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RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Dozens of Israeli settlers on Wednesday forced their way into the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in occupied East Jerusalem, according to a Palestinian agency. In a statement, the Islamic Endowment Department in Jerusalem said the settlers entered the flashpoint site through Al-Mughrabi Gate, southwest of the mosque. It, how...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Iran on Wednesday welcomed SpaceX Chief Executive Elon Musk’s announcement about providing 100 active Starlinks to the Islamic Republic. Speaking following a Cabinet meeting in Tehran, Minister Information and Communications Technology Issa Zarepour said Tehran welcomes the offer “provided it complies with the laws.” ...
Lyon, France (AFP): French authorities have been investigating as suicide the drowning of an Iranian man in the southeastern city of Lyon. The man had said on social media he was going to kill himself to draw attention to the crackdown against protests in Iran. Mohammad Moradi, 38, was found in the Rhone river that […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – China has defended its decision to dump the ‘zero-COVID’ policy as the world’s most populous nation moves to fully open for international travel. Hua Chunying, the spokesperson for China’s Foreign Ministry, said the country’s “focus” on the COVID-19 response “has shifted from ‘infection prevention’ to ‘health protection a...
Kabul, Afghanistan (AFP): An 18-year-old Afghan student endured taunts and insults at the weekend as she staged a solo protest against the ban on women attending university. “For the first time in my life, I felt so proud, strong and powerful because I was standing against them and demanding a right that God has given […]
NEW YORK (AA) – The US is considering new coronavirus precautions for travelers from China because of a surge in cases there, according to media reports. Bloomberg News cited US officials who raised concerns about the transparency of data coming from China about new cases. American officials said that they were considering new travel pre...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel has remained silent on a proposal by Oman’s Shura Council to expand the country’s boycott of Tel Aviv. On Monday, the Shura Council, Oman’s only legislative body, voted to stiffen its boycott law of Israel. The drive aims to expand the boycott of Israel to include the fields of sports, culture […]
MOSCOW (AA) – The Kremlin on Tuesday refuted Armenian claims about “being forced” to join a union of Russia and Belarus, calling them “provocative.” “Such statements can be considered provocative. They do not correspond to reality. None of the Russian officials said this and did not bring it to the Armenian side t...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday pledged to accelerate settlement building in the occupied West Bank and the Syrian Golan Heights. Israel’s parliament will hold a special session on Thursday to grant confidence to Netanyahu’s new government. “The Jewish people have an exclusive and inalien...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel’s parliament on Wednesday passed into law a bill that expands the authority of incoming National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir over the police force. Sixty-one lawmakers voted in favor of the law against 55 in its third and final reading. The bill stipulates that the police will be subject to the authority [&h...
