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JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz has confirmed a crisis with Egypt over a recent Israeli military offensive in the Gaza Strip. “We have constant contact with Egypt, and in the last two years, there have been ups and downs,” Gantz said in a statement. “In the last few days, there has been […]
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AA) – A Lebanese political source has denied reports that Beirut was close to reaching an agreement on the maritime border demarcation with Israel. “Lebanon has not been informed of any position regarding this matter so far,” the source disclosed on the condition of anonymity. On Sunday, Israeli TV Channel 12 had r...
TORONTO (AA) – A Muslim mother and her daughters wearing ‘burkinis’ were not allowed to swim at a water park in Canada. A burkini is a swimming costume worn by Muslim women, which fully covers the body according to religious requirements, leaving only the hands, face and feet exposed. Mother Halima Jelloul, her husband and [&...
Cairo, Egypt (AFP): As it prepares to expand to serve a population now exceeding 20 million, the Cairo metro has recruited Egypt’s first female train drivers, a novelty in a country where few women have formal jobs. Since April, commuters on the network’s newest line have seen women take the controls in the driver’s cab, [&he...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – An Israeli military court on Sunday extended the detention of Islamic Jihad leader, Bassam al-Sa’di, for a further five days, a Palestinian NGO said. The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) said al-Sa’di will remain in Israeli custody until Thursday. PPS spokesman Amani Sarhana said Israeli prosecutors se...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Palestinian resistance groups on Sunday called for defending the flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem against Israeli violations. Palestinians marked the 53rd anniversary of an arson attack on Al-Aqsa Mosque by extremist Australian tourist Denis Michael Rohan in 1969. In a statement, the Hamas ...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – More than six years after downgrading its diplomatic ties with Iran, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Sunday announced that its ambassador will resume his duties in Tehran “in the coming days.” In a statement, the UAE Foreign Ministry said Ambassador Saif Mohammad Al Zaabi will be heading to Tehran in […...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Israel’s Supreme Court on Sunday rejected an appeal to release a Palestinian prisoner on hunger strike for nearly six months in protest against his indefinite detention. On Friday, an Israeli military court temporarily suspended the detention of Khalil Awawdeh to allow him to receive medical care as his health ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Special forces from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Greece, and the Greek Cypriot administration launched a joint military drill on Sunday, according to the Egyptian military. A military statement said the Hercules-2022 will continue for several days at Mohamed Naguib Military base and other training ...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan has been booked for “terrorizing and threatening” police officers and a female judge at a rally in Islamabad on Saturday. A case was registered against the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman under Section 7 of the Anti-Terrorism Act. The cricketer-turne...
