Chinese President Xi Jinping called on Thursday for a peace conference on the war between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas as he addressed Arab leaders and diplomats at a forum in Beijing.
China is this week hosting Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and
several other Arab leaders for a forum at which discussions on the war in Gaza
were expected.
Addressing the delegations on Thursday morning, Xi said China supported a
"broad-based" peace conference to resolve the conflict.
"The Middle East is a land bestowed with broad prospects for development,
but the war is still raging on it," Xi said.
Hamas and two other Palestinian militant groups said on Saturday that a Gaza ceasefire deal with Israel is "closer
The United States government on Friday authorized the sale of more than $5 billion in military equipment to Egypt, which
Egypt passed its first asylum law this week, raising fears among rights groups of a "security-focused approach" that
The UN General Assembly overwhelmingly passed a resolution on Thursday, co-sponsored by Egypt, requesting the International Court of Justice assess
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