Important News
- Cabinet condemns Israel’s resumption of land settlement process in Area “C”; reaffirms support for displaced families in Tulkarm
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- Israeli forces attack Palestinians with tear gas and stun grenades in Hebron, causing suffocation cases and fire to break out
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- Elderly sustains injury in colonists’ attack in southern West Bank
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- Prisoners' organizations: Escalating and systematic violations against Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons in April
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- Israeli colonists continue attacking Palestinians, their properties in Masafer Yatta
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- Palestinian national heritage committee calls on UNESCO to immediately intervene to stop Israeli violations at Sebastia archaeological site
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- PCBS: 77 years after Nakba, Palestinian population has increased nearly 10-fold
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- German Government alarmed by developments in Gaza
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- One killed, others injured in an Israeli airstrike east of Gaza city
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- Cabinet holds meeting in Tulkarm; PM affirms government continues efforts to alleviate residents' suffering
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- Israeli forces continue to demolish homes in Nour Shams camp amid ongoing offensive
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- Armed colonists graze their sheep near Palestinian residents' homes south of Hebron
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- UN organizations: 2.1 million Gazans face starvation, as Israeli genocide continues
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President Abbas Assures BBC Reporter still Alive
SOFIA, April 20, 2007 (WAFA) - President Mahmoud Abbas repeated Friday that the British journalist kidnapped in Gaza is alive and said the government was in contact with the British authorities on the case.
"We are maintaining a steady contact with Britain's Foreign Office on the matter," President Abbas told reporters in Sofia after meeting with Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov. "I cannot, however, provide more details because of the security of the British journalist," Abbas added.
President Abbas also appreciated Bulgaria's decision to open a permanent diplomatic mission in Ramallah to strengthen relations with Palestine.
He thanked Parvanov for acknowledging the Palestinian government of national unity, finding it a step forward in solving the Middle East problems.
For his part, Parvanov said: "Bulgaria has always recognized the Palestinians right to have their own state."
As an EU member state, Bulgaria will also participate actively in the Middle East peace process, Parvanov added.
Bulgaria is the second leg of Abbas's tour, which started in France and will continue in Poland, Sweden, Greece, Italy and Switzerland.
A.D (21:30P) (18:30GMT)
