The Palestinians have welcomed the resignation of US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, branding her the "worst ever" envoy to represent Washington at the global body.
There was relief in Ramallah on Tuesday as the former South Carolina governor sat next to US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office and announced her unexpected departure from his administration to take time off at the end of the year.
"She was one of the worst ever," Nabil Shaath, senior Palestinian official and aide of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, told The National. "Her biased statements, attitude, cynical gestures, in every way she was negative."
He said Mrs Haley was “so pro-Israel that I do not think I have ever seen this from a responsible American official in a position” like hers.
“She leaves now without regrets on our side,” he said.
Mrs Haley was a vocal supporter of Israel and took hardline positions in favour of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right coalition. She led Mr Trump’s pro-Israeli agenda at the UN, removing Washington from the Human Rights Council and spearheading the cutting of all American aid to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA.
Those cuts have left it facing the worst crisis in its history and hundreds of Palestinians across the occupied territories and Gaza without employment or vital aid. Ms Haley said the decision was deserved as the Palestinians had only chosen to “badmouth” Washington after Mr Trump’s inauguration.
The UN envoy blocked the appointment of former Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad as the body’s representative to Libya because of his Palestinian background and, in another swipe at the Palestinians, left the UN Security Council chamber as their ambassador to the UN gave an address. She also suggested that the Palestinian right of return – to lands that are now modern-day Israel after its mass exile of Arabs at the birth of the country in 1948 – should be off the table.
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Her actions were in part a reason why Palestinian officials cut all public ties to Washington, although the main rupture came after Mr Trump relocated the US embassy from Tel Aviv to the contested city of Jerusalem. They believed that she was not speaking on behalf of US policy, but of Israel’s long-held policy: squeezing the Palestinians and removing all hope of a sovereign Palestinian state.
"It (her resignation) is good news for all people who seek justice, especially Palestinians," Ahmad Tibi, the most popular Palestinian politician in Israel, told The National.
“She was the advocate of the Israeli occupation and settlers. I think that the UN without her is better and is more open to hear about ending occupation and international law.”
The Israeli elite celebrated Ms Haley after the announcement. Danny Danon, Israel’s envoy to the UN, tweeted thanks to her alongside a video in which she says she was “determined to stand up to the UN’s anti-Israel bias,” a line consistently pushed by Israeli politicians after probes into its killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza and continued occupation of East Jerusalem and the West Bank. Mr Netanyahu celebrated her for her “struggle against hypocrisy at the UN”.
For Palestinians, however, she played a key role in removing the US as a broker in the decades-long conflict, siding with a government that they view as trying to take the West Bank for itself as construction continues unopposed in dozens of illegal outposts across the occupied territory.
But, as one hardline Israeli supporter leaves the Trump administration, the Palestinians are now concerned about what comes next.
“We have absolutely no control over what will come. [Trump] might choose somebody for reasons of his own calculus and they might turn out to be better than Nikki Haley,” Mr Shaath said.
“But they will not be too different from Mr Trump’s general ideas,” he continued. “He or she will be his spokesman.”
UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets
Killing of Qassem Suleimani
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UAE SQUAD
Goalkeepers: Ali Khaseif, Fahad Al Dhanhani, Mohammed Al Shamsi, Adel Al Hosani
Defenders: Bandar Al Ahbabi, Shaheen Abdulrahman, Walid Abbas, Mahmoud Khamis, Mohammed Barghash, Khalifa Al Hammadi, Hassan Al Mahrami, Yousef Jaber, Mohammed Al Attas
Midfielders: Ali Salmeen, Abdullah Ramadan, Abdullah Al Naqbi, Majed Hassan, Abdullah Hamad, Khalfan Mubarak, Khalil Al Hammadi, Tahnoun Al Zaabi, Harib Abdallah, Mohammed Jumah
Forwards: Fabio De Lima, Caio Canedo, Ali Saleh, Ali Mabkhout, Sebastian Tagliabue
Dr Amal Khalid Alias revealed a recent case of a woman with daughters, who specifically wanted a boy.
A semen analysis of the father showed abnormal sperm so the couple required IVF.
Out of 21 eggs collected, six were unused leaving 15 suitable for IVF.
A specific procedure was used, called intracytoplasmic sperm injection where a single sperm cell is inserted into the egg.
On day three of the process, 14 embryos were biopsied for gender selection.
The next day, a pre-implantation genetic report revealed four normal male embryos, three female and seven abnormal samples.
Day five of the treatment saw two male embryos transferred to the patient.
The woman recorded a positive pregnancy test two weeks later.
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MATCH INFO
Karnatake Tuskers 114-1 (10 ovs)
Charles 57, Amla 47
Bangla Tigers 117-5 (8.5 ovs)
Fletcher 40, Moores 28 no, Lamichhane 2-9
Bangla Tiger win by five wickets
Greatest of All Time
Starring: Vijay, Sneha, Prashanth, Prabhu Deva, Mohan
The six points:
1. Ministers should be in the field, instead of always at conferences
2. Foreign diplomacy must be left to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation
3. Emiratisation is a top priority that will have a renewed push behind it
4. The UAE's economy must continue to thrive and grow
5. Complaints from the public must be addressed, not avoided
6. Have hope for the future, what is yet to come is bigger and better than before
The specs
Engine: 3.0-litre six-cylinder turbo
Power: 398hp from 5,250rpm
Torque: 580Nm at 1,900-4,800rpm
Transmission: Eight-speed auto
Fuel economy, combined: 6.5L/100km
On sale: December
Price: From Dh330,000 (estimate)
Seemar’s top six for the Dubai World Cup Carnival:
1. Reynaldothewizard
2. North America
3. Raven’s Corner
4. Hawkesbury
5. New Maharajah
6. Secret Ambition
Key facilities
- Olympic-size swimming pool with a split bulkhead for multi-use configurations, including water polo and 50m/25m training lanes
- Premier League-standard football pitch
- 400m Olympic running track
- NBA-spec basketball court with auditorium
- 600-seat auditorium
- Spaces for historical and cultural exploration
- An elevated football field that doubles as a helipad
- Specialist robotics and science laboratories
- AR and VR-enabled learning centres
- Disruption Lab and Research Centre for developing entrepreneurial skills
House-hunting
Top 10 locations for inquiries from US house hunters, according to Rightmove
- Edinburgh, Scotland
- Westminster, London
- Camden, London
- Glasgow, Scotland
- Islington, London
- Kensington and Chelsea, London
- Highlands, Scotland
- Argyll and Bute, Scotland
- Fife, Scotland
- Tower Hamlets, London
if you go
The flights
Air Astana flies direct from Dubai to Almaty from Dh2,440 per person return, and to Astana (via Almaty) from Dh2,930 return, both including taxes.
The hotels
Rooms at the Ritz-Carlton Almaty cost from Dh1,944 per night including taxes; and in Astana the new Ritz-Carlton Astana (www.marriott) costs from Dh1,325; alternatively, the new St Regis Astana costs from Dh1,458 per night including taxes.
When to visit
March-May and September-November
Visas
Citizens of many countries, including the UAE do not need a visa to enter Kazakhstan for up to 30 days. Contact the nearest Kazakhstan embassy or consulate.
Brief scoreline:
Al Wahda 2
Al Menhali 27', Tagliabue 79'
Al Nassr 3
Hamdallah 41', Giuliano 45 1', 62'
WOMAN AND CHILD
Director: Saeed Roustaee
Starring: Parinaz Izadyar, Payman Maadi
Rating: 4/5
Scoreline:
Barcelona 2
Suarez 85', Messi 86'
Atletico Madrid 0
Red card: Diego Costa 28' (Atletico)
UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets
UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets
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RACE SCHEDULE
All times UAE ( 4 GMT)
Friday, September 29
First practice: 7am - 8.30am
Second practice: 11am - 12.30pm
Saturday, September 30
Qualifying: 1pm - 2pm
Sunday, October 1
Race: 11am - 1pm