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Saudi Arabia and Kuwait on Saturday called for European action against the repeated burning of the Quran, Islam's holy book, reports Anadolu Agency. On Friday, Swedish-Danish politician Rasmus Paludan, the leader of the far-right Stram Kurs (Hard Line) Party, burned a copy of the Quran in front of a...

The European Union on Saturday called for immediate de-escalation of spiraling Israel-Palestine tensions, stressing that Tel Aviv should only use lethal force as "a last resort", reports Anadolu Agency. "The European Union fully recognises Israel's legitimate security concerns, as evidenced by the latest terrorist attacks, but it has to...

A total of 139 Afghan migrants, who entered Turkiye illegally, were deported on Saturday, said the head of Turkiye's Migration Management Directorate, reports Anadolu Agency. As part of the work carried out according to the Irregular Migration Strategy Document and the National Action Plan, migrants, who do not have...

The UK and the US on Saturday condemned Syria's Bashar al-Assad regime after a report found it responsible for the 2018 chlorine attack on Douma city which left 43 people dead, reports Anadolu Agency. The report released by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) said there...

Thousands took to the streets in Tel Aviv to protest plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to overhaul the legal system, reports Anadolu Agency. Organisers announced that no music will be played from stages during the demonstrations. Police closed roads to traffic leading to squares during the day...

A 5.9-magnitude earthquake left at least two people dead Saturday in Iran's northwestern province of West Azerbaijan, according to emergency officials, reports Anadolu Agency. A total of 122 others were injured in the quake, said Mojtaba Khaledi, spokesman for Iran's Emergency Organisation. The quake was reported at around 9.44...

A huge explosion occurred early Sunday at a military facility in central Iran, according to media reports, says Anadolu Agency. The blast was at an ammunition production facility of the Iranian Defense Ministry in Isfahan province, said state television. The Isfahan governorate confirmed the incident and said no casualties...

A peaceful vista of the rugged South Hebron Hills in the occupied West Bank is rudely interrupted by a man, an Israeli settler, wielding an automatic rifle in the distance. Next, the Israeli police come and throw tear gas at a group of Palestinians, all the while shouting at...

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Israeli settlers on Thursday evening attacked an Armenian restaurant near the New Gate in the Christian Quarter of the occupied city of Jerusalem, local sources told Wafa News Agency. The radical settlers attacked a group of diners, mostly Armenians, who were enjoying their meals at the Taboon Wine Bar....

Following the Israeli killing of ten Palestinians in Jenin, the White House has expressed deep concerns about the "escalating cycle of violence" in the occupied West Bank. Speaking to reporters, US National Security Council Spokesperson John Kirby communicated: "We're certainly deeply concerned by this escalating cycle of violence in...

Extremist Israeli Jewish settlers on Friday attacked Palestinian farmers working on their land in Masafer Yatta in the South Hebron Hills, local Palestinian activist Foad La'mour said. According to La'mour, the Israeli Jewish settlers prevented the Palestinian farmers from working on their farms and forced them out of the...

The extremist right-wing Israeli government led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pushing for a gigantic settlement plan to pour over a million Jewish settlers into the occupied West Bank, Bethlehem Radio 2000 reported on Friday. According to the Palestinian radio station, which reported Israeli Hayom, the Israeli government...

Israeli occupation police on Friday arrested six protesters as they cracked down on several protests organised in Israel to mourn the ten Palestinians killed by Israeli occupation forces in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin. According to Arab48, the Israeli occupation police clamped down on a protest organised...

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Aid (UNOCHA) on Thursday launched a humanitarian appeal for $502 million to support more than 1.6 million Palestinians in the occupied territories. "The Humanitarian Response Plan for 2023 estimates that 2.1 million Palestinians across the occupied Palestinian territory need humanitarian...

I will always remember the crime of the torture and murder of the 80-year-old ill Palestinian citizen, Omar Asaad from Ramallah, by the Israeli army in January 2022, when soldiers arrested, blindfolded and handcuffed him. They then took him to an abandoned building and threw him to the ground...

