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Kerry has 'useful' talks with Mideast leadersUS Secretary of State John Kerry had "useful" separate talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday, a senior US State Department official said. More… |
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Palestinian state wins de facto UN recognitionThe 193-nation UN General Assembly on Thursday overwhelmingly approved the de facto recognition of the sovereign state of Palestine after Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called on the world body to issue its long overdue &q More… |
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UN set to recognise Palestinian 'state'The UN General Assembly is set to implicitly recognise a sovereign state of Palestine on Thursday despite threats by the US and Israel to punish the Palestinian Authority by withholding much-needed funds for the West Bank gover More… |
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Attacks continue as Clinton seeks Gaza truceIsraeli air strikes shook the Gaza Strip and Palestinian rockets struck across the border as US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton held talks in Jerusalem in the early hours of Wednesday, seeking a truce that can hold back Isra More… |
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World Bank warns of Palestinian fiscal crisisA fiscal crisis in the aid-dependent Palestinian economy will worsen unless foreign funding increases and Israel eases its restrictions in the occupied West Bank, the World Bank said on Wednesday. More… |
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Darkness looms for Palestinian economyPalestinian dreams of building a strong economy to speed up the state's drive towards independence could soon be plunged into darkness, quite literally. The cash-strapped government of the o More… |
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$200m Saudi aid to ease Palestinian crisisSaudi Arabia will pay $200 million to the Palestinian Authority, the official Palestinian news agency said, funds that will ease a financial crisis faced by the authority. Saudi Finance Minister Ibrahim Alassaf called Palestinian Prime Min More… |
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Abbas defiant as "all hell" breaks outPresident Mahmoud Abbas said he is sticking to his plan to seek full United Nations membership for a Palestinian state although "all hell has broken out" over the move opposed by the US and Israel. Abbas, speaking en route to the UN Genera More… |
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Diff Enjaaz fund boost for Gaza filmHabibi Rasak Kharban, a Gaza love story supported by Enjaaz, the post-production fund of the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF), will make its world premiere at the 68thVenice Film Festival later this month. This will be followed by More… |
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Israel okays 1,600 settler homes for E JerusalemIsrael's interior minister has given final approval for a plan to build 1,600 settler homes in East Jerusalem, a project whose announcement last year during a visit by US Vice President Joe Biden caused a diplomatic rift with Washington. More… |
