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Stéphane Dujarric, spokesman for the UN secretary-general, said yesterday that the UN is in contact with Iran over the Iranian aid ship heading to Yemen, the Anadolu Agency reported....
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The German government has pledged an additional $41 million to support an UNRWA shelter assistance programme in the Gaza Strip. In a statement on Wednesday, the UN agency said...
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In just over two weeks, the annual FIFA Congress will convene in Zurich. On the agenda – a "proposal by the Palestinian Football Association for the suspension of the...
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The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court urged Libya's warring factions on Tuesday to refrain from targeting civilians or committing any crimes that may fall under the jurisdiction...
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A high-profile group of former European political leaders and diplomats has called for the urgent reassessment of EU policy on the question of a Palestinian state and insisted Israel...
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A senior UN official called on Tuesday for Israel's eight-year siege of the Gaza Strip to be lifted in order to begin the reconstruction of the houses and public...
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Amnesty International has called on Tunisia and Egypt to keep their borders open and provide safe haven to any persons fleeing violence and persecution in Libya. In a new...
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Palestinian chief negotiator Saeb Erekat said yesterday that Palestinians would never accept any solutions that diminishes the Palestinian rights recognised by the UN, including a Palestinian state on 1967...
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The prime minister of Qatar criticised the UN Security Council on Monday for failing to provide "just solutions" for the crises in the Middle East, Anadolu has reported. Sheikh...
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Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh said that his country refuses any reduction in UN services for Palestinian refugees in the kingdom, Anadolu reported yesterday. Judeh made his remarks during...
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A recent study into situation in the Gaza Strip as a result of the Israeli siege has concluded that nearly 1.9 million Palestinians continue to suffer the effect of...
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The European Union has joined the United States in condemning the Israeli government's decision to construct 900 housing units in the Ramat Shlomo neighbourhood in occupied East Jerusalem, Israel...
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Yemen's Shia Houthi group has agreed to a Saudi-proposed humanitarian cease-fire in Yemen and called for resuming the political dialogue under the auspices of the United Nations. In a...
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The European United Left group of MEPs has demanded the abolition of partnership agreements with Israel due to its indiscriminate aggression against the Palestinians, Arabs48.com reported on Friday. The...
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Human Rights Watch yesterday accused the Palestinian Authority of launching a political campaign of arrests against university students because of their affiliation with Hamas or political criticism, some of...
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"A large majority of UN Security Council members support a US effort to create a way to attribute blame for chlorine attacks in Syria and are ready to move...
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The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon yesterday criticised the Israeli government's plans to build 900 housing units in an East Jerusalem settlement, describing the move as illegal. "The secretary-general...
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Forces loyal to the Houthis attacked a number of civilians and detained them, in a move that could be a "war crime", Human Rights Watch revealed yesterday. In a...
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Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah denied media reports claiming the European Union has stopped channelling money earmarked for Gaza employees and pensioners. Hamdallah told the Anadolu Agency, on the...
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In a letter to the UN Security Council, Yemeni Ambassador to the UN Khalid Al-Yamani urged the council to approve a ground operation in his country, mainly in Taiz...
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UAE citizens will be allowed to access Europe without having to apply for a visa before arrival after authorities signed a visa waiver agreement yesterday. The Permanent Representative of...
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Article
May 6, 2015
Dr Federica Bicchi
The Europeans have been forging an increasingly specific policy towards the Arab-Israeli conflict, centred on the Green (1949 Armistice) Line as the provisional border between Israel and Palestine. While...
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UNICEF has distributed aid to families that it has been unable to reach for two years, the organisation revealed yesterday. According to a statement issued by the organisation, the...
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The smuggling of migrants from Africa to Europe generates $150 million annually to its perpetrators, a senior UN official revealed yesterday. In a press conference held at the United...
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The Turkish prime minister said on Sunday that xenophobia and exclusion on the basis of sectarian, religious and ethnic differences are the biggest threat facing Europe today. Ahmet Davutoğlu...
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The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) said on Sunday that it has received just 18 per cent of the funds needed for the reconstruction of...
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Over 3,500 Palestinian children are stranded in Syria's flashpoint Yarmouk camp for Palestinian refugees, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) has said. "There are some 3,500 children stranded...
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The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) on Saturday called for protecting civilians in the Palestinian Yarmouk refugee camp, southern Syrian capital Damascus. The agency called on the Syrian...
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The Syrian regime has shelled the Yarmouk refugee camp late Friday in southern Damascus, a local activist said. This is not the Syrian regime's first attack on the camp....
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The UN has denied media allegations about Saudi Arabia setting conditions for its relief efforts in Yemen. It is claimed that Riyadh donated more than $275 million to alleviate...
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A United Nations report revealed that Iran has been arming the Houthis since 2009, confirming accusations made by Arab and Western countries against Tehran regarding its support of the...
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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon yesterday called on the Syrian regime to "immediately" stop shelling the Palestinian refugee camp of Yarmouk, in the outskirts of Damascus, a statement said. "The...