JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli media outlets quoted the Israeli General Security Service (Shin Bet) as saying on Friday morning that they killed a Palestinian youth who allegedly carried out an attack on Thursday in Tel Aviv city, killing two people and wounding nine others. The official Kan channel reported that the Palestinian youth who was ...
JERUSALEM (AA) – At least two people were killed in an attack on Thursday in the Israeli capital Tel Aviv, the country’s army radio announced. At least eight others were injured, according to multiple reports. One of the wounded is in critical condition and was rushed to a hospital, initial reports suggested. Israeli authorities la...
RAMALLAH, Palestine – The EU has called on Israel to take measures to protect the Palestinians, expressing its concern about the increasing violence of Israeli settlers in the West Bank. “Under IHL (international humanitarian law), IL (international law), authorities (of Israel) must take all necessary measures to protect Palestinians and thei...
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AA) – Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Salman on Thursday met with the newly-formed Yemen’s Presidential Council headed by Rashad al-Alimi. According to the Saudi official news agency SPA, bin Salman voiced hope that the new council will move Yemen from the state of war to the state of pea...
ANKARA (AA) – Turkiye killed three PKK members in northern Syria, the National Defense Ministry said on Thursday. Turkish forces targeted two PKK members when they allegedly attempted to attack the Operation Peace Spring zone, and another one who opened harassing fire on the Operation Olive Branch area, the ministry said on Twitter. “We ...
RIYADH (AA) – Arab countries have welcomed the formation of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council, headed by Rashad al-Alimi, as well as the urgent financial support provided by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to the Yemeni economy. Early on Thursday, Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi delegated his powers to the n...
The US churches are supporting the Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy City of Jerusalem, which is condemning the seizure of the Little Petra Hotel by Israeli extremists. The hotel is located in the Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. Churches for Middle East Peace says it is standing in solidarity with the […]
BEIRUT, Lebanon – Lebanon’s bakery union has warned of a bread crisis in the Arab country as several wheat mills halted operation due to lack of funding. In a statement, the Bakeries Syndicate said bread bakeries face a shortage of wheat flour in several Lebanese areas. “A number of bakeries have stopped making bread, while […]
JERUSALEM (AA) – His passion for the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem was always a big part of his life. Palestinian Marwan Nashashibi, born in Jerusalem in 1934, studied engineering at Haifa University. After graduation, he joined the Jordanian army’s engineering corps until Israeli forces occupied East Jerusalem during the 1967 Midd...
EAST JERUSALEM: Israeli police used rubber bullets and sound bombs to disperse Palestinians gathered in front of the Damascus Gate in East Jerusalem early Wednesday and detained three people as tension escalated during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. After the Taraweeh prayer, a clash broke out between the Palestinians and the Israeli police...