IDLIB, Syria – Syrian refugees displaced by Bashar al Assad’s attacks taking shelter in camps in the Idlib province will once again be observing the Muslim holy month of Ramadan away from their homes. Syrian refugees are entering the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, with financial difficulties as a result of their displacement from home [&...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Yemen’s warring parties have agreed on a “long overdue” two-month truce that will halt all offensive military air, ground and maritime operations, the UN’s special envoy for the war-torn nation said on Friday. The pact, which takes effect on Saturday at 7 pm local time, is renewable, Hans Grundbe...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – A Palestinian man succumbed to his injuries that he suffered in clashes that erupted in Hebron city with Israeli forces, the Palestinian Health Ministry said on Friday. The Health Ministry said the 29-year-old Palestinian was hit in the head by the Israeli forces in clashes in the southern part of the […...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President Joe Biden has said that the US “stands firmly” with Israel following terrorist attacks that killed 11 people in three Israeli cities. During a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, Biden offered his condolences over the “horrific terrorist attacks,” according to a White House statement....
JERUSALEM (AA) – Right-wing Israeli Knesset member Itamar Ben-Gvir forced his way on Thursday into the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem under police protection, according to a Palestinian agency. Ben-Gvir stormed the site after Israeli police agreed Wednesday evening to allow him to tour the complex ahead of the Muslim fast...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Two Palestinians were killed in an Israeli raid in the West Bank city of Jenin on Thursday, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. A ministry statement said the two youths aged 17 and 23 were gunned down when Israeli forces raided the city. Fifteen other Palestinians were injured, including three seriously, [&...
Amman, Jordan – AFP Jordan’s King Abdullah II on Wednesday condemned “violence in all its forms” in a meeting with visiting Israeli President Isaac Herzog, following a spate of deadly attacks in the Jewish state. A total of 11 people have been killed in three attacks in the space of a week in Israel, the […]
Doha, Qatar – AFP Qatar on Wednesday opened one of the world’s biggest sports museums with artefacts from some of the most famous Olympic heroes. The 19,000 square metre 3-2-1 Museum Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum, next to one of the stadiums to be used in this year’s World Cup, has taken more than 15 […]
ANKARA – The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem has condemned the seizure of a historic hotel in the occupied city by a settlers group. Israeli police forces and members of Ateret Cohanim group forced their way into the historic Petra Hotel and seized a part of it. The hotel, which the church says it owns, […]
TEHRAN, Iran – Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has ordered an investigation into a recent incident during a football match between Iran and Lebanon where women were barred from entering the stadium and pepper-sprayed. Speaking at a cabinet meeting in Tehran, Raisi ordered his interior minister to “thoroughly investigate” the matter and take “n...
