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Palestinians to Submit Revised Statehood Resolution to UN
Palestinians intend to submit a final draft of their statehood resolution calling for an end to the occupation and the creation of a state by 2017 to the United Nations Security Council, senior Palestinian Authority officials said Monday.
Congress Sets Politics Aside for Critical Development and Humanitarian Issues
Before going out of session this December, Congress both approved a number of key international development and humanitarian assistance measures and built vital momentum that will be crucial in passing food security legislation in the 114th Congress.
Malaysian PM Najib Defends 'Golf Diplomacy' with Obama
Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has defended his decision to play golf in Hawaii with United States President Barack Obama at a time when his country was facing the worst flood in decades, calling it "golf diplomacy".
Beijing Names New Culture Chief to Drive Soft-Power Push
Beijing appointed a senior propaganda official as its culture minister yesterday, making him one of the spearheads of the government's drive to project China's soft power abroad.
Iranian Film Festival Kicks Off in Kuwait
A four-day Iranian film festival aimed at promoting the country’s culture kicked off in Kuwait on Sunday, the Gulf country’s official news agency (KUNA) reported.
China's Active Diplomatic Posture Wins Global Applause
"By promoting the development of the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, China has injected a strong impetus to the common development in Eurasia," said Bogomolov, adding that member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization believed that China's development would bring hope for world peace and global development.
Russia Seeks to Raise its Language Profile in NK
Russia appears striving to boost the demand for its language in North Korea, amid signs that the Cold War allies try to build up strong bilateral relations. Russia's Maritime Province of Siberia donated as many as 1,400 Russian books to North Korea, the Russian news agency Interfax said Wednesday.
Hamas Prevents Gaza Orphans Visiting Israel
The visit ... would have taken the children to Arab towns in Israel, southern areas targeted by militants' rockets in the conflict, a mixed-race school and the beach in Tel Aviv. But Hamas, which has controlled Gaza since 2007, said the cancellation was justified to protect children from "the politics of normalisation" with Israel.
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