The US Treasury Department's senior sanctions official, Brian Nelson, will be warning countries and businesses during a trip to the Middle East next week that they could lose access to the US market if they do business with entities subject to US sanctions and restrictions. This comes in addition...

An Israeli newspaper confirmed that the right-wing occupation government led by Benjamin Netanyahu is planning to proceed with the "legitimisation" of existing settlements and outposts in the occupied Palestinian territories, which are not yet recognised by Israeli law. In a report prepared by Hanan Greenwood, Israel Hayom stated: "The...

The military court in Tunisia investigated a member of the National Salvation Front, Chaimaa Issa, on Friday, after she made a statement on the radio criticising the policies of President Kais Saied. Several charges were brought against the opposition member: "Inciting the military to disobey orders, insulting the head...

A young Palestinian has died after being wounded in Silwan, while violent clashes erupted between Palestinian youths and the Israeli occupation forces that stormed the town of Shuafat in occupied Jerusalem. This occurred after a shooting in Jerusalem, resulting in the deaths of eight settlers. The Wadi Hilweh Information...

Reliable Moroccan media sources revealed the efforts made by Israel to raise its representation in the Moroccan capital, Rabat, to the level of an embassy. It noted that Rabat's condition for this is Israel's official and open recognition of Morocco's claim to the Sahara Desert. Moroccan newspaper Al-Ayyam 24...

  Israeli occupation police shared that the Palestinian arrived by car at 8:15 pm at a building in the Israeli settlement of Neve Yaakov, in the northern part of occupied East Jerusalem, and opened fire at Israelis leaving the building. According to Magen David Adom, the Israeli ambulance service,...

  Israel's ambulance service put the death toll at five, and said another five people were wounded and transported to hospitals, including a 70-year-old woman, Reuters reports. Israeli police described it as a "terror attack" and said it took place in a synagogue in Neve Ya'akov, considered by Israelis...

Far-right Danish politician, Rasmus Paludan, committed another provocative act on Friday, burning a second copy of the Muslim holy book, the Quran, this time in front of the Turkish Embassy in Denmark, Anadolu News Agency reports. Paludan, the leader of the Danish far-right party, Stram Kurs (Hard Line), sought...

Before this digital age of social media texts and direct messages, it was commonplace to receive heartfelt handwritten letters from a pen pal, a postcard from overseas or annual colourful festive cards. It is an experience the Berkeley, California-based teacher, Heather La Mastro, aimed to rediscover with her students...

The Turkish Foreign Minister and the Head of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), on Friday, discussed recent repeated attacks on the Muslim holy book, the Quran, Anadolu News Agency reports. In a phone call, Mevlut Cavusoglu, and OIC Secretary-General, Hussein Ibrahim Taha, evaluated the attacks on the holy...

  READ: Turkiye's 7th aid train reaches Afghanistan...

Some 40 Lebanese lawmakers, on Friday, became the latest group to back the judge investigating the catastrophic 2020 Beirut port blast and call for the country's top Prosecutor to be held accountable for steps taken against the judge and his probe, Reuters reports. Judge Tarek Bitar, on Monday, resumed...

An urgent UN Security Council (UNSC) meeting has been scheduled for today to discuss the Israeli aggression on Jenin refugee camp in the northern Occupied West Bank. The Israeli Occupation Forces yesterday stormed the city of Jenin and its refugee camp in the Occupied West Bank, killing nine Palestinians...

READ: Israeli occupation forces closes Jerusalem and offers security to march by far-right settlers...

Barak Eilam, a former Israeli intelligence officer who now heads cloud-based software provider NICE NICE.ONICE.TA, says he has never had problems selling Israel as an investment destination, Reuters reports. But on a call last week, Eilam sensed this may be changing when major investors he had partnered with for years...

