Saudi Crown Prince, US Secretary of Defense discuss troop deployment
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a phone call on Wednesday from the US Secretary of Defense during which they discussed ongoing arrangements to send US troops of a More »
Saudi Energy Minister confirms restoration of Kingdom’s gas production capacity
:: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy confirmed on Wednesday the restoration of production capacity, affirming the Kingdom’s position as a reliable energy supplier in the global market. The energy minister, Prince Abdulaziz More »
Egypt calls Erdogan statements ‘ironic,’ accuses Turkey of sponsoring terrorism
:: Egypt’s foreign ministry spokesman, Ahmed Hafez, slammed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s statements at the UN General Assembly this week where he urged the UN to “handle the suspicious death of More »
Saudi Crown Prince: Attacks are test of int’l resolve against destructive acts
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Wednesday that the attacks on Saudi Aramco oil facilities are a test of international resolve in the face of destructive acts that More »
Saudi Crown Prince says attacks on oil facilities are a ‘dangerous escalation’
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said the recent attacks on Saudi Aramco facilities represented a “dangerous escalation not only toward the Kingdom but also the entire world.” The Crown More »
Tag Archives: Jerusalem
Al-Aqsa officials refuse entry, Israel closes doors
:: Israel froze the entry of Palestinians to the Al-Aqsa Mosque because the Noble Sanctuary officials refused entry as long as metal detectors and cameras were installed on doors. The noon prayer was held outside Al-Aqsa. Previously, Israel said it
Target Israelis, says Hamas, after Jerusalem site attack
:: Gaza’s militant Hamas rulers are calling on Palestinians to attack Israeli forces in Jerusalem after a sacred site was closed following a deadly assault there. Hamas described the closure of the site – known to Muslims as the Noble
Jerusalem holy site shut for Friday prayers after shooting, Mufti held
:: Israeli police declared Friday’s Muslim prayers will not be held at Jerusalem’s holiest site after two Israelis were critically wounded in a shooting near the site. Israeli forces arrest Mufti of Jerusalem Sheikh Mohammed Hussein. Palestinian President Abbas, in
Israel freezes plan to give Palestinian city land to expand
:: Israel’s cabinet has frozen a plan to expand the West Bank’s most densely populated Palestinian city by ceding military control over a parcel of land, a proposed concession that has outraged settler leaders. A spokesman from Prime Minister Benjamin
Israel rearrests Palestinian lawmaker Khalida Jarrar
:: Israeli authorities have re-arrested a prominent Palestinian lawmaker in an overnight raid over her leadership in a movement Israel considers a terrorist organisation, officials said Sunday. Khalida Jarrar was arrested in the raid in the Ramallah area in the
Israel retaliates after stray Syrian fire in the Golan Heights
:: Israel returned fire at Syrian army forces late Saturday after two stray artillery rounds hit the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, the Israeli army said. “In response to projectiles launched earlier today at Israel from Syria, Israeli forces targeted the Syrian
Former Israeli PM Olmert, 71, wins early release from prison
:: Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who is serving a 27-month prison term for corruption, won parole on Thursday, one of his lawyers said. Israel Radio reported that Olmert could be freed as early as Sunday after a parole
Israeli troops kill Palestinian gunman who shot at them during raid
:: Israeli troops on Wednesday shot and killed a Palestinian gunman who fired at them during a raid to uncover an arms cache in the occupied West Bank town of Hebron, the Israeli military said. The Palestinian health ministry confirmed
Israel freezes plan for mixed-sex Jewish prayer site at Western Wall
:: Israel’s government formally suspended plans on Sunday for a mixed-gender prayer space at Jerusalem’s Western Wall, bowing to opposition from Orthodox Jewish politicians to reforms at one of Judaism’s holiest sites. The decision will put Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Israeli soldiers shot dead Palestinian armed with knife
:: A Palestinian attempted to stab Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank Tuesday before being shot dead, the army said. A military statement said that the incident occurred near Qalandia, north of Jerusalem. “An assailant armed with a knife
Israel starts work on new settlement, even as US steps up peace efforts
:: Israel broke ground on Tuesday on its first new settlement in the occupied West Bank for two decades, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, announcing the symbolic move on the eve of a peace mission by White House senior adviser
Israel plans most settlement homes since 1992
:: Israel has so far this year advanced its highest number of settlement projects since 1992, the defense minister said Sunday, despite warnings such plans will further cloud chances of a two-state solution. Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman made the comments
Palestinians say man killed at protest on Gaza border
:: The Gaza Health Ministry says a Palestinian was killed by Israeli fire at a protest near the border fence with the territory ruled by the Islamic militant group Hamas. It said Aeid Jomaa, 35, was killed and six others
Israel advances plans for further 1,500 settler homes
:: Israel has advanced plans for a further 1,500 homes in Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, Peace Now said on Thursday, the second such announcement in a week. More than 3,000 units have been advanced this week, a
Security guard kills Arab-Israeli protester in central Israel
:: A security guard shot and killed an Arab-Israeli citizen as hundreds of protesters stormed a police station in central Israel overnight and set fire to vehicles, police said on Tuesday. The violence erupted after police officers in the Arab
Palestinians pour into Jerusalem for Ramadan prayers
:: Thousands of Palestinians poured into Jerusalem to attend the first Friday prayers of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound, Islam’s third-holiest site, AFP correspondents reported. Many had queued from before dawn at the Israeli
Trump rejects moving Israel embassy to Jerusalem — for now
:: Stepping back from a campaign promise, President Donald Trump on Thursday decided not to move the US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, at least for the next six months. The White House described Trump’s waiver as a move to
Palestinian woman shot after stabbing Israeli soldier
:: A Palestinian woman stabbed an Israeli soldier outside a Jewish settlement in the northern West Bank on Thursday before being shot and critically wounded, the army and medics said. The attack came just days before the 50th anniversary of
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