China Hopes Palestinian Factions Can Create Independent State Soon 

The sun sets over central Gaza, amid the conflict between Israel and Hamas, as seen from Israel, July 30, 2024. (Reuters)
The sun sets over central Gaza, amid the conflict between Israel and Hamas, as seen from Israel, July 30, 2024. (Reuters)
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China Hopes Palestinian Factions Can Create Independent State Soon 

The sun sets over central Gaza, amid the conflict between Israel and Hamas, as seen from Israel, July 30, 2024. (Reuters)
The sun sets over central Gaza, amid the conflict between Israel and Hamas, as seen from Israel, July 30, 2024. (Reuters)

China hopes Palestinian factions can create an independent state as soon as possible, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Thursday while addressing a query on the killing of the Hamas chief in Iran.

"China earnestly looks forward to all Palestinian factions, on the basis of internal reconciliation, create an independent Palestinian state as soon as possible," Lin Jian said during a regular press briefing.



Syria: Assad Names Ex-minister Jalali to Form Cabinet

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Reuters
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Reuters
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Syria: Assad Names Ex-minister Jalali to Form Cabinet

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Reuters
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Reuters

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad issued a decree naming former communications minister Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali to form a new cabinet, state media said on Saturday.
The new cabinet will replace an outgoing administration which has been serving in a caretaker role since parliamentary elections in mid-July.
Al-Jalali served as communications minister from 2014-2016. He has been subject to EU sanctions since 2014 for his "responsibility for the regime's violent repression of the civilian population.”