10:48, 12 May, 2021
YEREVAN, MAY 12, ARMENPRESS. On the occasion of Eid al-Fitr ( Festival of Breaking the Fast ) religious holiday, Armenia’s caretaker Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has sent congratulatory messages to the King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the President and the Prime Minister of the Arab Republic of Egypt, the Syrian President, the Vice President of the United Arab Emirates, the Prime Minister of Tunisia, the Iraqi Prime Minister, the Prime Minister of Lebanon, the Emir and the Prime Minister of Kuwait and the Sultan of Oman, wishing them good health and success, Pashinyan’s Office told Armenpress.
Nikol Pashinyan wished peace and welfare to the friendly nations of all those countries and highlighted the development of the bilateral cooperation.
Photo Credit: Courtesy: City of Hebron
The 29th of Iyar on the Hebrew calendar marks the day in which Hebron was liberated from the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan who occupied it for 19 years and barred entry to Jews. It follows Jerusalem Day in which the Israel Defense Forces liberated the Old City of Jerusalem and reunified the city during the Six Day War of 1967.
Last year celebrations were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year, with the success of the vaccine and the dramatic drop in coronavirus infections, celebrations resumed on a smaller scale with a parade for children and singing and dancing in front of the Tomb of the Patriarchs and Matriarchs.
Jerusalem: A flashpoint for conflict or microcosm of peace
Published Wednesday, May. 12, 2021, 7:18 am
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Alon Ben-Meir
The flareup that has engulfed East Jerusalem over the past few days should surprise no one. The status quo could never be sustained; the Palestinians’ resentment of the occupation was only deepening and any incident could have precipitated a violent outbreak. This time it was the order to evict six families from the Palestinian neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah in East Jerusalem. For the Palestinians, this became symptomatic of Israel’s much wider scheme of ethnic cleansing to make more room for Jewish settlers and thereby Judaize East Jerusalem, which Israel views as an integral part of its capital. Israel may hold onto East Jerusalem for another 54 years, but the Pale
By: ONA
Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik today exchanged greetings on the occasion of Eid Al Fitr by phone with King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
During the phone call, His Majesty the Sultan expressed his heartfelt sentiments and best wishes of good health, happiness and a long life to King Abdullah, praying to the Almighty Allah for the return of this and similar occasions on him and the brotherly people of Jordan at a time his country has achieved further progress and prosperity.
On his turn, the Jordanian Monarch reciprocated His Majesty the Sultan’s cordial sentiments. He expressed his sincere wishes of good health, happiness and a long life to His Majesty the Sultan. He also prayed to the Almighty Allah to bring about further accomplishments for the people of Oman under His Majesty’s wise leadership.
On the advent of the blessed occasion of Eid al-Fitr, His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani exchanged greetings and blessings with several leaders of Arab countries.
HM King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein, King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, HE Dr Barham Salih, President of the Republic of Iraq, HE Qais Said, President of the Republic of Tunisia, and HE President Abdel Majid Tebboune, President of the People s Democratic Republic of Algeria, were among the leaders HH the Amir greeted via telephone calls yesterday.
HH the Amir also exchanged Eid al-Fitr greetings with the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King of Saudi Arabia, President of Palestine and President of Turkey.