May 29, 2024

Global efforts key to ramp up Gaza aid – Jordan king

International efforts are crucial to scale up humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, Jordan’s King Abdullah said on Wednesday, warning that even the slightest let up risks exacerbating the situation there.

Ratcheting up global efforts is key to put in p…

Turkish FM urges all EU countries to recognize Palestine as state

Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan on Wednesday urged all EU states to join Spain and others in recognizing Palestine as a state.

According to the Turkish News Agency (Anadolu), Fidan’s remarks came in a joint news conference in Madrid w…

Greek pres. highly appreciates Qatar mediating role in Gaza

Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou highly expressed Wednesday her country’s appreciation to Qatar mediating role in the ongoing armed conflict in the besieged Gaza Strip and the huge humanitarian crisis.

While receiving visiting Qatari Amir She…

Egypt raises bread price for 1st time in decades

The Egyptian government has decided to increase the price of subsidized bread for the first time in decades as of early next June in a bid to curtail the gap between the production cost and sale price.

Under the decision, the bread price will shoot u…

China, Egypt leaders urge Gaza ceasefire

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Egyptian counterpart Abdulfattah Al-Sisi on Wednesday stressed that it is essential to stop military operations in the Gaza Strip and to thwart conflict spillover.

This came during official talks between the leade…