Abbas

Palestinian Authority slashes permits for sick Gazans

Jerusalem - Muslimchronicle

The Palestinian Authority has dramatically reduced financial support for Gazans seeking medical care outside the blockaded Gaza Strip, WHO figures showed Wednesday, as president Mahmud Abbas seeks to squeeze the Hamas-run enclave. The number of financial approvals from June, the most recent number available, was 80 percent lower than the monthly average for 2016, the World Health Organization said inRead more

Jordan’s King sends messages to different audiences

Quds - Nasser Al Assad

By making a quick but rare trip to Ramallah on Monday, Jordan’s King Abdullah II sent a message to several different audiences at the same time, former ambassador to Egypt Yitzhak Levanon said. Prior to serving as ambassador to Egypt from 2009-2011, Levanon dealt for years with Arab-world issues in various capacities inside the Foreign Ministry. Those varied audiences, heRead more

Revealed: Expo Metro station to be Dubai’s biggest

Dubai - Arab today

The Expo Metro station that is part of the under-construction Route 2020 will be the biggest railway station in Dubai, Gulf News can confirm. Route 2020 is a 14.5-km extension of Dubai Metro that will link the Red Line with the Expo 2020 site near Al Maktoum International airport. Construction on the Dh10.6-billion extension began in October last year andRead more

US ‘hostility’ grows despite nuclear deal: Iranian official

TEHRAN - Arab Today

US “hostility” to Iran is growing day by day despite Tehran’s nuclear deal, a senior Iranian official said Sunday, ahead of the first anniversary of the historic accord. “The United States has done whatever it can to slow down Iran’s progress” after the deal, said Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, the chief Iranian negotiator in the agreement that took effectRead more

Abbas hits back after Netanyahu 'ethnic cleansing' claim

Ramallah - Arab Today

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas has accused Israel of "ethnic cleansing," days after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a similar allegation. The remarks follow Netanyahu's claim during an address rejecting criticism of Israeli settlement building that the Palestinians were seeking a state with "no Jews". Netanyahu called that "ethnic cleansing," drawing a strong rebuke from the United States. Speaking onRead more

Netanyahu calls Abbas to offer condolences on brother's death

Jerusalem - Arab Today

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas Friday to offer condolences on the death of his brother, an Israeli official said. Abbas's brother Omar died in Qatar on Thursday, with the funeral taking place on Friday. He had been suffering from cancer, according to Israeli media reports. The official, in the Israeli prime minister's office, told AFPRead more