Dozens of Palestinians held Thuhr (noon) prayers at (Gate of Mercy) area inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem in protest against the Israeli seal off of the area for Muslim worshipers, on Thursday. Worshipers gathered at the gate that was previously broken by activists upon its closure[…]
US President Donald Trump says a woman who left the US to become a propagandist for the Islamic State (IS) group will not be allowed to return. On Twitter, he said he had instructed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo “not to allow Hoda Muthana back into the country”. Mr Pompeo[…]
A fast-moving fire killed at least 70 when it swept through a historic district of Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka. The blaze broke out Wednesday night in a residential building that had flammable chemicals stored on one floor. It then quickly spread to nearby buildings. Members of a bridal party are thought[…]
The US is rushing to transfer sensitive nuclear power technology to Saudi Arabia, according to a new congressional report. A Democratic-led House panel has launched an inquiry over concerns about the White House plan to build nuclear reactors across the kingdom. Whistleblowers told the panel it could destabilise the Middle[…]
India has demanded that Pakistan take “credible and visible action” over a major suicide attack in Kashmir as it rebuffed Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s offer of help in investigating the bombing. “We demand Pakistan to stop misleading the international community and take credible and visible action against the perpetrators of Pulwama terrorist attack and[…]
One of Israel’s most prominent politicians, former Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, said on Monday she was leaving politics after two decades and warned “democracy is in danger”. A former peace negotiator with the Palestinians, Livni won recognition abroad for her part in the United States-brokered talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. Negotiations collapsed in[…]
Saudi Arabia has said it will work to de-escalate tensions between India and Pakistan, ahead of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s arrival in Delhi. The prince, known as MBS, is on a tour of Asia and has just visited Pakistan. Hostilities between Delhi and Islamabad flared last week, after a[…]
Iran is ready to work with all of its neighbours to secure peace in the Middle East in the face of US and Israeli aggression, President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday. Iran and Saudi Arabia have been fighting proxy wars for years, backing opposing sides in conflicts in Syria and[…]
Israel said its security cabinet on Sunday (Feb 17) decided to withhold $138 million (€122 million) in tax transfers to the Palestinian Authority over its payments to prisoners jailed for attacks on Israelis. A statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said the withheld cash would be equal to that[…]
The Nigerian electoral commission says the general elections were postponed by a week because of delays in transporting electoral materials. The chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmoud Yakubu, said on Saturday in Abuja that the commission will conduct an audit of all sensitive materials distributed across the country[…]
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