RAMALLAH, The heavy weight 11-year-old Maya Khalil was carrying was not from burdens of life, but rather from the medals she was carrying over her neck which she had won over the last four years.
Maya was awarded the title …
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Forced Israeli blackouts to resume next week, says Palestinian electricity company
JERUSALEM� The Jerusalem District Electricity Company (JDECO), a private Palestinian shareholding power distributing company, announced today that forced Israeli blackouts will resume in its concession areas starting Sunday.
It said in a statement that the Israeli Electricity Company (IEC) is …
Read moreOne-day sports event in Palestine calls for girls and boys to celebrate equality through sports
RAMALLAH, UN Women, PACES Charity, and UNICEF organized yesterday a one-day sports event in Ramallah to raise awareness on the importance of promoting gender equality in every aspect of life, including sports, within the framework of UN Women’s Generation Equality: …
Read moreSoccer match between Palestine and Saudi Arabia focus of dailies
RAMALLAH, Palestine’s national soccer team’s match against its Saudi Arabian counterpart as part of the qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup and 2023 Asia Cup at the Faisal al-Husseini International Stadium in al-Ram town, north of Jerusalem, hit the front …
Read morePalestine-Saudi football match ends in a draw
RAMALLAH, The first football match the Saudi Arabian national football team has ever played in the occupied Palestinian territory against the Palestinian national team as part of the 2020 World Cup and 2023 Asia Cup ended today in a scoreless …
Read morePresident Abbas receives Saudi national soccer team in Ramallah
RAMALLAH, President Mahmoud Abbas received Saudi Arabia’s national soccer team in the presidential headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah, praising this visit and stressing that it embodies the historical relationship between Palestine and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.…
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