Tag: Palestine

US aid to Palestine hits 10-year low under Trump

WASHINGTON: The US support for the Palestinian Authority during the first year of Donald Trump’s presidency has decreased to its lowest level in the last...

It’s not only Pakistan but we pay billions to Palestine, others...

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump on Tuesday appeared to threaten to cut off US aid money to the Palestinian Authority, saying they were no longer willing...

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...

Palestine’s Pakistan envoy shares stage with Hafiz Saeed, India issues demarche

NEW DELHI: India criticised Palestine on Friday for its ambassador in Pakistan sharing a platform with Jamaatud Dawa/Lashkar-e-Taiba chief Hafiz Saeed at a rally...

Palestinians won’t accept any US peace plan, says Mahmud Abbas

PARIS: Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas said Friday that his people would "no longer accept" any peace plan proposed by Washington. "The United States has proven...

Israeli forces arrest Palestinian girl for filming ‘soldiers assaulting’ protesters

Israeli security forces have arrested a Palestinian girl apparently filmed hitting Israeli soldiers during protests in the occupied West Bank, reported BBC. The girl -...

Trump is watching Jerusalem votes, US ambassador warns UN

GENEVA: The US ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, has warned UN members she will be “taking names” of countries that vote to...

Pakistan to reiterate support for Palestinians at emergency UNGA session: Maleeha...

UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan's permanent representative in the UN Ambassador Maleeha Lodhi has said that Pakistan will fully support and co-sponsor resolution for the withdrawal...

Trump’s controversial move on Jerusalem denounced

-- Muslim, Christian leaders say American decision sabotages all efforts for peace in Middle East LAHORE: Muslim and Christian leaders expressed their solidarity with Palestinians and denounced...

Pakistan asks Muslim world to overcome differences in face of US-Israel...

  Abbasi says Jerusalem as Palestine’s capital only roadmap Calls for collective efforts to rid Muslim world of oppression Asif calls US Jerusalem decision...

Israel is a state of ‘occupation’ and ‘terror’: Erdogan

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday slammed Israel as a state defined by “occupation” and “terror” as he opened the Organisation of...

Trump’s Jerusalem decision delivers a blow to two-state solution: Khawaja Asif

ISTANBUL: Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif attended the meeting on Wednesday morning at the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) summit as leaders of the Muslim...

Indonesian Muslim groups burn US, Israeli flags over Trump’s Jerusalem decision

JAKARTA: Hardline Muslim groups in Indonesia burned photos of US President Donald Trump, as well as US and Israeli flags, on Monday during a...

Pro-Palestinian march in Paris ahead of Netanyahu visit

Erdogan, Macron agree to press US president to reverse his decision N. Korea condemns ‘mentally deranged dotard’ Trump over Jerusalem PARIS: Hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists...

Pakistan committed to its human rights responsibilities: PM

Abbasi says multi-dimensional legal reforms, institutional mechanisms to ensure rights protection, human values Islamabad points out denial, violations of very basic of human...

Saudis seen on board with US peace efforts despite condemning Jerusalem...

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia pulled no punches when it condemned President Donald Trump’s move to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. But Palestinian officials say...

Unrest spreads in Palestine after Trump’s Jerusalem decision

JERUSALEM: Furious Palestinians have called for a "day of rage" on Friday as protests spread against US President Donald Trump´s widely criticised recognition of...