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Türkiye looks forward to the day “the perpetrators of the massacre” in Gaza being held accountable before the law, said the country’s foreign minister on Monday. “We eagerly await the day when the perpetrators of the massacre will be held accountable in court,” said Hakan Fidan on X. He added that Ankara will continue to support Palestinians and strive to make sure those behind the “massacre” in Gaza are prosecuted. “Israeli officials, who continue to disregard international law and all humanitarian values, have long been condemned in the court of world public opinion,” he added. Fidan also said that Israeli…

President Mahmoud Abbas and the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Prince Mohammed bin Salman discussed today the latest developments in the Palestinian arena, especially the ongoing Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip. During the meeting in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, President Abbas briefed the Saudi Crown Prince on the efforts made to end the war of genocide and bring humanitarian and medical aid into the Gaza Strip. He renewed Palestine’s categorical rejection of the displacement of any Palestinian, whether from the Gaza Strip or the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, warning of the danger of an Israeli ground invasion into…

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The United States said Monday it opposed the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) investigation into Israel’s conduct in Gaza, amid reports that Israeli officials fear the Hague-based tribunal could soon issue arrest warrants.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly raised the issue with US President Joe Biden in a call at the weekend.“We’ve been really clear about the ICC investigation, that we don’t support it, we don’t believe that they have the jurisdiction,” White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told a briefing. The New York Times quoted Israeli officials as saying that Netanyahu himself could be among those charged. The court was…

NATO ministers of defense will hold a meeting in Brussels on May 16, during which they will discuss support for Ukraine, among other things, the NATO press office announced. “The first session will see the Chiefs of Defense meet in a NATO-Ukraine Council format to discuss Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, the situation on the ground, and NATO and Allied continued support to Ukraine,” the press office said. Source: TASS

Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit France, Serbia and Hungary from May 5-10, a spokesperson for China’s foreign ministry announced on Monday. Bilateral relations with France have maintained sound growth momentum, and both countries have had strategic communications and practical cooperation, ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said in discussing Xi’s trip to France, Reuters reported. “China looks forward to working with France to further enhance political mutual trust, solidarity and cooperation,” Lin said. He also said Xi will hold talks with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic to exchange views on bilateral relations and discuss upgrading the China-Serbia relationship. Source: Tasnim

The loan, payable over three years, will enable Tunisian state-owned companies to help cover the cost of imports such as “crude oil and petroleum products”, according to the statement

The private sector continued to be the growth driver, although its expansion moderated to 4.4% in 2023 from a strong 5.6% in 2022

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kan’ani has condemned the US crackdown on students protests Israel’s bloody war on the Gaza Strip, stressing that police violence will not silence awakened public opinion. Speaking during a press briefing on Monday, Kan’ani said that the United States demonstrated its “dual approach” to human rights by allowing the police to brutally suppress pro-Palestinian demonstrators on college campuses. “What we are witnessing at American universities shows the awakening of the world’s public opinion to the Palestinian issue and the depth of hatred towards the Zionist regime and the genocide in Gaza that is being committed by Israel…