Jerusalem
EXPLAINER: What’s behind the clashes in Jerusalem?
Middle East
May 10, 2021
EXPLAINER: What’s behind the clashes in Jerusalem?
JERUSALEM (AP) — For weeks now, Palestinian protesters and Israeli police have clashed on a daily basis in and around…
Egyptian Foreign Minister Assistant condemns Al-Aqsa clashes in meeting with Israeli ambassador
Egypt
May 10, 2021
Egyptian Foreign Minister Assistant condemns Al-Aqsa clashes in meeting with Israeli ambassador
The Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Nazih al-Najari on Monday met with the Israeli ambassador to Egypt Amira Oron, where…
Medics: 80 Palestinians hospitalized in Jerusalem clashes
Middle East
May 10, 2021
Medics: 80 Palestinians hospitalized in Jerusalem clashes
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police clashed with Palestinian protesters at a flashpoint Jerusalem holy site on Monday, the latest in…
Shadowy Hamas commander warns Israel over Jerusalem
Middle East
May 5, 2021
Shadowy Hamas commander warns Israel over Jerusalem
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The shadowy leader of the armed wing of the Islamic militant group Hamas has…
10 boys and teens among the dead in Israel festival stampede
Middle East
May 2, 2021
10 boys and teens among the dead in Israel festival stampede
JERUSALEM (AP) — At least 10 children and teens younger than 18 were among 45 ultra-Orthodox Jews killed in a…
Ethiopian monks storm Egyptian Church’s Monastery of the Sultan in Jerusalem
Egypt
April 30, 2021
Ethiopian monks storm Egyptian Church’s Monastery of the Sultan in Jerusalem
The Egyptian monks of the Monastery of the Sultan, owned by the Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Church, were surprised on Thursday…
Hamas rejects idea of postponing Palestinian elections
Middle East
April 29, 2021
Hamas rejects idea of postponing Palestinian elections
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Islamic militant group Hamas has rejected the idea of postponing Palestinian elections ahead of a leadership…
Palestinians cheer as Israeli barriers come down after Jerusalem Ramadan clashes
Middle East
April 26, 2021
Palestinians cheer as Israeli barriers come down after Jerusalem Ramadan clashes
Palestinians gathered in celebration outside Jerusalem’s Damascus Gate on Sunday night after barriers put up by Israeli police were removed,…
Police arrest dozens in Jerusalem clashes; Israeli nationalists chant ‘Death to Arabs”
Middle East
April 23, 2021
Police arrest dozens in Jerusalem clashes; Israeli nationalists chant ‘Death to Arabs”
After a night of violence in Jerusalem, Israeli police made over 50 arrests and Palestinian medics said 100 were injured…
EXPLAINER: Jerusalem dispute could derail Palestinian vote
Middle East
April 20, 2021
EXPLAINER: Jerusalem dispute could derail Palestinian vote
JERUSALEM (AP) — A dispute over voting in east Jerusalem is threatening to cancel or delay the first Palestinian elections…