Al-Aqsa mosque
Israel weighs barring visit by U.S. congressional critics: Israeli official
Middle East
August 15, 2019
Israel weighs barring visit by U.S. congressional critics: Israeli official
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel is considering barring a visit by two of its sharpest critics in the U.S. Congress, Democrats…
Clashes undermine fragile truce over Jerusalem holy site
Middle East
August 13, 2019
Clashes undermine fragile truce over Jerusalem holy site
JERUSALEM (AP) — It wasn’t inevitable that the overlap of Jewish and Muslim holidays would lead to clashes at a…
Palestinians and Israeli police clash at Jerusalem holy site
Middle East
August 11, 2019
Palestinians and Israeli police clash at Jerusalem holy site
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli police fired sound grenades to disperse Palestinians during confrontations on Sunday outside Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque where…
Israeli nationalists celebrate Jerusalem Day
Middle East
June 3, 2019
Israeli nationalists celebrate Jerusalem Day
Tens of thousands of Israelis took to the streets on Sunday to celebrate the anniversary of the country’s capture of east…
US envoys revive Palestinian-Israeli peace talks
Middle East
August 13, 2017
US envoys revive Palestinian-Israeli peace talks
US President Donald Trump’s senior advisers on the Middle East, Jared Kushner, Dina Powell and Jason Greenblatt are set to visit…
Israel bans men under 50 from disputed Jerusalem holy site on Friday
Middle East
July 28, 2017
Israel bans men under 50 from disputed Jerusalem holy site on Friday
Israel sent extra police into Jerusalem on Friday and said men under the age of 50 would be banned from…
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry concerned as tension rises in Jerusalem
Egypt
July 19, 2017
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry concerned as tension rises in Jerusalem
Egypt has predicted dangerous consequences of the ongoing security escalation at Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque, which has resulted in grave injuries…
Metal detectors at Jerusalem shrine trigger new tensions
Middle East
July 19, 2017
Metal detectors at Jerusalem shrine trigger new tensions
A dispute over metal detectors is escalating into a new showdown between Israel and the Muslim world over a Jerusalem…
UN official spurns Netanyahu history lesson offer
Middle East
May 7, 2016
UN official spurns Netanyahu history lesson offer
A senior United Nations official Saturday brushed aside an invitation from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to a lecture on…
Two Palestinians shot dead in knife attack on Israeli soldiers
Middle East
January 9, 2016
Two Palestinians shot dead in knife attack on Israeli soldiers
Two Palestinians attacked Israeli soldiers manning a checkpoint in the occupied West Bank before being shot dead on Saturday, an…