Jerusalem
Switzerland refuses to accept Jerusalem as capital of Israel
Middle East
December 8, 2017
Switzerland refuses to accept Jerusalem as capital of Israel
The Swiss foreign ministry considers the US decision to proclaim Jerusalem as the capital of Israel an an obstacle to…
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,…
Russian Foreign Minister: US Jerusalem decision contradicts common sense
Middle East
December 8, 2017
Russian Foreign Minister: US Jerusalem decision contradicts common sense
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday that the recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital by the United States…
Five MB affiliates arrested for planning violent protests
Egypt
December 8, 2017
Five MB affiliates arrested for planning violent protests
Five people affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood were arrested on Friday, announced the interior ministry in a statement, on suspicion…
US has excluded itself from Middle East peace process: France
World
December 8, 2017
US has excluded itself from Middle East peace process: France
The United States has excluded itself as a mediator in the Middle East peace process, France’s foreign minister said on…
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…
Major powers to push Saudis, Iran to stop interfering in Lebanon
Middle East
December 8, 2017
Major powers to push Saudis, Iran to stop interfering in Lebanon
Major powers will try to shore up Lebanon’s stability on Friday by pushing Saudi Arabia and Iran to stop interfering…
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…
Israeli army fires at Palestinian protesters, 17 wounded
Middle East
December 7, 2017
Israeli army fires at Palestinian protesters, 17 wounded
Seventeen people were wounded by Israeli army gunfire, medics said, when Palestinian protests erupted in the occupied West Bank and…
EU vows push to make Jerusalem capital for Palestinians too
World
December 7, 2017
EU vows push to make Jerusalem capital for Palestinians too
The EU’s top diplomat pledged on Thursday to reinvigorate diplomacy with Russia, the United States, Jordan and others to ensure…