Nickolay Mladenov

Palestinian Authority agrees to restore electricity payments

RAMALLAH - Emiratesvoice

The Palestinian Authority said Wednesday it had agreed to restore payments for electricity in the Gaza Strip after a cut in June worsened a power crisis in the blockaded enclave. The electricity payments have been a key issue in ongoing efforts at reconciliation between Hamas, the Islamist movement that runs the Gaza Strip, and Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas's Fatah. ARead more

Hamas due to hand over Gaza in major step toward unity

Gaza City - Emirates Voice

Hamas is due to end its decade-long dominance of Gaza by Friday in its biggest step yet towards Palestinian unity, but hopes raised by a reconciliation deal have already given way to doubts. The Palestinian Authority is supposed to take control of the strip by December 1 under a landmark unity deal signed in October, but its power is likelyRead more

Jerusalem holy site crisis must be resolved by Friday

United Nations - Emirates Voice

A crisis over new Israeli security measures at a Jerusalem holy site must be resolved by Friday to avoid an escalation of violence, the UN envoy to the Middle East said Monday. "It is extremely important that a solution to the current crisis be found by Friday this week," said Nickolay Mladenov after briefing the UN Security Council. "The dangersRead more

UN chief heads to Arab summit after row over Israel 'apartheid' report

United nations - ArabToday

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres travels to Jordan next week to attend an Arab summit following a row over the release of a UN report accusing Israel of being an apartheid state. Guterres arrives in Amman on Monday for talks with King Abdullah II and to visit a refugee camp ahead of the Arab League's annual summit near the DeadRead more

UN special coordinator arrives in Gaza

Gaza - Arab Today

United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Nickolay Mladenov, arrived in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday morning. Mladenov, accompanied by six delegates, arrived in Gaza via the Israel-controlled Beit Hanun (Erez) border-crossing, a security source told PIC. The UN envoy is expected to meet with Palestinian ministers and UN representatives in Gaza. Mladenov and his accompanying delegatesRead more

UN Special Coordinator congratulates Hamdallah

Ramallah - Arab Today

United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Nickolay Mladenov, on Wednesday congratulated the Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah, his government, civil society and the business community for finalising an ambitious policy agenda for Palestine that articulates a strong, clear vision for the Palestinian people. “The United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) for 2018-2022, currently being developed, willRead more

UN Official Condemns Israeli Settlement Law

Ramallah - Arab Today

United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov said the new Israeli law legalizing dozens of unlawful West Bank settler outposts crossed a "very thick red line". Mladenov said the legislation "opens the floodgates to the potential annexation of the West Bank." If Israel moves to strengthen its control over the area, it would jeopardizeRead more

UN Middle East envoy "concerned" over scheduled vote on Israel's settlement bill

United Nations - ArabToday

The UN special coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Nickolay Mladenov, on Monday said that he is "concerned" by the scheduled vote by the Israeli legislative body on a bill that would "legalize" Israeli settlements on privately-owned Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank, a UN spokesman told reporters here. In a statement issued earlier Monday, Mladenov saidRead more

UN Special Coordinator concerned over settlement

Ramallah - Arab Today

The United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Nickolay Mladenov, on Monday has expressed concerns over the Israeli so-called “Regularization Bill” for settlements. “I am concerned by the scheduled vote on the so-called “Regularisation Bill” as it would enable the continued use of privately-owned Palestinian land for Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.” Mladenov said inRead more