Author: Steven Sahiounie

Türkiye’s president on Thursday reaffirmed his call for the international community to halt Israel’s dangerous escalation of aggression, warning that it could hurl the region into a wider and even more destructive conflict. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, meeting in the Turkish capital Ankara with Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad al Thani, “stated that Israel is attempting to escalate tensions in the region through its attacks on both Palestinian territories and Lebanon,” said the country’s Communications Directorate. Erdogan also urged the global community to take effective steps to stop the “recently intensified Israeli aggression,” it added. Erdogan and Al Thani met at…

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Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide announced today that his country is considering its response to a recent decision by the Israeli government revoking the diplomatic status of eight Norwegian diplomats at the Norwegian Embassy to Tel Aviv. The statement comes after Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz revealed that the Israeli government will not permit eight Norwegian diplomats at the embassy to continue their roles as representatives of Norway to the State of Palestine. Minister Eide criticized the move, labeling it as “extreme” and suggesting that it will have repercussions on Norway’s relationship with Netanyahu’s government. He emphasized that Norway…

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