TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Iran’s top court has overturned the death sentence of three protesters in connection with the killing of a paramilitary Basiji last month. Amir Hashemi, head of the judiciary’s public relations department, said in a statement on Tuesday that the top court accepted the appeal of three protesters while uphol...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The UN has said that it looks forward to working with the new government of Israel, emphasizing the need to return to the path toward a negotiated two-state solution. “The Secretary-General looks forward to continuing to work closely with the new government of Israel, to advance the work of the United Nations,” [&hellip...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Palestine has condemned a visit by Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir to the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in occupied East Jerusalem as “unprecedented provocation.” “Ben-Gvir’s intrusion represents unprecedented provocation, a serious threat to the arena of conflict and a contempt to calls to stop” t...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – A Palestinian child was killed by Israeli army fire in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, local media reported on Tuesday. Israeli forces raided the Dheisheh refugee camp in the city, triggering protests, which were responded to by the Israeli forces with live fire causing fatalities and injuries of unarmed Palestinian...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Members of Israel’s parliament have decried the visit by National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir to the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in occupied East Jerusalem as a “provocation” and a “danger to Israel’s security.” On Tuesday, the far-right minister entered the flashpoint site, a day after announcing he h...
JERUSALEM (AA) – The US on Tuesday criticized the visit of Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir to the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem. The minister entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex early Tuesday, a day after he announced he was postponing the visit due to warnings of unrest. The US Embassy in Israel said [&hell...
ANKARA (AA) – Israel’s Ministry of Defense has requested an increase of $2.85 billion in the annual budget to bolster its efforts to confront Iran, according to local media. Israeli public broadcaster KAN said the new increase aims to boost preparations to confront the Iranian nuclear program. The current defense budget is $17.8 billion. Israe...
DOHA, Qatar (AA) – Qatar on Monday required all travelers from China to present negative COVID-19 tests before entering the country. A statement by the Health Ministry said the new regulation will be applied regardless of the traveler’s vaccination status and that the test must have been taken within 48 hours prior to the departure […]...
TRIPOLI, Libya (AA) – Libya’s Tripoli-based High Council of State (HCS) on Monday voted to resume dialogue with the East Libya-based parliament after a three-week hiatus. The HCS, which acts as a senate, suspended dialogue with the East Libya-based parliament on Dec. 7 amid tension over a move by the assembly to pass a law […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – Israel’s new national security minister entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in occupied East Jerusalem, a day after announcing he postponed the visit amid warnings of unrest, Israeli media reported on Tuesday. According to the Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth, Itamar Ben-Gvir arrived at the site in a surprise visit acc...
