02 July 2020; MEMO: Israel’s military attacks in Syria violate the country’s sovereignty and spark tensions in the region, Presidents Vladimir Putin of Russia, Hassan Rouhani of Iran, and Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey said in a joint statement following the online Astana summit yesterday.
According to the statement, the three presidents reaffirmed the necessity to respect universally recognised international legal decisions.
RAMALLAH, July 2 (NNN-WAFA) – The Palestinian economy may lose more than 3.5 billion U.S. dollars annually, if Israel implements its plan to annex parts of the West Bank, a senior Palestinian official said.
Mazen Ghoneim, head of the Palestinian Water Authority, told official Palestinian television that, the Palestinians will lose about 600 million cubic metres of water per year, and at least 73,000 job opportunities, if Israel annexes the Jordan Valley in the West Bank.
BEIRUT, July 2 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanese Defence Minister, Zeina Akar, accused the International Monetary Fund (IMF) of basing its support for Lebanon on political considerations, LBCI TV channel reported.
“The IMF decided not to open up to our government, even if it announces readiness to offer great support, when structural reforms are achieved,” Akar said.
Lebanon must not wait for foreign aid, she added, noting, officials can save the country if they work seriously on structural reforms without wasting more time.
DUBAI (Reuters) - A fire broke out at Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility but there were no casualties and the site is operating as usual, Iranian officials said on Thursday.
The Natanz Fuel Enrichment Plant (FEP), covering 100,000 square meters and built eight meters underground, is one of several Iranian facilities monitored by the United Nations nuclear watchdog.
Iran’s Atomic Energy Organisation initially reported that “an incident” had ocurred at the facility.
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - The Palestinian Authority (PA) said on Thursday it will slash the wages of tens of thousands of its employees after its protest action against Israel’s annexation plans in the occupied West Bank deepened a cash crisis.
Its economy already battered by the coronavirus pandemic, the PA, which has limited self-rule in the West Bank under interim peace deals, last month rejected handovers of taxes that Israel collects on its behalf.
DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia extended for an additional period several government initiatives to support the private sector and investors in mitigating the impact of the coronavirus outbreak, state news agency SPA reported on Thursday, citing a decision by King Salman.
(Reuters) - The illegitimate presence of U.S. forces in Syria should end immediately, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani told Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in a video conference broadcast on Iranian state TV on Wednesday.
Iran would continue its support for Syria’s legal government, Rouhani said.
BEIRUT (Reuters) - As accelerating poverty fuels anger, despair and fear of a social explosion, efforts by Lebanon’s ruling elite to salvage the country from a financial meltdown with IMF help seem to be going in reverse.
A country known across the Middle East for its glamorous lifestyle and commercial savoir faire now projects images of people begging on the streets, scavenging in the garbage for something to eat or trading furniture for food.
BEIRUT, July 1 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian refugees in Lebanon demonstrated on Wednesday against the U.S. Middle East peace plan, known as the "Deal of the Century," online independent newspaper Elnashra reported.
"This deal aims to eliminate the Palestinian cause and prevent Palestinians from returning to their homeland," the refugees said during protests in Beirut and south and north of Lebanon.
They assured that Palestinians will remain united to face the annexation of the West Bank by Israel, said Elnashra.
01 July 2020; MEMO: Israel’s navy today opened fire on unarmed Palestinian fishermen as they were sailing off the coast of Gaza City, forcing them to return to shore, reported Wafa news agency.
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