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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Chinese Official: China's Role in Middle East is Active and Fair
BEIJING, April 20, 2007 (WAFA) - China's role in the Middle East is active and fair and is promoting peace and dialogue, said China's special envoy to the Middle East, Sun Bigan.
Sun made the remarks at a press briefing on Friday afternoon following the conclusion of a tour of the Middle East that lasted from April 9 to 18. During the tour, he visited Saudi Arabia, Palestine and Israel, and stopped by the EU headquarters.
Sun said China inaugurated diplomatic ties with Arab countries in the 1950s and has always supported the Palestinian people's wish to restore their legitimate rights. China's relations with Israel have also developed smoothly, he said.
A peaceful Middle East is in the interest of all sides including China, he said.
Sun also refuted claims that China's interests in the Middle East were based around energy. Sun stressed that China was always in favor of solving the Palestinian-Israeli dispute through diplomatic talks on the basis of UN resolutions and the principle of "land for peace" in order to realize the peaceful co-existence of the two countries and peoples.
A.D (22:55P) (19:55GMT)
