The Israeli parliament gave initial approval Wednesday to a bill to legalize thousands of West Bank settlements, a measure drawing international anger. The measure, which would apply to an estimated 2,000 to 3,000 Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, requires three more full parliamentary votes to become law. There ...
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri welcomed on Wednesday before noon at Ain El-Tineh Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shukri, the accompanying delegation and the Egyptian Ambassador to Lebanon Nazih El-Najari with talks featuring high on bilateral relations and regional developments. Following the meeting, the Egyptian Minister said that he stressed to the ...
