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Palestinians face various forms of Israeli war, says PA prime minister

Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh said on Wednesday that the people of occupied Palestine are facing Israeli aggression and continuous war in various forms, Wafa news agency has reported. Shtayyeh's comments were made during his meeting with the EU Special Representative for Human Rights, Eamonn Gilmour, in Ramallah. The EU's representative to Palestine, Sven Kuhn von Burgsdorff, also attended the meeting. "The Israeli occupation deprives our people of their most basic […]

today8 June 2023

International

All forms of settlement building in West Bank illegal: EU

European Union Representative in Palestine, Sven Kuhn von Burgsdorff, said Wednesday that all forms of Israeli settlement building in the West Bank are illegal, Anadolu News Agency reports. This statement came during a visit by a delegation of European ambassadors and consuls to the Palestinian towns of Sebastia and Burqa in the northern West Bank. "Legalising the return of settlers to evacuated outposts in the northern West Bank is contrary to the […]

today25 May 2023

International

EU urges UN to investigate Iran schoolgirls poisonings

European lawmakers have called on the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to carry out an investigation into the poisoning of tens of thousands of schoolgirls in Iran, as accusations grow of the Iranian government's potential involvement in the cases. At the beginning of this month, Iranian state media and officials revealed and announced the country's investigation into the "suspected poisonings" of at least hundreds of students – mostly girls – who […]

today19 March 2023

International

Workplaces can impose hijab bans, rules top EU court

INTERNATIONAL The European Union’s top court has ruled that companies within its members states can ban hijabs as long as it is done in a “general” way which does not constitute “direct discrimination”. The ruling, published by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on Thursday, concerned an ongoing dispute since 2018 between a Muslim woman in Belgium and SCRL, a company that manages social housing. The woman […]

today15 October 2022

International

EU-Israeli summit: International human rights groups strongly condemn upcoming meeting

INTERNATIONAL International human rights groups have condemned the upcoming EU-Israel summit, saying that it would only legitimise the ongoing "apartheid" against Palestinians. In a statement, Amnesty International warned that "Israel is committing the crime of apartheid against Palestinians" and that "any cooperation must focus on dismantling Israel's cruel system of oppression and domination". The EU is looking to reboot its relationship with Israel at Monday's summit, the first between the two sides since 2012, […]

today3 October 2022

International

Gaza: Rights groups and EU condemn Hamas over ‘collaboration’ executions

INTERNATIONAL Human rights groups and the EU have condemned the execution by Hamas, which governs the Gaza Strip, of five Palestinians, including two for "collaboration" with Israel. The dawn executions, by hanging or firing squad, were the first carried out in the besieged coastal enclave for more than five years. "On Sunday morning, the death sentence was carried out against two condemned over collaboration with the occupation (Israel), and three others in […]

today5 September 2022

International

Iran receives US response to EU nuclear text for revival of 2015 pact

Iran has received Washington's response to an EU-drafted final offer for saving Tehran's 2015 nuclear deal with major powers, Iran's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday, giving no firm indication of how close they are to narrowing remaining gaps Reuters reports. After 16 months of fitful, indirect US-Iran talks, with EU officials shuttling between the sides, EU Foreign Policy Chief, Josep Borrell said on 8 August  the bloc had laid down a final […]

today25 August 2022

International

Iran may accept EU nuclear deal proposal, wants assurances

Iran has stated that it wants assurances and guarantees that no future US president would rescind the nuclear deal should it accept the European Union (EU) proposal to return to the deal, news agency IRNA reported Friday. The EU announced on Monday that it had put forward a "final text" following four days of indirect talks between US and Iranian officials in Vienna, Reuters reported. A senior EU official confirmed that no more changes […]

today14 August 2022

International

Iran may accept EU nuclear deal proposal, wants assurances

Iran has stated that it wants assurances and guarantees that no future US president would rescind the nuclear deal should it accept the European Union (EU) proposal to return to the deal, news agency IRNA reported Friday. The EU announced on Monday that it had put forward a "final text" following four days of indirect talks between US and Iranian officials in Vienna, Reuters reported. A senior EU official confirmed that no more changes […]

today13 August 2022

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