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Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan on Thursday received a phone call from the Iranian acting foreign minister, Ali Bagheri Kani.During the call, they reviewed aspects of cooperation between the two countries and topics of common interest, the Kingdom’s foreign ministry said. source: Arab News

Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira has stated that Brazil strongly advocates for an end to the violence in Gaza. “Brazil clearly calls for the cessation of hostilities, the release of hostages, the unhindered access of humanitarian aid, and the resumption of negotiations towards a two-state solution. “As President Lula (Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva) has frequently reiterated, the time for the realization of the Palestinians’ desire for statehood and self-determination is long overdue,” said Vieira speaking to Anadolu in an interview. During his visit to Ankara, Vieira stated that the goal is to explore new and creative ways…

Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa announced today that his government is preparing a comprehensive post-war rehabilitation plan for Gaza, expressing readiness to fully assume responsibilities in the region once a ceasefire and a political agreement are reached. These remarks were made during the launch of the sixth EU-Palestine Investment Platform meeting, attended by the Prime Minister, the Director-General for Neighborhood and Enlargement Negotiations of the European Union, Gert Jan Koopman, and the Vice President of the European Investment Bank, Gelsomina Vigliotti. Mustafa stated that his government has already begun implementing a significant and comprehensive reform program. “We have executed the first…

President Abdel Fatah El-Sisi headed Thursday to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to do the pilgrimage that majorly takes place during the four-day Adha Eid, which will begin on Sunday. In March, President Sisi made a phone call to Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman to greet him on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan. The two leaders had met in May 2023 on the sidelines of the 32nd session of the Arab League Summit. The last visit by President Sisi to Saudi Arabia was in November as he was…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday applauded Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for his stance on the ongoing crisis in Gaza. “I congratulate my dear friend, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, for his stance on Gaza, on behalf of myself and my nation,” Erdogan said in an address at a business forum in the Spanish capital Madrid, adding that Sanchez “has been etched in the hearts of our Palestinian brothers.” Erdogan is in Spain on an official visit to attend the eighth intergovernmental summit between the two nations. “The genocide that has been going on in Gaza for 250 days…

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) warned on Thursday of catastrophic environmental and health risks in the Gaza Strip. In a post on X, UNRWA said that “as of 9 June, over 330,000 tons of waste have accumulated in or near populated areas across Gaza, posing catastrophic environmental & health risks. Children rummage through trash daily.” “Unimpeded humanitarian access + #CeasefireNow are crucial to restore humane living conditions,” it added. The Israeli occupation forces’ aggression on land, sea and air against the Gaza Strip began on October 7, 2023, and has so far resulted in the…

Nasser Kanaani sympathized with the families of the victims and the Kuwaiti government and people. He also wished divine blessing for those killed and swift recovery for the injured, the Iranian Foreign Ministry’s website reported. At least 49 people were killed in Kuwait on Wednesday after a fire broke out in a building housing foreign workers, with Kuwait’s deputy prime minister accusing property owners of committing violations that contribute towards such incidents. Most of those who died are said to be Indians. India’s ambassador visited hospitals where workers were being treated for injuries sustained in the fire. An Egyptian who…

 Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi and Norway’s Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide Wednesday discussed an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and unhampered delivery of aid across the Strip. Safadi and Eide discussed Jordan-Norway ties and keenness to enhance cooperation to strengthen regional stability and security. Safadi valued Norway’s decision to recognise Palestine based on the two-state solution, Security Council resolutions and international legitimacy, praising the country for supporting the Palestinian economy through its chairmanship of the liaison committee dedicated to coordinating international aid provided to the Palestinian people (AHLC). Safadi called for an “immediate” end to the Israeli war on Gaza,…

Türkiye applauds Brazil’s stance on the ongoing crisis in the Gaza Strip, the country’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Wednesday in a joint news conference with his Brazilian counterpart Mauro Vieira in the capital Ankara. Fidan expressed Ankara’s appreciation for Brazil’s solidarity with Palestine, adding that Brasilia was “actively working for the official recognition of Palestine as a full UN member.” He said that the “fundamentalist government” of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continued its “systematic massacre,” of Palestinians, adding: “Türkiye will not stand idly by the ongoing massacre in Gaza.” Underlining the importance of a two-state solution, Fidan said…

The state of Palestine participated in the seventeenth session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, held in New York. Palestinian Minister for Social Development, Samah Hamad, said the community of persons with disabilities in Palestine carries a disproportionate share of the suffering; noting that the number of persons with disabilities doubled in the last eight months as a result of the ongoing Israeli aggression, including among children, mothers, fathers and the elderly, whose life has changed irreversibly. She called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and to put an end…