Saudi Arabia has proposed the renewal of its financial aid to the Palestinian Authority (PA), with analysts speculating that it could be a tactic to woo the PA’s approval for a Saudi normalisation deal with Israel. According to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) yesterday, which cited anonymous Saudi officials, Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince, Mohammed bin […]
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Saudi Arabia offers to renew aid to PA, potentially for support of Israel normalisation deal
Russia says it will only renew grain deal if its interests taken into account
Russia's Foreign Ministry said, on Wednesday, that Moscow would only agree to extend the Black Sea grain deal, which allows grain to be safely exported from Ukrainian ports, if the interests of its agricultural producers are taken into account, Reuters reports. "(The) Russian side stressed that continuing the package agreement on grain is possible only […]
Iranian lawmakers renew demand for guarantees in Vienna talks
Iranian lawmakers renew demand for guarantees in Vienna talks – Tehran%20Times TEHRAN – A group of Iranian lawmakers has urged Iranian negotiators in Vienna to secure demands that the United States won’t quit the 2015 nuclear deal again in case it is revived. The lawmakers urged the negotiating team in the talks with the P4+1 […]
Russia refuses to renew visa for BBC Moscow correspondent Sarah Rainsford
The BBC has hit back against Russia’s abrupt expulsion of its Moscow correspondent, calling it a “direct assault on media freedom”. Late on Thursday night, Russian state broadcaster Rossiya 24 said veteran reporter Sarah Rainsford would not have her visa removed at the end of the month. The report said the foreign ministry’s decision came […]
Biden Scrambles To Renew Eviction Moratorium Before Kamala Harris Throws Him Out Of White House
Biden Scrambles To Renew Eviction Moratorium Before Kamala Harris Throws Him Out Of White House WASHINGTON, D.C.—After pressure from suffering special interest groups across the country—and upon the realization that Vice President Harris was about to kick him out of the White House—President Biden quickly signed an executive action to extend the eviction moratorium today. […]
Biden To Renew Gun Control Push During Speech On Crime
President Biden will renew his push for gun control push at the federal level during his upcoming speech on crime. He plans to lay out new steps to stem a rising national tide of violent crime, with a particular focus on gun violence, as administration officials brace for what they fear could be an especially […]
Nation’s Libertarians Renew Push For 365 Federal Holidays A Year
U.S.—After the passing of Juneteenth as a federal holiday, the libertarians of the nation are renewing their push for 365 federal holidays a year. “We’re glad the federal government will not be working one more day — but it’s not enough,” said local libertarian man Jake Fluglehorn of Idaho. “We will not rest until the […]
Scalise and Comer Renew Calls for Democrats to Investigate Chinese Coronavirus Origin
Republican Whip Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA), ranking member of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, and Rep. James Comer (R-KY), ranking member of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, are renewing their calls for their Democrat colleagues to investigate the origins of the Chinese coronavirus and “hold the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) accountable.” […]
Clashes renew in Jerusalem for third day; 15 arrested in Haifa
News and Partnerships Life and Culture Columnists and Opinion Haaretz Heb and TheMarker Haaretz.com, the online English edition of Haaretz Newspaper in Israel, gives you breaking news, analyses and opinions about Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World. © Haaretz Daily Newspaper Ltd. All Rights Reserved Source Views: 0
European Union opts not to renew AstraZeneca vaccines contract after supply row
The European Union has opted not to renew an order for AstraZeneca to supply its coronavirus vaccine after June. The decision comes as French President Emmanuel Macron said the bloc will focus on jabs from other pharmaceutical companies in the future. It follows a high-profile dispute with the pharmaceutical company over the supply of vaccines […]
EU did not renew its order for AstraZeneca Covid-19 jabs beyond June, bloc’s vaccines boss says
The EU has not made any new orders for AstraZeneca shots beyond June, the head of the bloc’s vaccine task force has said. The EU has been at odds with the drug maker over sloppy deliveries for months. No new orders for the AstraZeneca vaccine – recently rebranded as Vaxzevria – have been made by […]
Will the Suez Canal Ship Crisis Renew Push for Israeli Red-Med Rail Link?
A general view shows seagulls in Ashdod port, as a storm approaches Israel’s shores, Jan. 4, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Amir Cohen / File. Israel has long sought to connect the Red Sea with the Mediterranean using a railway line between the Southern port of Eilat and the port of Ashdod, for cargo freight and […]
Killings of Asian women renew push for tougher US hate crime laws
The killings of six women of Asian descent in Georgia this week have prompted fresh calls to pass hate crime laws in the handful of states without them and for law enforcement elsewhere to invoke protections already in place. US hate crime laws vary widely by state, and prosecutors do not always use them. But […]
U.S. ‘disappointed’ that Iran rejected offer to renew nuclear talks
News and Partnerships Life and Culture Columnists and Opinion Haaretz Heb and TheMarker Haaretz.com, the online English edition of Haaretz Newspaper in Israel, gives you breaking news, analyses and opinions about Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World. © Haaretz Daily Newspaper Ltd. All Rights Reserved Source Views: 0
We Must Renew Black-Jewish Brotherhood
Back in 1993, when I was Rabbi at Oxford and appointed Cory Booker to be the student president of the L’Chaim Society, our two communities had been rocked by the 1991 riots in Crown Heights and other points of friction. But Cory and I understood the importance of building Black-Jewish brotherhood. The same rings true today. With frictions between the Black and Jewish communities rising again — with pro-Israel activists […]
Judicial officials visit Imam Khomeini shrine to renew loyalty to ideals of Islamic Revolution
Top judicial officials, including top judge Ebrahim Raisi, visited the mausoleum of Imam Khomeini, to renew their allegiance to the ideals of the Islamic Revolution. The visit took place as Iran is celebrating the 42nd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution. This year’s celebrations started on January 31 and will last until February 10. Source Views: […]
Labor to pick new leader as frontrunner Michaeli looks to renew struggling party
Labor members go to the polls on Sunday to task a new leader with saving the center-left party, which governed Israel for its first three decades of statehood, from total oblivion in March’s election. Labor has seen its fortunes tumble in recent years, hit by a rightward shift among Israeli voters, turmoil in the party, […]
Renew Europe expels Lithuanian MEP Viktor Uspaskich over homophobic comments
European Parliament group Renew Europe has expelled Lithuanian MEP Viktor Uspaskich over homophobic comments. The politician had faced an internal disciplinary procedure for posting comments on social media where he referred to the LGBT+ community as “perverts”. In a statement on Wednesday, the liberal group confirmed Uspaskich’s expulsion “with immediate effect” following a vote. “There […]
Can Biden renew foreign aid to Palestinians while still adhering to Taylor Force Act?
Browse > Home / Featured Articles / Can Biden renew foreign aid to Palestinians while still adhering to Taylor Force Act? November 25, 2020 by Israel Kasnett – JNS.org Read on for article The incoming Biden administration has made clear it intends to renew funding to the Palestinian Authority and reopen the PLO mission in […]
MSM Renew Push To Cancel Debates As Trump Slams Biden’s Drug-Test Refusal
President Trump has pointed out rival Joe Biden’s refusal to be drug-tested before Tuesday’s debate, after accusing him of doping. Meanwhile, pundits are ramping up calls to cancel the debate altogether Trump speculated on the Democrat’s sobriety on Monday in a twitter post saying: “Joe Biden just announced that he will not agree to a […]