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Far-right minister claims Israel ‘in charge’ during visit to Al-Aqsa Mosque
Israel’s hard-right Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visited a site in Jerusalem holy to both Muslims and Jews on Sunday and declared Israel was “in ... Middle East -
Saudi Arabia strongly condemns storming of Al Aqsa Mosque: FM
Saudi Arabia has strongly condemned the storming of Al Aqsa Mosque by a member of the Israeli governments, members of Knesset, and extremists under ... Saudi Arabia -
US condemns racist ‘Death to Arabs’ chants in Israel
The United States, Israel’s main ally, on Thursday condemned “racist” chants against Arabs during a major march by Israeli nationalists to Jerusalem’s ... Middle East -
Israel beefs up security, deploys police ahead of contentious Jerusalem march
Israel deployed over 2,000 police on Thursday for a march by flag-waving Jewish nationalists through the main Palestinian thoroughfare in Jerusalem’s ... Middle East -
Sudan migrants in Israel fret over future, as conflict rages in African country
Omer Easa is watching the violence roiling his native Sudan with deep trepidation. The further Sudan sinks into chaos and violence, he fears, the ... Middle East -
Israeli forces kill Palestinian teen in West Bank clash: Palestinian officials
Israeli forces killed a Palestinian teenager during clashes in the occupied West Bank on Friday, Palestinian officials said.The Israeli army said that ... Middle East -
Saudi Arabia’s recent economic and political developments from Iran to Syria to Yemen
From agreeing to reinstate diplomatic ties with long-time foe Iran, to smoothing relations with Syria, Saudi Arabia has taken the lead in igniting ... Saudi Arabia -
Israel arrests Palestinian teenager suspected of wounding two Israelis in Jerusalem
Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank arrested a Palestinian teenager suspected of wounding two Israelis in a shooting in annexed east Jerusalem, ... Middle East -
Israeli police: Two wounded in suspected terror attack in Jerusalem
A gunman opened fire on a vehicle in Jerusalem on Tuesday in a suspected shooting attack, Israeli police said.Two people were wounded, Israel’s ... Middle East -
Israeli jets strike Hamas sites in Lebanon, Gaza after rocket attack
Israel’s military hit sites in Lebanon and Gaza early on Friday, in retaliation for rocket attacks it blamed on the Palestinian militant group Hamas, ... Middle East -
Israel launches airstrikes on Gaza Strip after barrage of rockets fired from Lebanon
Israel launched airstrikes on the Gaza Strip late Thursday after vowing to retaliate over a barrage of cross-border rockets fired from Lebanon, which ... Middle East -
Israeli PM Netanyahu says enemies will pay for acts of aggression
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday vowed his country’s enemies would “pay a price” following a barrage of rockets from Lebanon that ... Middle East -
US says Israel has ‘right to defend itself’ after Lebanon rockets
The United States said Thursday that its ally Israel had the right to defend itself after a barrage of rockets from Lebanon following soaring tensions ... Middle East -
UNIFIL urges restraint after Israel intercepts rockets fired from southern Lebanon
Rockets were fired from Lebanon into Israel on Thursday and answered by a burst of cross-border artillery fire, officials said, amid escalating ... Middle East -
Germany urges ‘calm’ after al-Aqsa clashes
Germany on Wednesday called on all sides to avoid further escalation after Israeli police clashed with Palestinians inside Jerusalem’s flashpoint ... World News -
Factbox: Where is al-Aqsa Mosque and why is it so significant in Islam?
An Israeli police raid on Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa Mosque on Wednesday has triggered a furious reaction from Palestinians across the occupied West Bank and ... Features -
Netanyahu says Israel working to calm situation after al-Aqsa Mosque clashes
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel was working to calm the situation following clashes between police and worshipers at the al-Aqsa ... Middle East -
Saudi Arabia condemns Israeli police attacks on al-Aqsa Mosque during Ramadan
Saudi Arabia on Wednesday condemned Israeli police’s “blatant” attacks on worshipers inside the al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem during the Islamic holy ... Saudi Arabia -
Israeli police attack worshipers in al-Aqsa Mosque during Ramadan
Israeli police attacked dozens of worshipers in Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa Mosque compound before dawn on Wednesday, witnesses said.The Palestinian Red ... Middle East -
Jordan’s King says must ‘safeguard’ Jerusalem sites amid Israeli violence
Jordan’s King Abdullah II expressed on Sunday a commitment to “safeguard” Jerusalem’s holy sites, in a meeting in Amman with Muslim and Christian ... Middle East -
Saudi Arabia condemns Israeli settlers storming al-Aqsa Mosque during Ramadan
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has condemned the storming of al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem by Israeli settlers, the official Saudi Press ... Saudi Arabia -
Israel promotes bids for 1,000 settlement homes in West Bank, Jerusalem: Watchdog
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right government authorized construction bids for over a thousand new homes in Jewish settlements in ... Middle East -
Muslims pray at Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa at start of holy month of Ramadan
Tens of thousands of worshippers attended Friday prayers at Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque compound, the first in the holy month of Ramadan, AFP ... Middle East -
Netanyahu allies in Israel plow ahead on legal overhaul
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s political allies pressed ahead Monday with their plan to overhaul the judiciary, advancing a bill that ... Middle East -
Italy minister backs Israeli call to recognize Jerusalem as capital
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday he would ask Italy to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of the country, obtaining ... Middle East -
Netanyahu tries to calm outcry over minister’s ‘inappropriate’ Palestine remarks
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sought on Sunday to soften international outcry over a call by a far-right member of his cabinet for a ... Middle East -
Oil for UK’s Charles III’s coronation consecrated in Jerusalem
Two senior clergymen in Jerusalem have consecrated the holy oil that will be used to anoint King Charles III during his coronation, as the Anglican ... Middle East -
Jerusalem Christians say they feel growing harassment
For several weeks, members of the small Christian community in Jerusalem’s Old City say they have felt under pressure from what they say is growing ... Middle East -
Soaring demolitions of Palestinian homes must stop: UN experts
“Israel’s tactics of forcibly displacing and evicting the Palestinian population appear to have no limits,” they said. Middle East -
Arab leaders warn Israeli actions in Jerusalem, West Bank threaten regional turmoil
Dozens of leaders and senior officials from Arab and Islamic countries warned on Sunday Israeli actions in Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank could ... Middle East