GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Three Palestinian fishermen were detained by Israeli naval forces off the coast of the blockaded Gaza Strip on Monday. Zakaria Baker of the Union of Agricultural Work Committees (UAEC) in Gaza said the three fishermen were taken into custody while fishing off the coast of Rafah in southern Gaza Strip. […]
ANKARA – Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Hissein Brahim Taha has slammed Israeli violations in the flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, saying the site is only for Muslims. The Al-Aqsa Mosque “is a place of worship purely for Muslims alone,” Taha said during an OIC extraordinary meeting in Je...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel said Monday it had arrested a Palestinian armed cell, including a mother of four, in the West Bank city of Jenin. Ofir Gendelman, a spokesman for Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, said the Shin Bet internal security agency arrested seven Palestinians affiliated with the Islamic Jihad group in Jenin. He said [&hell...
JERUSALEM (AA) – The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Sunday that they were targeting a location inside Lebanon with artillery shells in retaliation for rocket fire. “In response to the projectile launched from Lebanon into northern Israel earlier tonight, IDF Artillery forces are currently targeting the source of the launch in Leb...
Saudi Arabia may be banking on Donald Trump’s return to the presidency. The oil-rich nation has refused to help punish Russia for invading Ukraine. It has also placed $2 billion in an untested investment fund run by Trump’s son-in-law and former senior advisor Jared Kushner. The Biden administration has been looking for ways to reassure [&hel...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Iran initially sought to develop a nuclear bomb to strengthen its deterrent forces but failed to maintain the secrecy of the program, a former deputy speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly said Sunday. “From the very beginning, when we entered the nuclear activity, our goal was to build a bomb and strengthen [...
GAZA, PALESTINE: Living in the blockaded Gaza Strip, Ibrahim al-Kahlout (42) contributes to the economy by producing traditional embroidered dresses for Palestinian women, which are considered as symbols of Israeli resistance. With high concentration, Ibrahim al-Kahlout, 42, inspects the work of sewing machines for making the traditional Pales...
BEIRUT, Lebanon – Lebanon’s electricity production has completely stopped after the last two functioning power plants ran out of fuel, according to a government official. “The current production of Electricité du Liban (state-run power company) is zero,” Ahmed Abbas, director of the Al-Zahrani plant affiliated with the Ministry of Energy said....
SANAA, Yemen – The United States and International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) held talks on increasing humanitarian aid to war-torn Yemen during a two-month truce brokered by the United Nations. A statement by the US Department of State has said that the US envoy to Yemen- Tim Lenderking, and ICRC head Peter Maurer […]
BAGHDAD (AA) – Iraq on Saturday launched a large-scale military operation against the ISIS in five provinces, according to the defense ministry. A ministry statement said the offensive targets ISIS remnants in the provinces of Anbar, Nineveh, Salah al-Din, Diyala and Kirkuk. Forces from the army, border guards and the pro-government Hashd al-S...
