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US proposes 6-week ceasefire in Gaza after vetoing Arab-backed resolution
Date: 2024-02-20 21:58:23 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:87 - ID:10590426
WASHINGTON, Feb 20 (MENA) - The US proposed a United Nations Security Council draft resolution on Gaza calling for a temporary ceasefire in the war-ravaged strip and warning against an Israeli ground incursion into Rafah, CNN reported ....
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Moscow says holds phone talks with Fatah, Hamas on inter-Palestinian meeting
Date: 2024-02-20 21:56:17 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:86 - ID:10590443
MOSCOW, Feb 20 (MENA) – Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov held a phone conversation with the leaders of Fatah and Hamas to discuss the inter-Palestinian meeting planned to take place in Moscow, Sputnik reported. "At the initiative ....
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US-owned grain carrier attacked in Red Sea by Houthis - Central Command says
Date: 2024-02-20 21:53:37 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:85 - ID:10590435
WASHINGTON, Feb 20 (MENA) – The US Central Command said on Tuesday that two anti-ship ballistic missiles (ASBM) were launched from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen toward M/V Sea Champion, a Greek-flagged, US-owned grain carrier in the Gulf of Aden ....
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Saudi Arabia deplores quashing Algeria’s draft resolution for immediate ceasefire in Gaza
Date: 2024-02-20 20:55:44 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Middle East - SN:82 - ID:10590380
RIYADH, Feb 20 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia's foreign ministry issued a statement deploring quashing Algeria’s draft resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. In a statement reported by Al Ekhbariya Saudi news channel on Tuesday, the ministry ....
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China urges Israel to abandon its plan on attacking Rafah
Date: 2024-02-20 20:31:32 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:81 - ID:10590411
CAIRO, Feb 20 (MENA) – Zhang Jun, Representative of China to the United Nations, said his country urges Israel to cancel its plans on attacking Rafah, according to a statement issued by the Chinese embassy in Cairo. The Chinese diplomat’s ....
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Algeria’s draft resolution supports Palestinians’ rights to live – Algerian amb. to UN
Date: 2024-02-20 20:30:31 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:80 - ID:10590061
NEW YORK, Feb 20 (MENA) – Amar Benjama, Algeria's Ambassador to the United Nations Security Council, stressed that his country’s draft resolution on Palestine backs the life rights for the Palestinians, according to a statement issued by the ....
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Palestinian presidency condemns US UNSC veto
Date: 2024-02-20 19:26:26 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:73 - ID:10590316
RAMALLAH, Feb 20 (MENA) - The Palestinian presidency has condemned the United States veto at the UN Security Council against a resolution to force Israel to stop its aggression against the Gazans. It said in a statement Tuesday the US defies the ....
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WFP pauses deliveries to northern Gaza
Date: 2024-02-20 19:11:06 GMT - Italy - Middle East - SN:69 - ID:10590156
ROME, Feb 20 (MENA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) is pausing deliveries of life-saving food aid to northern Gaza until conditions are in place that allow for safe distributions. The decision to pause deliveries to the north of the Gaza ....
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US blocks Algerian-drafted Gaza ceasefire resolution at UN, 2 last New York
Date: 2024-02-20 16:57:13 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:64 - ID:10590094
US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said her delegation is working on a hostage deal. Although gaps remain, the key elements are on the table, so if an arrangement were reached it would involve a sustainable peace, she added. "Sometimes hard ....
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US blocks Algerian-drafted Gaza ceasefire resolution at UN
Date: 2024-02-20 16:31:17 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:61 - ID:10590046
NEW YORK, Feb 20 (MENA) - The US has used its UNSC veto to block an Algerian-drafted resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza Strip, according to media reports. 13 countries backed the truce proposal, the UK abstained and the US voted against ....
