Jerusalem, Undefined (AFP): Israel launched artillery strikes on Syria Sunday morning, the Israeli army claimed, after several rockets were fired from there and landed in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. “In response to the rockets fired from Syria at Israel earlier today, IDF Artillery is currently striking in Syrian territory,”...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards plan to hold large-scale maneuvers this week in the country’s northern and southern waters in a show of support to the Palestinians. The maritime parade will be held on Thursday in collaboration with several ports around the world, IRGC Navy commander Brig. Gen. Alireza Tangsiri...
ANKARA (AA) – Saudi Arabia and Houthi rebels are engaged in direct talks to revive a cease-fire deal in war-torn Yemen, according to the Yemeni foreign minister. “There are direct talks between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis related to reviving the cease-fire,” Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak told Egypt’s AlQahera News. Saudi and Omani offici...
AMMAN, Jordan (AA) – Saying that Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa is an “exclusive worship place for Muslims,” Jordan on Sunday renewed its condemnation of Israeli raids on Al-Aqsa. Violence rose across the Palestinian territories after Israeli police last week forcibly removed worshippers from the holy site in occupied East Jerusalem. The Isra...
KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait (AA) – Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmed Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah formed a new government on Sunday. Sheikh Ahmed was reappointed prime minister by the crown prince in March, two months after his government resigned following a standoff with parliament. According to state news agency KUNA, the new government comprises 14 m...
BEIRUT (AA) – Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah held talks on Sunday with Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh about the situation in occupied East Jerusalem. Violence rose across the Palestinian territories after Israeli forces last week forcibly removed worshippers from inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex. The Israeli raids on the m...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – The Palestinian Authority (PA) warned Sunday that Israeli provocations will turn the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in occupied East Jerusalem into a “battlefield.” Violence escalated across the Palestinian territories after Israeli police last week forcibly removed worshippers from inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex. T...
Amman, Jordan (AFP): Twenty years after the fall of his regime, the late Iraqi president Saddam Hussein remains admired and popular in Jordan where his image can still be seen across the country. The instantly recognisable face peers out from everything from bumper stickers to mobile phone cases in neighbouring Jordan, despite symbols and imag...
ANKARA (AA) – The United Nations has voiced concern over the current tense situation in Sudan following a delay in the signing of a final agreement to resolve the country’s months-long political crisis. In a statement, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk called on Sudan’s rivals to work to overcome obstacles to civilian […...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Israel on Sunday closed the Ibrahimi Mosque in the West Bank city of Hebron to Muslim worshippers for two days due to Jewish holidays, according to the mosque director. “Israeli forces closed the Ibrahimi Mosque and prevented the entry of Muslim worshipers, while Israeli settlers were allowed,” Ghassan Al-Rajabi told...
