Sheikh Hamdan’s post came a day after UAE President Sheikh Mohamed called for an immediate end to hostilities in Gaza
Jerusalem
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Inside the bulletproof presidential suites of Israel’s King David Hotel
Priced at a whopping rate of $7,000 per day, the two rooms have housed presidents across the world, with its recent guest being US president Joe Biden
Bahrain
UAE Minister reaffirms commitment to independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as capital
Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan also reiterated the UAE’s commitment to helping the Palestinian people, including efforts to provide support through relevant United Nations agencies
Donald Trump
Video: Saudi prince says Trump’s ‘deal of the century’ “strips away” the heart and soul of Palestine
Prince Turki Al Faisal, former head of Saudi intelligence, says President Donald Trump’s proposed plan for Middle Eastern peace is a monstrous conception of Palestinian state
Al-Aqsa mosque
Gallery: Saudi soccer team visits al-Aqsa mosque
Saudi Arabia’s national football team arrived in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Sunday, on a groundbreaking visit to play against Palestine on Tuesday.
Celebrity architect
Trump ‘reacts on what he is fed,’ says celebrity developer Mohamed Hadid
Renowned celebrity developer is looking to build ‘dream’ project in his homeland of Palestine
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
In pictures: Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas in Riyadh
Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas arrived in Riyadh to meet with Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Drifting skills
Palestinian champions ‘drift’ car racing for women
Dubai-based pro drifter Noor Daoud wishes other Arab women would take part in professional competitions
Gaza
US to cut $25m in aid to hospitals serving Palestinians
Trump administration this year cut funds to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees and scrapped around $200 million in payments by USAID to the Palestinians
Chris Gunness
Gallery: US aid cut to UN Palestinian refugee agency
UNRWA, established in 1949, was already facing financial crisis after Trump announced a $300 million funding freeze in January. The agency, which helps more than five million registered Palestinian refugees, says it now faces major closures to its network of schools and health centres.
Chris Gunness
Palestinian anger as US ends funding for UN agency
The move by President Donald Trump’s administration was described as ‘cruel and irresponsible’ by senior Palestinian official Hanan Ashrawi.
Amman
In pictures: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas meets with King Abdullah II of Jordan at Husseiniya Palace in Amman
Mahmoud Abbas, on Wednesday said that his meeting today with His Majesty King Abdullah II comes within the framework of continuous coordination between the Jordanian and Palestinian sides on the latest developments in the Palestinian issue and means of developing bilateral relations.
Al-Ram
In pictures: Iraq’s national football team plays first friendly match with Palestine in occupied West Bank
Iraq’s national team played its first-ever football match in the Palestinian territories on Saturday and beat the home side 3-0 in a friendly. Some 2,000 people attended the match in Al-Ram near Jerusalem in the occupied West Bank, next to Israel’s separation wall cutting off the Palestinian territory.
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Antonio Guterres
Kuwait at UN seeks backing for Palestinian protection
The council could hold a vote on Thursday on the draft resolution that is expected to face a US veto
Arab foreign ministers
Arab League to meet on Gaza violence
Israel has come under international pressure after its border forces on Monday killed some 60 Palestinians protesting against the transfer the same day of the US embassy to Jerusalem
Gaza
Palestinians withdraw envoy to US over Israel embassy move
Husam Zomlot, the head of the Palestine Liberation Organization’s office in Washington, would return to the Palestinian territories Wednesday,
Donald Trump
Saudi Arabia ‘rejects’ US embassy transfer to Jerusalem
Gulf kingdom says step ‘represents a significant prejudice against the rights of the Palestinian people’