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Jerusalem encounters one of its most critical stages: OIC chief

Date: 2018-06-06 19:51:48 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Middle East - SN:74 - ID:7433602

RIYADH, June 6 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Yousef al-Othaimeen said on Wednesday that Jerusalem is currently encountering one of its most critical stages as the Israeli occupation persists in its ....

Settlers storm Al Aqsa Mosque anew

Date: 2018-06-06 14:31:52 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:56 - ID:7433159

RAMALLAH, June 6 (MENA) - A group of settlers stormed Wednesday Al Aqsa Mosque from Magharba Gate under tight security measures imposed by the Israeli police. They toured the holy mosque in the presence of Muslim worshipers. Meanwhile, the ....

Palestinian Foreign Ministry: Netanyahu's lies dispelled by what happening on ground

Date: 2018-06-06 14:24:08 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:54 - ID:7432726

RAMALLAH, June 6 (MENA) - The Palestinian Foreign Ministry condemned Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s misleading lies and deceit, and the crimes of the Israeli occupation and the settler gangs against the Palestinian people in the West Bank and ....

MK calls to use Boycott Law against Regev over Argentina cancellation

Date: 2018-06-06 14:17:43 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:51 - ID:7433224

GAZA CITY, June 6 (MENA) - The Knesset Law, Constitution and Justice Committee approved a first reading of a bill making it easier to sue boycott advocates, amid arguments over who is to blame for the cancellation of this weekend’s planned ....

Palestinian killed by Israeli fire near Ramallah

Date: 2018-06-06 09:00:48 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:7432517

RAMALLAH, June 6 (MENA) - A Palestinian youth was killed on Wednesday by Israeli occupation forces' gunfire in Nabi Salih village, 20 km northwest of Ramallah city. The Palestinian Health Ministry said in a statement that the Palestinian youth ....

Palestinian youth seriously injured by Israeli fire near Ramallah

Date: 2018-06-06 08:40:17 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:13 - ID:7432488

RAMALLAH, Jun 6 (MENA) - A Palestinian youth was seriously injured by the Israeli occupation forces near Nabi Saleh village in the surroundings of Ramallah. In press statements on Wednesday, Palestinian activist Belal al Tamimi said Israeli ....

Tehran plays on nerves of all participants in nuclear deal, Russian expert says

Date: 2018-06-05 19:47:07 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:75 - ID:7432082

MOSCOW, June 5 (MENA) - Iran's decision to build up its uranium enrichment capability is a clear attempt to gain more weight at negotiations with the European Union, TASS quoted chief of the Middle and Near East Center at the Russian Institute for ....

Palestine slams Israelis' storming of Al Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2018-06-05 15:13:36 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:52 - ID:7431407

RAMALLAH, June 5 (MENA) - The Palestinian Ministry of Information decried the Israeli settlers' storming of the courtyards of Al Aqsa Mosque and the assault on and detention of worshipers at the holy site. In a statement on Monday, the ministry ....

Israeli police assault worshipers, detain 12 in Al Quds

Date: 2018-06-05 10:44:00 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:22 - ID:7431150

RAMALLAH, June 5 (MENA) - Israeli police assaulted Palestinian Muslim worshipers inside Al Aqsa Mosque and detained 12 from the southern mosque, known as Al Qibli, in East Jerusalem, WAFA news agency reported on Tuesday. The worshipers were ....

Liberman vows retaliation for Hamas, Jihad kite attacks

Date: 2018-06-04 16:35:38 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:79 - ID:7430457

GAZA CITY, June 4 (MENA) - Israel will retaliate for incendiary kite attacks from the Gaza Strip, Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman vowed at Monday’s Yisrael Beytenu faction meeting at the Knesset. Liberman revealed that there have been 600 kite ....