UN adding Israel to ‘blacklist’ of countries harming children in conflict Move comes as Israel’s Gaza war has killed more than 15,500 Palestinian children and fuelled widespread malnutrition. Al Jazeera · Jun 7, 2024
Palestinian unity on agenda as Hamas, Fatah leaders meet in Moscow Hamas and Fatah officials attending a meeting in Moscow to discuss the future governance of a Palestinian state. Al Jazeera · Feb 29, 2024
Palestinian foreign minister says Biden's inaction as Middle East violence surges is 'weak' The Palestinian foreign minister has attacked the Biden administration as weak and uninterested in the Mideast conflict The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2023
Palestinian FM: Israel Revokes Travel Permit over UN Move The Palestinian foreign minister said Sunday that Israel revoked his travel permit, part of a series of punitive steps against the Palestinians that Israel's new hard-line government announced days ago. Riad Malki said in a statement that he was returning from the Brazilian president's inauguration when he was informed that… Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 8, 2023
South Africa calls for Israel to be declared an ‘apartheid state’ Over the years, the South African government has remained a strong ally of Palestine, supporting its liberation cause. Al Jazeera · Jul 26, 2022
In West Bank, Turkish FM Pledges Support for Palestinians Turkey's foreign minister said Tuesday that improved ties with Israel will not come at the expense of its commitment to supporting the Palestinians and the two-state solution to the conflict. Mevlut Cavusoglu spoke in the Palestinian administrative headquarters in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank during a joint press conference… Asharq Al-Awsat · May 25, 2022
Many in Middle East See Hypocrisy in Western Embrace of Ukraine Within days of the Russian invasion, Western countries invoked international law, imposed crippling sanctions, began welcoming refugees with open arms and cheered on Ukraine's armed resistance. The response has elicited outrage across the Middle East, where many see a glaring double standard in how the West responds to international conflicts.… Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 29, 2022
Palestinian Minister: Biden Moving Too Slow on Pushing Peace Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad Malki said Wednesday US President Joe Biden was moving too slowly to reverse all of the Trump administration’s adverse policies against the Palestinians and not using Washington’s special relationship to pressure Israel to abandon “its rejection of a two-state solution and peace negotiations.” Malki told the… Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 21, 2022