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After US veto, UN General Assembly to meet on Jerusalem status
Middle East
December 20, 2017
After US veto, UN General Assembly to meet on Jerusalem status
The 193-member United Nations General Assembly will hold a rare emergency special session on Thursday at the request of Arab…
Relations to be normal with Israel if peace achieved with Palestine: Saudi Foreign Minister
Middle East
December 15, 2017
Relations to be normal with Israel if peace achieved with Palestine: Saudi Foreign Minister
In an interview with the French state-run media media outlet FRANCE 24, the Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Adel bin Ahmed al-Jubeir…
UK will not move its embassy to Jerusalem: UK ambassador to Egypt
Egypt
December 15, 2017
UK will not move its embassy to Jerusalem: UK ambassador to Egypt
The British Ambassador to Cairo, John Casson, said that the British government disapproves of the US decision preclaiming Jerusalem as…
Muslim leaders declare East Jerusalem as the capital of Palestine
Middle East
December 14, 2017
Muslim leaders declare East Jerusalem as the capital of Palestine
In Wednesday’s concluding session at the Organization of Islamic Cooperation’s Istanbul summit, leaders of Muslim countries declared East Jerusalem as…
Egypt FM denounces Jerusalem move at Istanbul summit
Egypt
December 13, 2017
Egypt FM denounces Jerusalem move at Istanbul summit
In a speech at the Organization of Islamic Cooperation’s Istanbul summit, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry spoke out on Wednesday against…
Jerusalem protests continue for fifth day across Egyptian universities
Egypt
December 12, 2017
Jerusalem protests continue for fifth day across Egyptian universities
The ‘Ayam al-Ghadab’, or ‘Days of Rage’ protests continued for fifth day on Monday, with demonstrators protesting against US president…
University presidents, staff, students protest Trump’s Jerusalem decision
Egypt
December 11, 2017
University presidents, staff, students protest Trump’s Jerusalem decision
Campus demonstration across the country continued on Sunday as students, faculty members, and university leaders stood together and angrily protested…
Egypt’s Pharmacists’ Syndicate calls for boycott of US drugs, protesting Jerusalem move
Egypt
December 8, 2017
Egypt’s Pharmacists’ Syndicate calls for boycott of US drugs, protesting Jerusalem move
In response to US President Donald Trump’s decision to move his country’s embassy in Israel to the city of Jerusalem,…
Thousands of Muslims in Asia protest Jerusalem move
World
December 8, 2017
Thousands of Muslims in Asia protest Jerusalem move
Several thousand protesters in Muslim-majority Indonesia and Malaysia rallied on Friday to condemn the US decision to recognise Jerusalem as…
Israel prepares for ‘Day of Rage’ over Trump’s Jerusalem decision
Middle East
December 8, 2017
Israel prepares for ‘Day of Rage’ over Trump’s Jerusalem decision
Israel is preparing for further unrest after Palestinian factions called for a “Day of Rage.” A wave of protest followed…