Tag: West Bank
Xinhua Middle East News Roundup at 2200 GMT, 20 February
ANKARA – At least three people were killed and 213 others were sent to hospital after two new earthquakes shook southern Turkey on Monday night, Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said. Rescue teams have been working at three wreck sites to rescue six people trapped in the latest tremors, Soylu told reporters in southern Hatay […]
Palestinians live in danger as Israel reinforces apartheid
Over the past few days, a series of deadly attacks have highlighted the urgent need for accountability. On January 26, Israeli forces raided the Jenin refugee camp and killed 10 Palestinians, including a 61-year-old woman. On January 27, seven Israeli civilians were killed when a Palestinian gunman opened fire in Neve Ya’akov, an Israeli settlement […]
Summary of Xinhua world news at 1530 GMT, 22 December
ANKARA – Two irregular migrants died and 43 others were rescued in inflatable boats in the Aegean Sea, the Turkish Coast Guard said on Thursday. The Turkish Coast Guard said in a statement that it found the migrants off the coast of Aydin province after receiving information on Wednesday. (Turkiye-Migrants) – – – – TEHRAN […]
Xinhua Middle East News Roundup at 2200 GMT, November 3
RAMALLAH – Two Palestinians were killed and three wounded Thursday afternoon by Israeli soldiers in the northern West Bank city of Jenin and its refugee camp, Palestinian doctors and eyewitnesses said. The Palestinian Ministry of Health said in a statement that Farouq Salameh, 28, died in Jenin’s state hospital from severe wounds after being shot […]
Xinhua Middle East News Summary at 2200 GMT, June 25
TEHRAN – Iran and the European Union announced here on Saturday that the indirect negotiations between Iran and the United States will resume in the coming days in order to revive the Iranian nuclear pact. Speaking at a joint televised press conference with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, visiting EU Foreign Minister Josep Borrell said […]
The women who revolutionized power in the Middle East
Middle Eastern societies are characterized by patriarchal structures and men have traditionally had the formal power in most countries in the region. But there are women who have revolutionized and protested against power at various levels. The girls on Revolutionsgatan took off their shawls in Iran In Iran, Vida Movahed stood on an electrical cabinet […]
Xinhua Middle East News Summary at 2200 GMT, 27 May
ISTANBUL – Turkey expects Sweden and Finland to take concrete steps and stop supporting terrorist organizations in exchange for Ankara raising objections to the two countries’ NATO membership, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Friday. “Both countries must take concrete steps. Our expectations are not impossible. They must stop supporting terrorism if they want […]
Britain signs new security agreements before NATO
The move comes when Sweden and Finland are considering NATO membership following warnings from Russia Britain has agreed on “mutual security guarantees” with Sweden and Finland, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson revealed on Wednesday, a few days before Stockholm and Helsinki will announce their decision to continue NATO membership. Johnson is visiting both countries today […]
Sweden’s government party to reveal its position to NATO
The decision is expected to be announced on May 15 shortly after similar moves from Finland Sweden’s governing party will reveal its stance on NATO membership on May 15, three days after a similar move is expected to be taken by Finland, Social Democrat general secretary Tobias Baudin said on Monday. In the midst of […]
Russia’s neighbor will announce NATO’s messaging media
Finnish President Sauli Niinisto will reportedly express his support for joining the Western military alliance on 12 May. Finland will announce its intention to join NATO on May 12, in an effort to speed up the application process for the military bloc, the Finnish newspaper Iltalehti reported on Monday, citing several sources. According to the […]
Lost peace attempts between Israelis and Palestinians – part 1 of 2
The conflict between Israel and Palestine is painful and very difficult to resolve. On September 13, 1993, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO leader Yasser Arafat signed a historic agreement, the so-called Oslo Accords. It was the first direct agreement between Israeli and Palestinian leaders and a first historic handshake. Since then, a number […]
The Taliban condemns the UN postponement of who will represent Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN – Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban criticized the UN on Thursday for postponing a decision on who would represent the country in the world body. “This decision is not based on legal rules and justice because they have deprived the Afghan people of their legitimate rights,” said Suhail Shaheen, the Taliban’s permanent representative to the […]
PLO official calls on donors’ conference in Brussels to support UNRWA
RAMALLAH, November 15 (Xinhua) – The Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) on Monday called on the donors’ conference in Brussels to unconditionally support the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). Several donor countries are scheduled to gather on Tuesday in the Belgian capital Brussels in the oversight of […]
The pandemic is worsening in the Kemi-Tornio area and in Kymenlaakso; Health authorities are demanding new restrictions
Health authorities in southwestern Lapland said on Wednesday that the Covid situation in the West Ostrobothnia Hospital District has worsened and re-entered the community infection phase. The West Ostrobothnia Pandemic Working Group warned of the risk of overcrowding in medical facilities as infections increased. It stressed that even a large number of unvaccinated increases the […]
Palestinian president says the current situation in Palestine is “unsustainable”
RAMALLAH, October 19 (Xinhua) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Tuesday that the current situation in the Palestinian territories is “unsustainable and cannot continue like this”, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Abbas spoke during a meeting with Sweden’s Foreign Minister Ann Christin Linde at his office in the city of Ramallah on […]
NCP MP had € 100,000 in offshore service in 2014, denying the misconduct
Finnish Member of Parliament Elina Valtonen The opposition National Coalition Party (NCP) has acknowledged in a newspaper report that it held more than € 100,000 in a British bank account on the island of Jersey, widely regarded as a tax haven. Newspaper Helsingin Sanomat reported on Monday, he saw documents showing that Valtonen held – […]
