Tag: Arab League
Top Qatari official: No to negotiations with Israel
There can be no negotiations with Israel as the Jewish people are “slayers of prophets,” a top Qatari official told representatives at a recent Arab League summit, according to a translation of the speech...
Palestinians, Arab League condemn opening of Czech embassy branch in Jerusalem
The Palestinian Authority and the Arab League on Saturday accused the Czech Republic of violating international law by opening a branch of its Israel embassy in Jerusalem.
Prague’s move is “a blatant attack on the Palestinian people...
Saudi foreign minister: Iranian nuclear program threatens entire region
A nuclear Iran is a threat to the entire Middle East, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan al Saud told an emergency meeting of the Arab League in Cairo on Monday.
“The development of...
Sudanese oppositionists reject normalization with Israel
Major oppositionist factions in Sudan rejected the peace deal between Israel and the transitional government in Khartoum, announced on Friday by U.S. President Donald Trump, who helped broker the agreement.
“The transitional power intentionally violates the constitutional...
Mahmoud Abbas: Down and out in Ramallah?
Angry, sad and ill, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has been stuck at home in Ramallah for a few months now. COVID-19 is forcing him to be extra careful. At his age, 85, with...
Enraged over Arab ties with Israel, Palestinians quit chairing Arab League sessions
Angered at the Arab world’s growing ties with Israel, the Palestinian leadership has quit their chairmanship of Arab League meetings, the Palestinian Authority’s foreign minister announced on Tuesday.
“Palestine has decided to concede its right...
Vexed by Mideast deals, Palestinians to ‘reconsider’ ties with Arab League
The Palestinian Authority on Monday called on its leader, Mahmoud Abbas, to “reconsider” Ramallah’s ties with Arab League in that wake of what it called the pan-Arab forum’s “impotence” vis-à-vis the growing momentum for...
Palestinian leadership tones down criticism of UAE-Israel peace deal
Ahead of Wednesday’s meeting of the Arab League in Cairo to discuss the Israel-United Arab Emirates normalization agreement, the Palestinian leadership has toned down its criticism of the move.
While the Palestinian Authority has harshly...
Trump tells Saudi king he welcomes opening airspace to flights to/from Israel
U.S. President Donald Trump told Saudi Arabia’s King Salman on Sunday that he welcomed the kingdom’s decision to open its airspace to flights between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, Reuters reported on Monday, quoting a...
‘US prepared to recognize application of Israeli law to areas of the West Bank’
A U.S. State Department spokesperson said on Monday that the United States remains ready to recognize Israel’s annexation of territory in the West Bank, but expects Israel to continue negotiations with the Palestinians.
“As we...