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Financial Tribune
March 4, 2018
Netanyahu said discussions will also include Iran's regional policies, the peace process between Israelis and Palestinians, and the US decision to move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Beit-ul-Moqaddas. White House spokesman Joshua Raffel had said earlier that the nuclear deal and Tehran's involvement inÃâà...
Financial Tribune
March 2, 2018
I sraeli police arrived on Friday at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's home where media reports said they were to question him for an eighth time over charges of fraud and bribery. An AFP journalist saw police arriving at Netanyahu's official Beit-ul-Moqaddas residence in two vehicles at around 9 a.m.Ãâà...
Financial Tribune
February 27, 2018
A lawmaker said the recent US decision to speed up the timetable for moving its embassy in Israel to Beit-ul-Moqaddas is a sign of Washington's global isolation after it failed to line up any major country with its provocative move. In an interview with ICANA on Tuesday, Qasem Jasemi, a member of MajlisÃâà...
Financial Tribune
February 25, 2018
I n a rare move, the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Beit-ul-Moqaddas has been indefinitely shut in protest against what church leaders say is “discriminatory” Israeli policy aimed at weakening Christian presence in the holy city. In a statement released on Sunday, church leaders said Israel was violatingÃâà...
Financial Tribune
February 24, 2018
T he Palestinian leadership on Friday slammed a US decision to open its embassy in Beit-ul-Moqaddas in May, coinciding with the 70th anniversary of Israel's creation, as “a provocation to Arabs”. US President Donald Trump announced last December that the United States recognized Beit-ul-MoqaddasÃâà...
Financial Tribune
February 23, 2018
With the US Supreme Court's verdict in favor of Iran in the case of ancient Persian artifacts held by a Chicago museum, the process of their return to the country will soon be initiated. The court ruled on Wednesday that the American victims of a 1997 bombing in Beit-ul-Moqaddas cannot satisfy a $71.5Ãâà...
Financial Tribune
February 21, 2018
The continued deterioration of the socio-economic environment is a major concern, and there is a growing risk that humanitarian conditions may be nearing a breaking point,” said Karen Ongley of the IMF after visiting Beit ul-Moqaddas (East Jerusalem) and Ramallah earlier in the month, IMF.org reported.
Financial Tribune
February 12, 2018
P alestinian president Mahmud Abbas visited Russia on Monday in a bid to secure Russian President Vladimir Putin's support following Washington's recognition of Beit-ul-Moqaddas as Israel's capital. The Palestinian leader's visit to Moscow came two weeks after a visit by Israeli Prime Minister BenjaminÃâà...
Financial Tribune
December 9, 2017
T housands of protesters in Muslim-majority countries in Asia rallied on Friday to condemn the US decision to recognize Beit-ul-Moqaddas as Israel's capital, as authorities tightened security outside US embassies. Leaders in Indonesia, Malaysia and Pakistan have joined a global chorus of condemnationÃâà...
Financial Tribune
December 31, 1999
Lawmakers said the US decision to recognize Beit-ul-Moqaddas as Israel's capital has in effect been the final nail in the coffin of the Palestinian-Israeli peace talks, rejecting the recently reported US offer to support a Palestinian state excluding the holy city as a “charm offensive”. Israeli media have recentlyÃâà...
