Tag: Jerusalem
Netanyahu disappointed by Modi’s refusal to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
NEW DELHI: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday he was “disappointed” by India’s refusal to back recognition of Jerusalem as his country’s capital...
Hamas: not to attend Palestinian meeting on Jerusalem recognition
RAMALLAH: Hamas said on Saturday it would not participate in a meeting of Palestinian leaders to debate responses to the controversial US recognition of...
Saudi Arabia reaffirms its position on Jerusalem
RIYADH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia on Wednesday made a telephone call to President...
Archaeologists discover 2,700-year-old ‘governor of Jerusalem’ seal impression
JERUSALEM: Israeli archaeologists unveiled a 2,700-year-old clay seal impression which they said belonged to a biblical governor of Jerusalem.
The artifact, inscribed in an ancient...
Palestinian president says Jerusalem ‘not for sale’ after US threats
RAMALLAH: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's office said on Wednesday that Jerusalem is "not for sale" after the United States (US) President Donald Trump threatened...
Israel sets higher threshold for votes on ceding parts of Jerusalem
JERUSALEM: Israel set a higher threshold on Tuesday for any future vote on ceding parts of Jerusalem to the Palestinians, who want the eastern part...
Guatemala says Jerusalem embassy move is final
Guatemala's foreign minister says her country's decision to move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem is final, urging the international community to "respect" this...
Israel’s new railway station to be named after Trump
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump may be getting his first monument.
Israel’s transportation minister is pushing ahead with a plan to dig a railway tunnel under...
Israel in touch with ’10 countries’ over embassy moves
JERUSALEM: Israel is in touch with "at least ten countries" over the possible transfer of their embassies to Jerusalem after the United States recognised...
Guatemala to move embassy in Israel to Jerusalem
GUATEMALA CITY: Guatemala's president announced on Christmas Eve that the Central American country will move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, becoming the first...
Jerusalem tensions cast shadow over Christmas in Holy Land
BETHLEHEM: Preparations were underway in Bethlehem on Sunday for Christmas, with tensions still simmering in the city and the region following Washington’s decision to recognise...
Pakistan doesn’t expect getting $700m CSF following Trump’s threat at UN:...
ISLAMABAD: Following US President Donald Trump’s threatening tone on Jerusalem voting at the United Nations, Pakistan’s economic managers do not expect reimbursement of $700...
Erdoğan, Putin discuss UN vote on Jerusalem, Syria crisis on phone
ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Friday agreed in a telephonic conversation that Israeli-Palestinian conflict needs to be...
Pence’s comments on Pakistan are alarming, says foreign secy
Janjua assures Pakistan successful in defending its narrative on multilateral fora
ISLAMABAD: The recent comments by US Vice President Mike Pence against Pakistan are worrisome,...
Khursheed Shah deems UN resolution on Jerusalem important for world peace
ISLAMABAD: Opposition leader in the National Assembly Syed Khursheed Shah on Friday deemed the United Nations (UN) decisive vote on the status of Jerusalem...
Pakistan’s UN envoy says US can’t pressurise country with threats
NEW YORK: Pakistan's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Maleeha Lodhi said on Friday that the country does not get pressurised by threats from the...
UN votes 128-9 to reject US decision on Jerusalem
UN rejects Trump’s declaration
Pakistan co-sponsored resolution receives 128 votes
Palestinian president says result a ‘victory for Palestine’
Turkish president says vote clear-cut rejection of US...
