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Hikmat Zaid
Hikmat Hashim Lotfi Zaid Al-Kilani ( ar, حكمت هاشم لطفي زيد الكيلاني, Ḥikmat Hāshim Luṭfī Zayd al-Kīlānī, born 9 August 1945), also known by his kunya Abu Zaid ( ar, ابو زيد, Abū Zayd, link=no), is a prominent Palestinian politician who served as the 2nd Minister of Agriculture from 1996 to 2002 in Yasser Arafat's third government and later as the 5th Minister of Transportation and Communications from 2003 to 2005 in Ahmed Qurei's second government within the Palestinian National Authority. From 1988 up until 2008, he was a member of the Fatah Revolutionary Council, where he previously served as the 1st Governor of Jenin from 1994 to 1996 and represented it as a member of the Palestinian Legislative Council from 1996 to 2006. Zaid represented the Palestinian Liberation Organization on an international level, serving as the Ambassador to Hungary from 1985 to 1994 to Yemen from 1979 to 1985, and to the Soviet Union from 1977 to 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Agriculture (Palestine)
The Ministry of Agriculture in Palestine is responsible for the development and implementation of agricultural policies and programs in Palestine. Its main goal is to promote sustainable agricultural practices, increase productivity, and ensure food security in the country. Riad Attari is the current minister. The Ministry works towards achieving these goals by providing technical assistance and support to farmers, promoting research and development in the agriculture sector, and implementing programs that address the needs of rural communities. Some of the key areas of focus for the Ministry of Agriculture in Palestine include: *Sustainable agriculture: The Ministry aims to promote sustainable farming practices that are environmentally friendly and socially responsible. This includes promoting the use of organic farming methods, reducing the use of pesticides and fertilizers, and promoting crop diversification. *Food security: Ensuring that all Palestinians have access t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramallah
Ramallah ( , ; ar, رام الله, , God's Height) is a Palestinian city in the central West Bank that serves as the ''de facto'' administrative capital of the State of Palestine. It is situated on the Judaean Mountains, north of Jerusalem, at an average elevation of above sea level, adjacent to al-Bireh. Ramallah has buildings containing masonry from the period of Herod the Great, but no complete building predates the Crusades of the 11th century. The modern city was founded during the 16th century by the Hadadeens, an Arab Christian clan descended from Ghassanids. In 1517, the city was incorporated into the Ottoman Empire, and in 1920, it became part of British Mandatory Palestine after it was captured by the United Kingdom during World War I. The 1948 Arab–Israeli War saw the entire West Bank, including Ramallah, occupied and annexed by Transjordan. Ramallah was later captured by Israel in the 1967 Six-Day War. Since the 1995 Oslo Accords, Ramallah has been go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Embassy Of Palestine, Sana'a
The Embassy of the State of Palestine in Yemen ( ar, سفارة دولة فلسطين لدى اليمن) is the diplomatic mission of the Palestine in Yemen. It is located in Sana'a. See also *List of diplomatic missions in Yemen * List of diplomatic missions of Palestine References Sana'a Palestine __NOTOC__ Palestine may refer to: * State of Palestine, a state in Western Asia * Palestine (region), a geographic region in Western Asia * Palestinian territories, territories occupied by Israel since 1967, namely the West Bank (including East ... State of Palestine–Yemen relations {{Foreignrelations-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palestine Liberation Organization
The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO; ar, منظمة التحرير الفلسطينية, ') is a Palestinian nationalism, Palestinian nationalist political and militant organization founded in 1964 with the initial purpose of establishing Pan-Arabism, Arab unity and History of the State of Palestine, statehood over the territory of former Mandatory Palestine, in opposition to the Israel, State of Israel. In 1993, alongside the Oslo I Accord, the PLO's aspiration for Arab statehood was revised to be specifically for the Palestinian territories under an Israeli-occupied territories, Israeli occupation since the Six-Day War, 1967 Arab–Israeli War. It is headquartered in the city of Al-Bireh in the West Bank, and is recognized as the sole legitimate representative of the Palestinians, Palestinian people by over 100 countries that it has diplomatic relations with.Madiha Rashid Al-Madfai, ''Jordan, the United States and the Middle East Peace Process, 1974–1991'', Cambri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palestinian Legislative Council
The Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) is the unicameral legislature of the Palestinian Authority, elected by the Palestinian residents of the Palestinian territories of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. It currently comprises 132 members, elected from 16 electoral districts of the Palestinian Authority. The PLC has a quorum requirement of two-thirds, and since 2006 Hamas and Hamas-affiliated members have held 74 of the 132 seats in the PLC. The PLC's activities were suspended in 2007 and remained so as of January 2021, while PLC committees continue working at a low rate and parliamentary panel discussions are still occurring.Unread post piles up at defunct Palestinian parliament AFP for France 24, 14 January 2020, accessed 29 July 2020 The fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palestinian Authority
The Palestinian National Authority (PA or PNA; ar, السلطة الوطنية الفلسطينية '), commonly known as the Palestinian Authority and officially the State of Palestine, Al Jazeera. Accessed 4 July 2021. is the -controlled government body that exercises partial civil control over West Bank areas "A" and "B" as a consequence of the 1993–1995 Oslo Accords. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Second Qurei Government
The Palestinian Authority Government of November 2003 was a government of the Palestinian National Authority (PA) sworn in on 12 November 2003 and continued until 24 February 2005. It was headed by Ahmed Qurei, the Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority. The new 24-member Cabinet was approved by Palestinian Legislative Council on 12 November with 46 votes to 13, and 5 abstentions. Background Pursuant to the Oslo Accords and the Gaza–Jericho Agreement, the Palestinian Authority had limited powers to some civil rights of the Palestinians in the West Bank Areas A and B and in the Gaza Strip, and to internal security in Area A and in Gaza. On 6 September 2003, Mahmoud Abbas resigned as Prime Minister and President Arafat asked Ahmed Qurei to become PM of an emergency government. Following a suicide bombing in Haifa on 4 October, Israel threatened to "remove" Arafat and urged him to act within 48 hours. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Third Arafat Government
The third Yasser Arafat government was the third Palestinian government formed and headed by the President of the Palestinian National Authority Yasser Arafat. It succeeded the Second Arafat Government, second Palestinian government and lasted from August 9, 1998 until the formation of the Fourth Arafat Government, fourth Palestinian government in June 13, 2002. The Cabinet of Yasser Arafat's third government consisted of 30 ministers, including Yasser Arafat, Arafat himself amd only one woman, Intissar al-Wazir. Ministers were not appointed for the Ministries of Education, Youth and Sports, and Religious Affairs and Endowments. Three new ministries were created: the Ministry of Environmental Affairs, Ministry of Prisoners' Affairs, and Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs. Notes References {{DEFAULTSORT:Palestinian Authority Government of 1998 8 Palestinian National Authority governments 1998 establishments in the Palestinian territories Cabinets established in 1998 C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