VMA in Borås, Västra Götaland County
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Israel and the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank next week. The visit is part of the US attempt to build on the ceasefire in Gaza and will take place on Wednesday and Thursday, a source told the news agency Reuters. Blinken will also visit Egypt, which […]
Palestinians celebrate after ceasefire
Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank have last night celebrated the ceasefire that came into force at two in the morning with fireworks, applause and and music. After 11 days of fighting, which in Gaza claimed 232 lives, including 65 children, Egypt, with the help of the United States, was able to mediate a […]
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs advises against traveling to Israel due to unrest
An escalating conflict between Israel and militant Palestinians in Gaza is now causing the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs to tighten travel guidelines to the areas. Thus, all unnecessary travel is discouraged due to the security situation to Israel and the West Bank. It writes the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Citizen Service on Twitter. In […]
Israel is accused of apartheid against Palestinians
Human Rights Watch accuses Israeli authorities of crossing the legal border with apartheid in their treatment of Palestinians, mainly in the occupied territories. The organization accuses the Israeli government of pursuing a policy aimed at maintaining Palestinian dominance. Israel has not responded to the allegations but has previously denied similar reports. The human rights organization […]
The United States resumes support for Palestinians with $ 235 million
The United States said on Wednesday it would restart aid to the Palestinians and announce $ 235 million in new humanitarian, economic and development aid, reversing a Trump-era decision to cut such funding. Most of the money will go through the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) […]
Jean-Claude Mourlevat is awarded the Alma Prize
The Alma Prize 2021 is awarded to the French author Jean-Claude Mourlevat. Mourlevat is one of France’s great children and youth writers, and made his debut in 1997 with Child and Life History – The story of the child and the egg – and often moves in genres such as fairy tale, fable and fantasy. […]
Haters show strength in “A Song Called Hate”
If you live in Iceland, chances are you know Hatari – at least by reputation. If not, they could well have collapsed your consciousness in 2019 when they represented Iceland at Eurovision in Israel – and lobbed a cheeky agitprop grenade right into the heart of the world’s biggest pop competition. Hatari used the platform […]
The ICC is investigating suspected war crimes in the West Bank
The International Criminal Court is launching an investigation into suspected war crimes in the Palestinian territories, the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Gaza, which cover, among other things, the 2014 Gaza war. The decision has provoked sharp reactions in Israel and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel is under attack and calls the decision anti-Semitic. Representatives […]
Palestinian diplomat criticizes Mette F. for favoring Israel
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s (S) trip to Israel meets harsh criticism from the Palestinian top diplomat in Denmark, Professor Manuel Hassassian. He calls it “disgusting”, “unacceptable” and “disgusting” that the prime minister will travel to Israel on Thursday to discuss vaccine plans with the country’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyah. It writes the Althing. Manuel Hassassian […]
Both Israel and Hamas can be investigated for war crimes
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has decided to extend its jurisdiction to the Palestinian territories of the West Bank and Gaza. The decision opens up for investigations into suspected war crimes in the region. The ICC cites both Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas as possible perpetrators of both war crimes and other atrocities.
More and more Palestinians are having their homes destroyed by the Israeli military
Last year, more than 1,000 Palestinians had their houses demolished by the Israeli military in the West Bank, according to the human rights organization B’Tselem. Israel claims that the houses were built without a permit, but the vast majority of Palestinians are denied a permit when they apply for it, says B’Tselem’s spokesperson Amit Gulitz. […]
Pompeo in a criticized visit to the West Bank
Mike Pompeo today became the first US Secretary of State to visit an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank. His visit, which is criticized for giving legitimacy to the annexation, is seen as a farewell gift from the Trump administration to the Israeli Prime Minister Goods produced in settlements on occupied Palestinian land will […]
Palestine resumes cooperation with Israel
Contact has been broken for six months, but now the Palestinian Authority announces that cooperation with Israel will be resumed. “We will resume contacts with the Israelis on economic, health and political issues,” said Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Ishtayeh at a video conference. The UN and the EU are mentioned among those who have tried […]
Palestinian chief negotiator dead in covid-19
Palestinian chief negotiator Saeb Erekat has died in the suites of covid-19. He turned 65 years old and was cared for during his last days at the Israeli Hadassah Hospital. He was the negotiator who never saw his dream of peace come true. Until his death this morning, he clung to the two-state solution, a […]
From Iceland – RIFF & Chill: The Reykjavík International Film Festival will be digital
Make sure your connection is strong and the electricity is on because the Reykjavík International Film Festival is back and you can enjoy this time from your new IKEA sofa. Yes, due to the repeat in 2020, the annual filmmaking of lollapalooza is going online, which means that tickets give you access to special screenings […]
Higher penalty for dangerous fireworks attacks
The rockets hit people in the ears, and bomb tubes were fired directly at passers-by as well as working firefighters and police. No, it was not in the West Bank. It was Denmark on New Year’s Eve 2019, where a record number of citizens and also police and firefighters were exposed to attacks with fireworks.
