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Lavrov Demands Urgent Restart of Israel-Palestine Talks
MENAFN
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August 21, 2025
(MENAFN) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov called Wednesday for an urgent restart of direct negotiations between Israel and Palestine to address the escalating crisis in the Gaza Strip. Speaking at a Moscow press briefing after meeting...
U.S. State Department Dismisses Israeli-Palestinian Press Officer
MENAFN
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August 21, 2025
(MENAFN) The US State Department has terminated its chief press officer for Israeli-Palestinian affairs following internal conflicts over official messaging on Gaza, according to a report published Wednesday by media. Shahed Ghoreishi’s dismissal...
Israeli Gunfire Kills Former Palestinian Basketball Player
MENAFN
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August 20, 2025
(MENAFN) An Israeli military strike has killed Mohammed Shaalan, a former standout on the Palestinian national basketball team, as he searched for food in southern Gaza, media reported late Tuesday. Shaalan, 40, was gunned down in Khan Younis...
Israeli settlers try to illegally seize new Palestinian lands
MENAFN
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August 20, 2025
(MENAFN) A group of young Israeli settlers reportedly tried to establish a new settlement in the Quneitra governorate, located within the disengagement zone of the occupied Golan Heights, according to reports. Footage shared on social media shows...
The Luckman Fine Arts Complex at Cal State LA Announces an Electrifying 2025–2026 Season
EIN Presswire
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August 19, 2025
Featuring global icons and stars including Gladys Knight, Aída Cuevas, Goran Bregović, La Santa Cecilia, and Isabella Rossellini LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, August 19, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Luckman Fine Arts Complex proudly unveils...
Slovenia stands with young people for peace: music as a language of peace
Government of Slovenia
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August 18, 2025
SLOVENIA, August 18 - The SIT DOWN – Peace Child honours the 80th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations and the end of World War II. During a ten-day music camp, young people will create a musical called Peace Child, a story about...
Twenty-six Palestinians get murdered in Israel genocide on Gaza
MENAFN
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August 19, 2025
(MENAFN) At least 26 Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded in a series of Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, a Palestinian news agency reported. In Khan Younis, two people, including a young girl, were killed when Israeli...
Gaza Bleeds: Israeli Atrocious Strikes Kill 26 More Palestinians
MENAFN
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August 19, 2025
(MENAFN) A series of Israeli military assaults across the Gaza Strip has left at least 26 Palestinians dead and injured dozens more since the early hours of Tuesday, according to Palestinian media. The most recent wave of violence targeted...
Australia Revokes Visa of Israeli MP Over Anti-Palestinian Remarks
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) The Australian government has revoked the visa of far-right Israeli lawmaker Simcha Rothman, citing concerns over inflammatory rhetoric toward Palestinians, media reported Monday. Rothman, a senior figure in Prime Minister Benjamin...
Premier states Australia will acknowledge Palestinian state
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Australia plans to officially recognize a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly in September, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced Monday. “Until both Israeli and Palestinian statehood are permanent, peace can only be...
South African Journalists Rally Demanding Palestinian Journalists Protection
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) On Sunday, more than 2,000 South African journalists and media professionals marched through Sea Point, Cape Town, urging stronger safeguards for Palestinian journalists operating in Gaza and standing united with their fallen peers. The...
Egyptian Premier Meets with Palestinian Counterpart
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly met with Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa on Sunday in the coastal city of New Alamein, where discussions focused on recent escalations in the occupied Palestinian territories. According...
Four Palestinians get murdered from Israeli attack in Gaza
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Israeli airstrikes on Monday killed four Palestinians in northern and central Gaza, according to local reports. Among the casualties, three, including a young girl, were killed in Gaza City while sheltering as civilians. In Nuseirat...
Norway Criticizes Denmark's Stance on Palestine
MENAFN
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August 17, 2025
(MENAFN) Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide has voiced disappointment over Denmark's choice not to acknowledge Palestine as a sovereign state. At the same time, he commended Copenhagen for maintaining the Nordic tradition of "consistently...
Canada wants to acknowledge Palestinian state at UN General Assembly
MENAFN
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August 17, 2025
(MENAFN) Canada will recognize a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly in September, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Wednesday, marking a significant shift in the country’s Middle East policy. Israel immediately rejected the move....
Gaza Starves: Israeli Blockade Kills Eleven More Palestinians
MENAFN
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August 17, 2025
(MENAFN) At least 11 additional Palestinians have died in Gaza over the past 24 hours due to malnutrition and the ongoing Israeli-imposed starvation, raising the death toll to 251 since March, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry on...
Palestinian man is murdered by Israel’s starvation on Gaza
MENAFN
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August 13, 2025
(MENAFN) Another Palestinian has died from severe malnutrition caused by Israel’s ongoing blockade of the Gaza Strip, a medical source reported on Tuesday. Wissam Abu Mohsen, 30, weighed just 50 kilograms (110 pounds) at the time of his death and...
S-Sudan dismisses discussions on resettling Palestinians
MENAFN
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August 16, 2025
(MENAFN) South Sudan has dismissed claims that it is negotiating with Israel to resettle Palestinians from Gaza in the East African nation. Reports suggested Israel was seeking agreements with third countries to host people displaced by the...
France denounces Israel for destruction of school under construction in Palestine
MENAFN
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August 16, 2025
(MENAFN) France has condemned Israel for tearing down a school that was under construction in the northern part of the occupied West Bank. The project was being built with support from the French Development Agency in partnership with the European...
Palestinian Families in West Bank Leave Home by Force
MENAFN
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August 12, 2025
(MENAFN) Thirty Palestinian households were compelled to tear down their homes and flee their village northwest of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank on Monday evening. This exodus followed a series of violent incursions by illegal settlers and...