Middle East

Oman's Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik has issued a special pardon to over 300 inmates ahead of Eid Al-Fitr which will be celebrated tomorrow for much of the Muslim world....

A Turkish soldier was killed during an anti-terror operation in northern Iraq, Turkiye's National Defense Ministry said on Sunday, Anadolu reports. Mumin Carkci, an infantry specialist sergeant, was killed...

Five Palestinians were injured Sunday in an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank, according to local medical sources, Anadolu reports. Israeli forces raided a number of homes in...

Harvard University's student-run daily newspaper has announced its support for and endorsement of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign against the Israeli occupation, making it one of the...

Authorities in the German capital Berlin have banned all pro-Palestine protests until 2 May, alleging that some protesters have made antisemitic remarks. A protest in support of Palestinians was...

Hundreds of Palestinians mourned a youth killed by Israeli gunfire in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, Anadolu Agency reports. A 27-year-old Palestinian was shot dead by Israeli forces...

Egypt and Israel have been at odds over the "provocative" situation at Al-Aqsa Mosque, senior Palestinian sources told Rai Al-Youm on Friday. The sources stated that Egypt had threatened...

Syria's continued failure to remedy outstanding issues prevents the international community from confirming the elimination of its chemical weapons programme, a top United Nations (UN) disarmament official told the...

Chief Commander of the Quds Brigade in the Iran Revolutionary Guards Brigadier General Esmail Ghaani revealed on Friday that Iran had carried out a successful drone mission in Israel, Arabic...

The Islamic Palestinian Resistance Movement Hamas announced on Friday: "Jerusalem will remain the pivot of the struggle until the liberation of Palestine and return to our homeland." Marking International...

Former Israeli Defence Minister Moshe "Bogie" Ya'alon announced on Friday that Israel is not currently facing an "external, but internal" threat, the Akka news website reported. Ya'alon, who served...

Thousands of Palestinians have challenged the Israeli closure of the occupied city of Jerusalem, putting themselves in danger trying to reach Al-Aqsa Mosque. During his stay inside the third...

Around 500 Palestinian administrative detainees, detained without trial or charge, have been boycotting Israeli military courts for the 113th consecutive day, the Palestinian Prisoners Club announced on Friday. The...

Russia has withdrawn around 1,200 of its mercenaries from Libya, amid a series of setbacks in its offensive in Ukraine and the pressure it has reportedly put on its...

'Building a new settlement in the heart of Hebron constitutes a great deal of damage to Israel and completely contradicts the founding principles of the government', Peace Now

A stampede broke out at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv when American tourists tried to take an unexploded shell through security as a 'souvenir', local media reports. According...

A landmark mosque in the ancient city of Jaffa, adjacent to Tel Aviv, was vandalised overnight by a group of right-wing Israelis, reported Wafa news agency. Ahmed Abu Ajweh, imam of...

Fearing possible suicide attacks on soft targets, Iraqi authorities on Friday announced a state of high alert for the Muslim holiday of Eid Al-Fitr, Anadolu News Agency reports. "The...

The Iraqi Sadrist movement, led by Muqtada Al-Sadr, yesterday denied media reports claiming it had held political meetings with the Coordination Framework forces to discuss forming the next government....

Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, held meetings with King Salman and Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman

More than 3,000 people died or went missing while trying to cross into European countries in 2021, an official from the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Friday, and...

Two non-governmental organisations said they have recorded an "alarming" increase in the application of the death penalty in Iran with a rise of 25 per cent in 2021 compared...

The appointment of new Palestinian Waqf guards at the Al-Aqsa Mosque is being rejected by Israel occupation authorities amid escalating tension in the compound during the holy month of...

UK Labour leader Keir Starmer and senior shadow cabinet ministers are said to be on a charm offensive to woe Britain's Jewish community by canvassing for next week's local...

Palestinian worshippers performed the last Friday prayer of the holy month of Ramadan at the Al-Aqsa Mosque despite Israeli restrictions, Anadolu News Agency reports. "160,000 worshippers performed the fourth...

At least 12 people were injured on Friday in an Israeli police intervention with plastic bullets and sound bombs after dawn prayer, Anadolu News Agency reports. Israeli police intervened...

Saudi Arabia has arrested 234 state employees across eight ministries on charges of "bribery, forgery and power abuse," the country's Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) announced yesterday. "The authority...

International Quds Day is an annual event held on the last Friday of Ramadan

Jordanian Crown Prince, Prince Al-Hussein Bin Abdullah II, was sworn in yesterday as deputy king. Al-Mamlaka quoted local sources as saying that the prince had taken the constitutional oath...

Lebanon's passports authority yesterday said it had halted receiving citizens' renewal requests as new passports stock and cash deplete due to the "huge demand". "Since 2020, requests for passport...

The General Arab Conference "United Against Normalisation" of Morocco yesterday called to end normalisation deals with Israel. The conference stressed, in a statement on International Quds Day, that "resisting...

A senior Hamas delegation yesterday met with Iranian Parliament Speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, in the Iranian capital Tehran and discussed the latest developments in Palestine, Anadolu news agency reported. A statement issued...