Tag: Palestinians

Pakistan will always stand by Palestinians: Maleeha Lodhi

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Permanent Ambassador to UN Dr Maleeha Lodhi has said Pakistan will always stand by with Palestinians. In a video message, Maleeha Lodhi said...

Palestinians strike against Israel’s Jewish nation law

JERUSALEM: Palestinians held a general strike on Monday to protest Israel's controversial Jewish nation-state law while also commemorating the deaths of 13 people killed...

Palestinians ask UN court to revoke US Jerusalem embassy move

JERUSALEM: Palestinian foreign minister Riyad al-Maliki said Saturday the Palestinians have petitioned the UN's top court, alleging that the US inauguration of an embassy...

Palestinians bury 7 killed in latest flare-up in Gaza Strip

KHAN YOUNIS: Thousands of Gazans on Saturday thronged the funerals of seven people killed by Israeli troops during mass protests the previous day, chanting...

Israel says it fired at Palestinians tampering with Gaza fence; two...

  GAZA: Two people were found dead near the site of an Israeli missile strike at the coastal strip's border with Israel, Gaza medics said...

Palestinians file war crimes claim over West Bank hamlet

  RAMALLAH: A top official said Tuesday the Palestinians have filed a new complaint against Israel with the International Criminal court, after the United States...

Palestinians says US attacks international law with UN funding cuts

  CAIRO: Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki said on Tuesday US President Donald Trump's decision to halt funding to UN Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA was...

US ups pressure on Palestinians, closing Washington mission

RAMALLAH: The United States has decided to shutter the Palestinian mission in Washington in the latest move against them by President Donald Trump, a...

UNRWA chief defends refugee criteria for millions of Palestinians

JERUSALEM: Millions of Palestinian refugees "cannot simply be wished away", the head of a UN support agency said on Monday, hitting back at a...

Palestinians clash with Israeli police in West Bank protest

RAS KARKAR: Israeli security forces fired tear gas and rubber bullets on Friday at rock-throwing Palestinians protesting against land seizures for Jewish settlements in...

Germany to boost funds for Palestinians after US cut

  BERLIN: The German government has pledged to significantly increase its funding for the UN. agency that supports Palestinian refugees after the United States cut...

Israel rejects UN report on protecting Palestinians

UNITED NATIONS: Israel has rejected a report by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres outlining options for strengthening the protection of Palestinians in Israeli-occupied territories. Israel's UN...

UN chief proposes options to protect Palestinians

    UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday presented four options aimed at boosting the protection of Palestinians in Israeli-occupied territories, from sending UN...

Israel opens fire on Palestinians who breach border, 1 dead

JERUSALEM: The Israeli military says troops fired on four Palestinians who crossed the border from Gaza into southern Israel and attempted to attack a...

Palestinians join funeral procession of medic killed by Israeli forces

GAZA: Thousands of Palestinians, including hundreds of medical workers in white uniforms, took part on Saturday in the funeral procession of a colleague who was...

Palestinian crowd pelts US vehicle with eggs

  BEIT JALLA: A small group of Palestinian protesters in the West Bank has pelted an American diplomatic vehicle with eggs to protest the recent...

Pakistan stands with Palestinians in face of tyranny, PM tells OIC

--Abbasi asks Muslim world to set aside political differences and unite to 'take their destinies in their own hands'   ISTANBUL: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi...