Trade Minister Enggartiasto Lukita (right) shakes hands with Palestinian Ambassador to Indonesia Zuhair Al-Shun (left) after signing a document of Implementing Arrangement (IA) in the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on zero percent import tariffs for dates and virgin olive oil from Palestine in Jakarta, Monday (Aug 6).

Indonesia, Palestine sign IA on Zero Tariff

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Indonesia and Palestine has signed a document of Implementing Arrangement (IA) in the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on zero percent import tariffs for dates and virgin olive oil from Palestine. The document was signed by Indonesian Trade Minister Enggartiasto Lukita and Palestinian Ambassador to Indonesia Zuhair Al-Shun in Jakarta on Monday.Enggartiasto said the zero tariff agreement...

US President Donald Trump.

Trump threatens to pull aid to Palestinians

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, DAVOS -- U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Thursday to withhold aid to the Palestinians if they did not pursue peace with Israel, saying they had snubbed the United States by not meeting Vice President Mike Pence during a recent visit. Trump, speaking after a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland...