Arab leaders slam US decision over Golan Heights

Arab leaders said on Sunday they would seek a UN Security Council resolution against the US decision to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights and promised to support Palestinians in their bid for statehood.

Arabs to seek UN Security Council action on Golan Heights 

Tunis hosts the 30th Arab League summit, focus is Washington’s stands on Golan heights

Arab leaders, long divided by regional rivalries, condemned on Sunday a US decision to recognise Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights and said Middle East stability depended on creating a Palestinian state.

Arab leaders, grappling regional rifts, condemn US decision on Golan

Leaders started arriving on Saturday for the annual Arab League summit, hosted this year by Tunisia. Presidents from Lebanon, Yemen and Iraq were among those who landed in Tunis to attend the summit, which is likely to focus on Washington's recent decision to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, as well as its earlier move to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

Leaders arrive in Tunis ahead of Arab summit; Golan Heights in focus 

Arab heads of state, long divided by regional rivalries, are expected to unite at a summit in Tunis on Sunday. Arab leaders are already grappling with unrest in Algeria and Sudan, international pressure over the war in Yemen, regional splits over Iran's influence in the Middle East and a bitter Gulf Arab dispute.

Arab summit expected to reject US decision over Golan Heights 

Resolution on Golan heights is a dirty deal: Riad Abbas

The United States faced sharp criticism Wednesday at the UN Security Council over its decision to recognize the Golan Heights as Israeli territory, which big powers denounced as a violation of UN resolutions.

US under fire at United Nations over Golan Heights decision

Syria asked the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday to hold an urgent meeting on the US decision to recognize the Golan Heights as Israeli territory. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation Monday in which the United States recognized Israel's annexation of the strategic plateau, despite UN resolutions that call for Israel's withdrawal from the Golan.

Syria requests UN Security Council meeting on Golan Heights

Saudi Arabia rejected US President Donald Trump's decision of signing a proclamation recognising Israeli sovereignty over Golan Heights on Monday also saying that it "condemned" the move as a violation of international law.

Saudi Arabia rejects, condemns Trump's decision on Golan Heights

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Tuesday that he was ready to order further action in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip after airstrikes in response to rocket fire.

We will do what is necessary to defend our people: Netanyahu after airstrikes on Gaza Strip

US President Donald Trump on Monday signed a proclamation recognising Israeli sovereignty over Golan Heights. "This was a long time in the making," Trump said in the presence of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the White House.

Trump signs proclamation recognising Israeli sovereignty over Golan Heights

Moscow said it feared "a new wave of tensions" in the Middle East following the decision by Washington to recognise Israeli sovereignty over the disputed Golan Heights, which are claimed by Russian ally Syria.

Russia warns of 'new wave' of Mideast tensions after US Golan move

US President Trump on Monday will formally recognise Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, Vice President Mike Pence said. "Today for the first time in 52 years, with Prime Minister Netanyahu at his side, the president of the US will formally recognise Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights," Pence said as he addressed the American Israel Public Affairs Committee(AIPAC) on Monday.

President Trump will formally recognise Israel's sovereignty over Golan Heights: Pence

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Washington Sunday, looking for an electoral boost from Donald Trump amid expectations the US president will formally recognize Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights.

Trump to formally recognise Golan as Israel's territory Monday as Netanyahu arrives in Washington

Syria on Friday asked the UN Security Council to uphold resolutions declaring that Israel withdraws from the Golan Heights after President Donald Trump said the United States would recognize Israel's annexation of the territory.

Syria asks UN council to uphold resolutions on Golan Heights

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday welcomed Trump's move wherein he said it was time to recognise Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights.

Trump has 'made history' with Golan move: Benjamin Netanyahu 

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Any attempt by Pakistan to engage with Hurriyat will not be taken lightly: India Indian External Affairs Minister spokesperson on Friday said that India has decided to not send any representative to Pakistan National Day reception in New Delhi after Islamabad extended invitation to Hurriyat leaders.

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday warned US President Donald Trump's pledge to recognise Israel's disputed annexation of the Golan Heights would risk a "new crisis".

Trump's unfortunate statement on Golan Heights brings region to edge of new crisis: Erdogan

Damascus condemned on Friday US President Donald Trump's statement that it was time to recognise Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, vowing Syria would recover the area using "all available means".

Syria slams Trump, vows to recover Israeli-occupied Golan

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday it was time to back Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, territory Israel seized from Syria in the 1967 Middle East War.

Trump says time for US to recognize Israeli sovereignty over Golan Heights

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