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WEBوكالة الأنباء الفلسطينية وتعرف اختصارا ب- وفا. وقد أنشأت في نيسان / ابريل عام 1972 تطبيقاً للقرار الصادر عن المجلس الوطني الفلسطيني في دورته الاستثنائية المنعقدة في القاهرة. ثم صدر قرار اللجنة التنفيذية لمنظمة التحرير ...
President Abbas approves lineup of new government chaired by …
WEBRAMALLAH, Thursday, March 28, 2024 (WAFA) – Prime Minister-designate Mohammad Mustafa has presented his government's action plan and proposed formation list to President Mahmoud Abbas for confidence under the Basic Law for its approval. Consequently, President Abbas issued a decree granting confidence to the nineteenth Palestinian government ...
President Abbas receives US Secretary of State in Ramallah
WEBRAMALLAH, Wednesday, January 10, 2024 (WAFA) – The President of the State of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas received US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken at the presidential headquarters in the city of Ramallah. The President discussed with the US Secretary of State the latest developments in the Palestinian territories, the efforts made to …
Four Palestinians sustain injuries in Israeli army raid in Qabatiya
WEB1 day ago · JENIN, September 19, 2024 (WAFA) – Four Palestinians Thursday evening sustained injuries in an Israeli army raid in the town of Qabatiya, south of the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, according to WAFA correspondent. She said that an Israeli drone carried out an airstrike that targeted a vehicle in the northern West Bank town, seriously ...
Receiving US State Secretary, President Abbas demands …
WEBRAMALLAH, Sunday, November 5, 2023 (WAFA) – President Mahmoud Abbas met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Ramallah. During the meeting, the President called for an immediate halt to the devastating Israeli war on Gaza and urged the swift provision of humanitarian aid, including medical supplies, food, water, electricity, and …
About Us - WAFA Agency
WEB4 days ago · About Us. Pursuant to the decision adopted by the Palestinian National Council in its extraordinary session, held in Cairo in April 1972, the Palestine Liberation Organization’s (PLO) Executive Committee issued a decision establishing the Palestinian News & Information Agency (WAFA) on June 5, 1972. WAFA was established as an independent body ...
Israeli forces continue wide-scale offensive in Qabatiya, resulting in ...
WEB1 day ago · JENIN, September 19, 2024 (WAFA) — Israeli occupation forces have maintained a siege on the town of Qabatiya, located south of Jenin, since early Thursday morning. This ongoing offensive has resulted in the killing of three young men and injuries to six others, two of whom were struck by an ...
Seven Palestinians from al-Fawwar refugee camp released after …
WEB1 day ago · HEBRON, September 19, 2024 (WAFA) — Israeli occupation forces have released seven Palestinian young men from Al-Fawwar refugee camp after subjecting them to severe mistreatment during their detention. The youths were among many detained during a large-scale incursion into the camp the previous day. …
Germany, Palestine sign agreements supporting labor market-oriented ...
WEBGermany, Palestine sign agreements supporting labor market-oriented TVET and higher education. The signing of the German-Palestinian agreements. (WAFA Images) RAMALLAH, Thursday, October 21, 2021 (WAFA) - Under the auspice of Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh, two agreements worth 11 million euros were today signed on German–Palestinian ...
Foreign Ministry welcomes European Parliament's vote on UNRWA …
WEBRAMALLAH, Thursday, October 21, 2021 (WAFA) – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates today welcomed the European Parliament’s (EP) vote in its plenary session for the 2022 budget in favor of increasing the European Union’s €55 million aid provided to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) and lifting the ban on support from the European ...