However, it also poses a dilemma for China, which has strong relations with both countries, including a long-standing collaboration with Riyadh on its civilian nuclear programme. Analysts suggested Beijing would not wish this nuclear partnership to develop further to avoid provoking the US or giving the impression it was encouraging nuclear proliferation. When asked whether…
Canada has formally recognised a Palestinian state, aligning itself with European allies and pushing ahead with a policy that has drawn criticism from US President Donald Trump. Pro-Gaza protesters holds Palestinian flags as they protest against Israel’s offensive on the Gaza strip in Rotterdam on September 21, 2025.(AFP) Prime Minister Mark Carney’s office announced the…
On the ground, the two-state solution is more remote than ever. Trust between the two peoples of the Holy Land is plumbing historic depths, as Israel’s military campaign in Gaza—by far the deadliest round of war in the century-old conflict—escalates once more. Polls, which in the 1990s and early 2000s consistently indicated majority support on…
Published on: Sept 19, 2025 03:28 am IST France and Britain are among several Western countries that have pledged to formally recognise a Palestinian state this month at UNGA. French President Emmanuel Macron insisted Thursday that recognising a Palestinian state would isolate the militant group Hamas and reiterated his condemnation of Israel’s devastating offensive in…
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Monday reiterated his “deep admiration” for pro-Palestinian protesters who forced the final stage of one of the most important international cycling races to be abandoned at the weekend. “Our position is clear and categorical…neither Russia nor Israel should participate in any international competition,” Pedro Sanchez said. (LA MONCLOA /…
On August 24th, six months after being selected as the new chief of staff of the Israel Defence Forces (IDF), Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir broke publicly with his government’s policy. On a visit to a naval base, he said the IDF had, in its previous operations in Gaza, “created the conditions for the release of…
Published on Aug 28, 2025 07:16 pm IST Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair and Donald Trump’s former Middle East Envoy Jared Kushner joined a White House meeting on August 27 to discuss post-war plans for Gaza, according to Reuters. The meeting reportedly focused on the hostage crisis, aid deliveries, and reconstruction as being described…
Israel’s targeted killing of an Al Jazeera correspondent in Gaza over the weekend was noteworthy even for a conflict remarkably blood-soaked for journalists, leaving some experts to marvel that any news at all emerges from the territory. An Al Jazeera executive said Monday that it won’t back down from covering what is going on there…
Nearly 60 Labour MPs have called on the UK government to immediately recognize Palestine as a sovereign state, warning that “Israel’s” latest actions in Gaza amount to ethnic cleansing, Al Mayadeen reported. In a public letter to Foreign Secretary David Lammy on Saturday, the MPs cited “Israel’s” announced plan to forcibly relocate all Palestinians in…
By Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Israel and Hamas may be able to reach a Gaza ceasefire and hostage-release deal within one or two weeks but such an agreement is not likely to be secured in just a day’s time, a senior Israeli official said on Wednesday. Speaking during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to…