Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Sharm El Sheikh on the sidelines of the regional peace summit. The two leaders held a warm and informal discussion ahead of the formal signing of the Gaza ceasefire agreement. King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain also joined parts of the meeting, adding […]
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas
Trump says ” he will not allow” Israel’s West Bank Annexation Plan
WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he will not allow Israel to annex the occupied West Bank. “It’s not going to happen,” Trump told reporters ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s UN speech. He also said a Gaza peace deal was “pretty close.” Israel faces growing global pressure as more Western countries, […]
Palestinian president urges hamas to disarm, calls for international forces
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has called on Hamas to lay down its arms and transfer all military capabilities to Palestinian security forces. His demand came in a letter addressed to French President Emmanuel Macron and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, foreign media reported. In the letter, Abbas stated that Hamas would no longer govern […]