Al-Aqsa mosque

Israel, Jordan agree deal for Al-Aqsa Mosque
Middle East

Israel, Jordan agree deal for Al-Aqsa Mosque

Jordan and Israel have agreed to install 24-hour surveillance in Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in a bid to reduce recent…
UNESCO approves Arab resolution criticising Israel
Middle East

UNESCO approves Arab resolution criticising Israel

The UN's cultural body approved a resolution from a group of Arab states on Wednesday criticising Israel for failing to…
Abbas calls on Israel to strictly respect Al-Aqsa rules
Middle East

Abbas calls on Israel to strictly respect Al-Aqsa rules

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas called on Israel on Wednesday to strictly respect rules governing Jerusalem's flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound, as…
UN’s Ban in diplomatic effort to calm Israeli-Palestinian violence
Middle East

UN’s Ban in diplomatic effort to calm Israeli-Palestinian violence

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was due to begin a snap visit on Tuesday to try to stem Israeli-Palestinian violence as…
Al-Aqsa creating global ‘time bomb’, Hamas chief warns
Middle East

Al-Aqsa creating global ‘time bomb’, Hamas chief warns

Israeli attacks on east Jersualem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque could spark a global conflict, Hamas leader Khaled Mashal said Monday. “Aggressive attacks against…
Israel tightens security amid rising violent exchange with Palestinians
Middle East

Israel tightens security amid rising violent exchange with Palestinians

Israel tightened security on Sunday, hours after five more Israelis were either stabbed or subjected to stabbing attempts by Palestinians…
Muslim Council of Elders discusses Israeli aggression on al-Aqsa Mosque
Middle East

Muslim Council of Elders discusses Israeli aggression on al-Aqsa Mosque

The Muslim Council of Elders, chaired by Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb, is meeting on Thursday in Amman, Jordan to…
Palestine’s Abbas asks UN for protection from settlers
Middle East

Palestine’s Abbas asks UN for protection from settlers

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday called on the international community to protect Palestinians from increasing violence by Jewish settlers…
Education minister probes omission of Al-Aqsa from history textbooks
Egypt

Education minister probes omission of Al-Aqsa from history textbooks

Education Minister al-Helaly al-Sherbiny has promised an investigation into the absence of Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque, one of Islam's holy sites,…
New clashes at Al-Aqsa mosque compound
Egypt

New clashes at Al-Aqsa mosque compound

New clashes broke out on Monday morning between Israeli police and Palestinians at Jerusalem's flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound, an AFP…
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