Jerusalem
Israel’s Netanyahu, Gantz near unity deal to end political deadlock
Middle East
April 14, 2020
Israel’s Netanyahu, Gantz near unity deal to end political deadlock
JERUSALEM (Reuters) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main rival Benny Gantz were nearing a deal on Tuesday…
Israel tightens quarantine in Jerusalem to halt virus spread
Middle East
April 12, 2020
Israel tightens quarantine in Jerusalem to halt virus spread
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli government approved a tight quarantine of several areas of Jerusalem on Sunday, including the historic…
Jerusalem: An eerily different Easter in the time of coronavirus
Middle East
April 10, 2020
Jerusalem: An eerily different Easter in the time of coronavirus
The coronavirus pandemic has also gripped the Holy Land and Jerusalem’s Old City has come to a near standstill. Bereft…
Jerusalem’s Palm Sunday march scaled back due to coronavirus
Middle East
April 5, 2020
Jerusalem’s Palm Sunday march scaled back due to coronavirus
JERUSALEM (AP) — A small group of Franciscan monks and Roman Catholic faithful took to the streets of Jerusalem’s Christian…
Packed with refugees, Palestinian camps face grave threat if coronavirus spreads
Middle East
April 2, 2020
Packed with refugees, Palestinian camps face grave threat if coronavirus spreads
BETHLEHEM, West Bank/AMMAN (Reuters) – Malka Abu Aker has seen her crowded refugee camp in the Israeli-occupied West Bank swell…
Death in the Holy Land: Coronavirus changes burial for Jews, Muslims
Middle East
April 2, 2020
Death in the Holy Land: Coronavirus changes burial for Jews, Muslims
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A rising death toll in the coronavirus crisis is forcing a change in Jewish and Muslim burial…
Israel says Gaza militants fired rocket at Israeli town
Middle East
March 28, 2020
Israel says Gaza militants fired rocket at Israeli town
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel says Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip have fired a rocket into the country’s south. There…
Israeli Arab party backs Netanyahu’s rival Gantz
Middle East
March 15, 2020
Israeli Arab party backs Netanyahu’s rival Gantz
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The main rival to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu won support from Israel’s Arab party on Sunday to…
Iran says worsening outbreak could strain health facilities
Middle East
March 15, 2020
Iran says worsening outbreak could strain health facilities
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s official leading the response to the worst coronavirus outbreak in the Middle East on Sunday…
Jerusalem patriarch bans flights to the city over coronavirus
Middle East
March 14, 2020
Jerusalem patriarch bans flights to the city over coronavirus
Bishop Antonious, the Metropolitan of Jerusalem and Gulf Countries issued an order on Friday that all flights to Jerusalem will…