A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Maldivian ambassador to the UN, Ali Naseer Mohamed, speaks at a UN sitting. The Maldives has co-sponsored the United Nation’s resolution, which will be submitted to its General Assembly on Thursday, to reject US president Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. In a tweet, the ambassador and permanent representative of the […]
A general view shows the Western Wall (R) and the Dome of the Rock (L) in the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in the Old City of Jerusalem on December 5, 2017. The EU’s diplomatic chief Federica Mogherini said that the status of Jerusalem must be resolved “through negotiations”, as US President Donald Trump mulls recognising the […]
A picture taken from the Mount of Olives shows the Old City of Jerusalem with the Dome of the Rock mosque in the centre, on December 6, 2017. President Donald Trump is set to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, upending decades of careful US policy and ignoring dire warnings from Arab and Western allies alike […]
A general view of the city of Jerusalem shows the Dome of the Rock mosque (C) on December 4, 2017. Palestinian leaders were seeking to rally diplomatic support to persuade US President Donald Trump not to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital after suggestions that he planned to do so. East Jerusalem was under Jordanian control […]