Tens of thousands of Palestinian citizens in Jenin marched, on Thursday, in a solemn funeral procession for the martyrs of the Jenin massacre, which was committed by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) earlier in the morning, The Palestinian Information Centre reports. The mourners, carrying the bodies of nine martyrs,...

READ: Israel Occupation Forces kill 9 Palestinians, wound 20 others in Jenin...

CIA Chief, William Burns, has made an unannounced visit to the Palestinian Territories and Tel Aviv, coinciding with the escalation of tensions between the two sides, Anadolu News Agency reports. The Israeli Broadcasting Corporation said on Friday that Burns arrived in Tel Aviv on Thursday and met with senior...

Zeinab Ltaif, a mother of six children, was actively participating in protests against Sweden's social services before she fled the country with her children. One year on, the family, which has stayed in four countries since, is still looking for a place to call home, Anadolu News Agency reports. Speaking...

France and Iraq signed a strategic partnership treaty, the French presidency announced on Friday, Anadolu News Agency reports. Iraq's Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani, visited France on 26-27 January, where he met President Emmanuel Macron, according to a statement by the Elysee Palace. READ: Iraq PM walks diplomatic tightrope in...

  WATCH: Israel bombs Gaza after Hamas' Jenin retaliation...

READ: Iran imposes sanctions on EU, UK in tit-for-tat move...

  READ: Palestinians narrate details of Israeli attacks on Jenin...

Four Yemenis froze to death on the border of Belarus while trying to immigrate to Europe, local media sources have reported. Two were named by the Yemeni Embassy in Moscow, as Tawfiq Ali, and Omar Ahmed Al-Hushairi. Both died on the international border between Poland and Belarus "due to...

  READ: Palestinians narrate details of Israeli attacks on Jenin...

France denied yesterday the existence of a crisis with Morocco, stressing that the partnership between the two countries is "exceptional." The remark came in response to criticism by Moroccan MPs and an intense anti-Paris media campaign conducted by Moroccan media. "On the contrary, we have an exceptional partnership and...

Over the course of four hours, the Israeli Army carried out a large-scale military operation in the Jenin refugee camp, northern West Bank, which left nine fatalities, dozens of wounded and great damage to buildings and property. Residents and officials told Anadolu that the camp witnessed a "real battle"...

Canada has appointed its first Special Representative to combat Islamophobia, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday, Anadolu News Agency reports. Amira Elghawaby is a former journalist, a founding member of the Canadian Anti-Hate Network, and was instrumental in creating the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM), the largest Muslim...

The United Nations has stressed on the importance of maintaining calm on the border between Lebanon and Israel, Anadolu News Agency reported. This came in a statement issued Thursday by the UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, during a visit to Lebanon where he met a number of...

In an ongoing brutal murder case involving a young pilot that has shook the streets of Saudi Arabia, a Saudi court yesterday sentenced to death the defendant, Alkhaleej Online news website has reported. Lawyer and counselor Abdulaziz Al-Qulaisi said on his Twitter account: "After a month and a half of...

Israeli occupation forces closed the occupied city of Jerusalem yestrday evening to allow a highly controversial march by far-right Israeli settlers to pass through the neighbourhood Ma'an news agency reported. Local sources said that occupation forces closed the main entrance to the Palestinian town of Silwan, the Ras al-Amud...

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation yesterday condemned "in the strongest terms the continued crimes of the Israeli Occupation" in Jenin and its refugee camp and called on the international community to "assume its responsibilities," according to an official statement published on its website. The OIC's statement came after the...

Members of a bipartisan delegation of seven US Senators who visited the four signatory countries of the 2020 Abraham Accords, namely the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, Morocco and Israel, said the Arab leaders have a great desire to expand security cooperation with Israel. The delegation which visited the...

There is one point that stands out recently, and that is the cessation of the demands to end the division or the demands to seek reconciliation. This is because the division that has occurred was a necessity and it was implemented on the ground. The Palestinian people would not...