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Tillerson: Russia sanctions will stay until it withdraws from Ukraine

Thu Dec 7, 2017 14:12:32

U.S. sanctions against Moscow will remain in place until Russia withdraws from Ukraine, United States Secretary of state Rex Tillerson said on Thursday, speaking in front of his Russian counterpart at a security conference in Vienna.

Iran’s Zarif: Al-Quds to remain Arabic, Islamic

Thu Dec 7, 2017 13:47:45

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif deplored the US administration’s move to recognize al-Quds (Jerusalem) as the capital of the Israeli regime and said the holy city will remain as an “Arabic and Islamic” entity forever.

Hamas calls for Palestinian uprising against Israel

Thu Dec 7, 2017 13:34:11

The Palestinian group Hamas called on Thursday for a new uprising against Israel after U.S. President Donald Trump's recognition of al-Quds as the Israeli capital.

Iraq demands U.S. backtrack on al-Quds, al-Nujaba says US troops a target

Thu Dec 7, 2017 12:07:12

Iraq demanded on Thursday that the U.S. government backtrack on a decision to recognise Jerusalem (al-Quds) as Israel's capital to avoid fuelling terrorism, and a prominent Iraqi PMF leader said the decision was a reason to attack U.S. troops.

West Bank schools, shops closed to protest Trump

Thu Dec 7, 2017 11:42:37

Schools and shops are closed in the West Bank, as Palestinians are protesting President Donald Trump's recognition of contested "Jerusalem" (al-Quds) as Israel's capital.

US not taking sides in dispute over al-Quds: US Official

Thu Dec 7, 2017 10:41:02

Nikki Haley, the United States ambassador to the United Nations, has said that the US is not taking sides in the dispute over east al-Quds, after President Donald Trump has officially declared al-Quds as Israel's capital.

Iran says Trump's al-Quds move to spark another Palestinian Intifada

Thu Dec 7, 2017 08:50:34

Iran has strongly condemned US President Donald Trump’s decision to move his country’s embassy in Israel to al-Quds, saying the measure will ignite a new Palestinian Intifada (uprising).

Trump recognizes al-Quds as Israel's capital, reversing longtime U.S. policy

Thu Dec 7, 2017 08:50:11

President Donald Trump on Wednesday reversed decades of U.S. policy and recognized al-Quds as the capital of Israel, imperiling Middle East peace efforts and upsetting the Arab world and Western allies alike.

U.S. intention to move Israel embassy sign of 'incompetence, failure' - Iran

Wed Dec 6, 2017 13:22:34

The U.S. intention to move its embassy to al-Quds is a sign of incompetence and failure, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday.

Hamas: Israel has no land to claim ‘capital’

Wed Dec 6, 2017 13:05:43

The Palestinian resistance movement of Hamas says Israel has “no land” and naturally no right to designate "a capital” city. The announcement came shortly before US President Donald Trump's expected declaration of the recognition of al-Quds as Israel’s “capital.”

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