Middle East
Israeli Forces Detain 5 Palestinians Overnight, Including Hamas MP
RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — Israeli forces detained at least five Palestinians in the occupied West Bank overnight Tuesday, targeting so-called Hamas operatives in predawn raids,...
Palestinian Archbishop to Boycott DC Conference in Protest of American Policies
JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — Sabastiya Archbishop Atallah Hanna, of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, said he would boycott an upcoming conference in the United States aiming...
Iraq’s Shiite Cleric Sadr Urges Assad to Step Down
NAJAF (AFP): Influential Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr on Saturday called on Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down, also calling on Washington and Moscow...
Palestinians Banned from Entering Al-Aqsa Perform Friday Prayer at Mosque’s Gate
ERUSALEM (Ma’an) — A group of Palestinian worshipers performed Friday prayers at the Lion’s Gate outside the walls to the Old City in occupied...
EU Ambassador Denounces Israel’s West Bank Demolitions Policy
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The practice of enforcement measures such as forced transfers, evictions, demolitions and confiscations of homes and humanitarian assets (including EU-funded) and the obstruction of...