The Palestinians will not talk to the United States until President Donald Trump has reversed his decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, Palestinian chief negotiator Saeb Erekat said Friday. Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat watches on U.S. President Donald Trump’s speech during which Trump announced the recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, Jericho, West […]
The leaders of Israel, Saudi Arabia and Egypt all pressurized the US to bomb Iran prior to negotiations on the 2015 nuclear deal, former US secretary of state John Kerry said. He described the proposition as a “trap in lots of ways” for Washington. Kerry, who chaired the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee before heading […]
Continue reading …During an emergency meeting, UN Security Council members widely condemned Donald Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, a move that has led to deadly clashes across the occupied Palestinian territories. Palestine’s ambassador to the UN said Trump’s decision should disqualify the from leading peace efforts [Richard Drew/AP Photo] Eight countries called for the emergency meeting […]
Continue reading …Diyala (IraqiNews.com) An official from Diyala province has indicated infighting among the members of Islamic State members in several regions. Islamic State militants. “The sleeper cells of IS deployed in four regions in Diyala, including Hamreen, Waqf basin, al-Zour and al-Nada basin, have recently witnessed internal disputes as leaders seek dominating the whole group,” Sadiq […]
Continue reading …Russian officials on Friday denied that a nuclear plant in the Urals was the source of a cloud of radioactive material that passed over Europe in September Ilya Yakovlev / TASS The European monitors that registered the cloud in late September said last month that it likely originated in Russia’s southern Urals. Russia’s Federal Meteorological Service also said in […]
Continue reading …Two Palestinian protesters were killed on the Gaza border and over 300 others were injured in different parts of the occupied West Bank and in east Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque compound as Israeli security forces did not hesitate to use force, including using live ammunition and tear gas to disperse protests. Israeli police officers take a […]
Continue reading …While British Prime Minister Theresa May celebrated reaching a deal with the EU over Brexit, an anti-Brexit pressure group said it had betrayed Brits living in Germany and the EU. Photo: DPA After months of fraught Brexit negotiations British Prime Minister Theresa May heralded an agreement with the European Commission on Friday that covered three […]
Continue reading …Serving as something of a flipside to 2013’s Tom Hanks-starring “Captain Phillips,” Brian Buckley’s “The Pirates of Somalia,” based on a memoir by Jay Bahadur, finds itself navigating some choppy tonal waters prior to emerging as an engagingly performed take on recent world events. MBarkhad Abdi, left, and Evan Peters in the film “The Pirates of […]
Continue reading …The roads leading to American Consulate have been blocked by placing containers. LAHORE (Dunya News) – The religious parties, on the call of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Chief Siraj-ul-Haq, are holding protest in Lahore today (Friday) against the recent decision of United States president Donald Trump of recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. The roads leading to American […]
Continue reading …Danish People’s Party leader Kristian Thulesen Dahl could see his wish for new asylum curbs fulfilled via budget negotiations with the government. Kristian Thulesen Dahl. Photo: Jens Dresling/Polfoto/Ritzau Denmark’s government, led by Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen, is currently locked in negotiations with parliamentary ally the Danish People’s Party (DF) in order to push through […]
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