, Ayman Safadi and his Egyptian counterpart, Sameh Shoukry in Amman, where their talks covered the latest regional developments and the Palestinian-Israeli…

Egyptian President Calls For Political Settlement Of Major Regional Affairs

CAIRO, Sept 23 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian President, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi said, the various hotspot issues that weigh on regional peace and stability should be solved via political means, based on relevant UN Security Council resolutions. Sisi’s remarks came during his address to the general debate of the 75th session of the…

Palestine Says U.S. Preventing Arab States From Supporting PA

RAMALLAH, Sept 22 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian Prime Minister, Mohammed Ishtaye, yesterday, accused the U.S. administration of preventing Arab states from supporting the Palestinian Authority (PA), to force it to barter its national rights for money. During the weekly meeting of the PA cabinet, Ishtaye said, “U.S. President, Donald Trump, cut…

Palestinian Dies During West Bank Clashes With Israeli Soldiers: Medics

RAMALLAH, Sept 19 (NNN-WAFA) – A Palestinian dentist died yesterday, during clashes between Palestinian demonstrators and Israeli soldiers, in the northern West Bank city of Jenin, medics and official Palestinian media said. The official Palestinian Television reported that, doctor Nidal Jabarin, a Palestinian dentist in his early fifties, died of…

Palestinian Official Says Israel “Loots Palestinian Antiquities”

RAMALLAH, Sept 19 (NNN-WAFA) – A Palestinian official, yesterday, accused Israel of waging a “systematic war” to “loot Palestinian antiquities in the Palestinian territories.” Saleh Tawafsha, the director-general of the antiquities preservation department, at the Palestinian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, said that, looting Palestinian antiquities violates international conventions and…

Palestine: Gaza violence flares after Israel signs deals with Gulf states

One rocket hit a shopfront in the Israeli coastal city of Ashdod, wounding two men GAZA, Sept 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — There has been a fresh round of violence between Palestinian militants in Gaza and Israel, after a ceremony in Washington at which Israel and two Gulf Arab states normalised their…
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