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Abbas receives visiting Brazilian External Relations Minister

President Mahmoud Abbas received at his office in Ramallah on Thursday the Brazilian Minister of External Relations, Aloysio Nunes, where they discussed the latest political developments and the impasse of the peace process in the aftermath of the United States’ decisions on Jerusalem. Abbas confirmed the need to form a …

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Foreign Minister calls for greater Brazilian role in peacemaking

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Riyad al-Malki called on Thursday for a greater Brazilian role in the multilateral international brokerage of the Palestinian-Israeli peace process. During a meeting with visiting Brazilian State Minister of External Relations, Aloysio Nunes, in Ramallah, Malki briefed Nunes on the situation in occupied Palestine …

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Israel issues administrative detention orders against 46 Palestinians, including a woman journalist

Israeli authorities issued 46 administrative detention orders against Palestinian detainees including a woman journalist, which raises number of administrative detentions since the begging of March to 110 orders, according to Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS). Mahmoud Halabi, PPS attorney, said on Thursday that Israeli authority issued administrative order against the woman …

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Detainees recount stories of torture, maltreatment by Israeli army

The Detainees Commission published on Thursday a report that includes affidavits by Palestinian detainees, including children, of torture and maltreatment by Israeli forces during detention and interrogation at Ofer and Etzion military camps and detention centers. Mohammad Dawood, 17, from Beit Duqqu, northwest of Jerusalem, said Israeli forces raided his …

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Presidency welcomes visit of Britain’s Prince William to Palestine

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The Palestinian Presidency announced on Thursday that His Royal Highness Prince William Duke of Cambridge will visit Palestine this summer at the kind invitation of His Excellency President Mahmoud Abbas, President of the State of Palestine. The Palestinian Presidency welcomes this important visit, which we hope will contribute to strengthening …

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Britain’s Prince William to visit region in summer

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Britain’s Prince William is expected to visit Palestine and Israel in the summer, Kensington Palace announced on Thursday. A press statement by the British Consulate in Jerusalem said the “Duke of Cambridge will visit the Occupied Palestinian Territories later this year at the invitation of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. The …

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