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Monday 8 april 2019

UK holds out hope for Brexit compromise by Friday deadline

By SYLVIA HUI mood is quite a positive and
LONDON (AP) — Cross-par- hopeful one" despite the
ty talks to jumpstart plans government's "disappoint-
for Brexit are expected to ing" failure to shift its stance
resume before the U.K.'s on several issues, she said.
Friday deadline for leaving "The sad thing is at the mo-
the European Union, and ment, we haven't seen
the opposition Labour Party overall any real changes to
is hopeful the country's po- the deal, but we are hope-
litical impasse can be re- ful that will change in com-
solved, a party negotiator ing days, and we are willing
said Sunday. to continue the talks as we
British Prime Minister There- know the government are,"
sa May reluctantly reached Long-Bailey told the BBC.
out to Labour lawmakers "We are currently wait-
Tuesday after Parliament ing for the government to
voted down her divorce come back to us now to
deal with the EU for the state whether they are pre-
third time. The move infuri- pared to move on any of
ated pro-Brexit lawmakers their red lines," she added.
in her Conservative Party, May acknowledged Sat-
and three days of bargain- urday that the govern-
ing with the opposition ment had failed to get the
didn't yield a compromise In this March 29, 2019, file photo, Pro-Brexit leave the European Union supporters wave flags in withdrawal deal she struck
agreement. Parliament Square at the end of the final leg of the "March to Leave" in London. with the EU through Parlia-
While Labour leader Jeremy Associated Press ment despite her best ef-
Corbyn faulted the govern- forts and "there is no sign it
ment, saying it showed no its previous Brexit positions, Rebecca Long-Bailey held talks are expected. can be passed in the near
willingness to budge from Labour business minister out hope and said further The discussions' "overall future."q

Oman FM: Palestinians must reassure Israel it's not in peril

fadi shared the stage at a of the Arab Peace Initiative, Iran line has contributed to
regional gathering of the scores of Arab and Muslim growing regional tensions.
World Economic Forum, countries offered Israel rec- In October, Israeli Prime
held on Jordan's shores of ognition in exchange for a minister Benjamin Netan-
the Dead Sea. withdrawal from occupied yahu made a surprise visit
Bin Alawi spoke at a time lands sought for a Palestin- to Oman and Israeli offi-
of warming ties between ian state. cials visited the United Arab
Israel and several Gulf Arab Safadi said the problem is Emirates in recent months.
states, as part of an unoffi- whether Israeli occupation Meanwhile, the Palestin-
cial alliance against Iranian "is going to end." ians feel increasingly side-
influence in the region. Lebanon's defense minis- lined, fearing Israel, Gulf
The Omani minister said ter and Bahrain's foreign states and the U.S. plan to
that Palestinians "should minister were also present strike a deal behind their
King Abdullah II of Jordan addresses the audience at the World help Israel to get away on stage during the ex- backs about the future of
Economic Forum at Dead Sea, Jordan on Saturday, April 6, 2019. from" what he said was its change. war-won lands they seek
Associated Press mistaken sense of being The recent rapprochement for a future state.
threatened. between Israel and several Jordan, which has a peace
By OMAR AKOUR it is not under threat in the Safadi responded sharply, Gulf states has been fueled treaty with Israel, considers
Associated Press Middle East, drawing a rare to applause from the audi- by deepening rivalries be- itself a strong advocate
DEAD SEA, Jordan (AP) — public rebuke from his Jor- ence. tween regional camps, led for Palestinian political de-
Oman's foreign minister danian counterpart. "I beg to differ on a number by Saudi Arabia and Iran, mands. A majority of the
urged Palestinians on Sat- Oman's Yusuf bin Alawi of issues," said Safadi. He respectively. The Trump kingdom's citizens are of
urday to reassure Israel that and Jordan's Ayman Sa- noted that in 2002, as part administration's hard anti- Palestinian origin.q