PNN/ New York/ Spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Stephane Dujarric, in a statement welcomed the Presidential decree issued yesterday by President Mahmoud Abbas to hold legislative, presidential and …
Read More »UNRWA facing financial crisis for next two months
PNN/ Bethlehem/ Media advisor to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), Adnan Abu Hasna confirmed that the organization suffers from a cumulative financial crisis as the crisis continues …
Read More »Spain Reaffirms its Strong Support to Palestine Refugees with an Additional Contribution of EUR 5 Million
East Jerusalem/PNN/ The Deputy Consul, Ms. Sofia Ruiz del Árbol, and the Head of Cooperation, Ms. Eva Suárez Leonardo, of the Consulate General of Spain in Jerusalem, met with Mr. …
Read More »India provides US$ 2 million to UNRWA
Bethlehem /PNN/ The Government of India contributed US$ 2 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), in support of the …
Read More »China provides new anti-coronavirus medical aid to Arab League; Morocco to provide free COVID-19 vaccine to citizens
CAIRO, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) — China on Tuesday delivered the second batch of anti-coronavirus medical aid, including 130,000 N95 masks, to the Arab League based in Cairo, capital of Egypt. …
Read More »European Union Heads of Mission visit Gaza
GAZA/ PNN/ The EU Heads of Mission in Jerusalem and Ramallah visited Gaza today and met with representatives of Palestinian civil society and the private sector as well as with …
Read More »EU Delegation calls for bringing the Israeli killers of the child Abu Alia to justice
Jerusalem /PNN/ The European Union Delegation to the Palestinians today called for an investigation into the Israeli army killing yesterday of a Palestinian child in the occupied West Bank. The …
Read More »Feature: Turkish shadow play uplifts spirits during pandemic
ANKARA, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) — As the puppet master started to employ the power of light and curtain, the young audience, all wearing masks, entered the ancient world of Turkish …
Read More »BRICS media leaders meet for post-COVID-19 exchanges, cooperation
BEIJING, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) — The fifth presidium meeting of the BRICS Media Forum was held via video link Monday, with members pledging joint efforts to improve the forum mechanism …
Read More »Thousands pledge to boycott insurance giant AXA over complicity in Israel’s illegal occupation
PNN/ Bethlehem/ The French multinational insurance company AXA is being called out today as part of an online international day of action over the company’s complicity in Israel’s illegal occupation …
Read More »Iran strongly condemns nuke scientist’s assassination, vows punishment
TEHRAN/ Xinhua Senior Iranian officials have unanimously condemned the assassination of the country’s prominent nuclear scientist and called for punishment of those behind the terror attack. On Friday, Iran confirmed …
Read More »Prospects of two-state solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict more “distant”: UN chief
UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 27 /PNN/ Xinhua United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday said that the prospects of the two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are becoming “more distant.” The …
Read More »Financial support gives pandemic-hit Turkish fishermen sigh of relief
ISTANBUL / Xinhua Turkish authorities have been trying to support with financial incentives fishermen in the country, who have been severely suffering from the COVID-19 pandemic. Both the government and …
Read More »Egypt adopts measures to tackle challenges of rain, torrents
CAIRO/ Xinhua The Egyptian government has adopted a several-measure plan to face up to the expected winter torrents with a total cost of 6 billion Egyptian pounds (about 382 million …
Read More »HRW: US seeks to discredit Human Rights groups
PNN/ Bethlehem/ Media reports say the US government is seeking to discredit the work of Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, and Oxfam, organizations dedicated to enabling people worldwide to live in freedom …
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