The Izz Al-Din Al-Qassam Brigades, released images on Tuesday of its fighters responding to the Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip on Monday evening, Anadolu has reported. The military wing of the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, said that its “air defences” had confronted the Israeli aircraft with surface-to-air missiles as they flew over the […]
The Muslim Council of Elders, under the Chairmanship of the Grand Imam of al-Azhar Dr. Ahmed al-Tayeb, has launched an initiative to counter anti-Muslim hate crimes in the West, a statement released on Wednesday said. The Council strongly condemned the burning of the Holy Qur’an by far-right extremists in Sweden over the weekend in what […]
A UAE court has sentenced a man to death for the murder of two expats in the villa community of Dubai’s Arabian Ranches, local media reported on Wednesday. The 26-year-old convict was a construction worker of Pakistani origin enticed by the sighting of a large sum of money during a maintenance visit to the Indian […]
A group of Israeli ultra-nationalists said it is determined to go ahead with a flag-waving march around predominantly Palestinian areas of Jerusalem’s Old City later Wednesday, brushing aside a police ban of an event that served as one of the triggers of last year’s Israel-Gaza war. Israeli police said a large number of officers were […]
RIYADH: The Saudi Cabinet on Tuesday called on the international community to hold the Israeli occupation forces responsible for crimes and violations at Al-Aqsa Mosque. It also said that these actions would impact the chances of reviving the peace process in the Middle East. The Cabinet session was chaired by King Salman at Al-Salam Palace […]
DUBAI: A two-year-old boy in Saudi Arabia’s Khafji Governorate was seriously injured after a group of stray dogs viciously attacked him. Nine dogs attacked Saif Al-Yami in a stadium, leaving him with severe wounds all over his body, the child’s uncle Saleh Al-Yami told Al Arabiya. After the attack, the boy was taken to Khafji General […]
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Israeli and Palestinian leaders Tuesday to “end the cycle of violence” after a sharp escalation in tensions between the two sides in recent days. In separate calls with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas and Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, Blinken stressed “the importance of Israelis and Palestinians working to […]
UAE Minister of State for International Cooperation Reem al-Hashimy summoned Israel’s Ambassador to the UAE Amir Hayek to denounce the recent incidents at al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, state news agency (WAM) reported on Tuesday. Developing
Palestinian factions threaten to ‘confront’ Israel over Jerusalem and West Bank incursions
Three explosions rocked a high school in western Kabul on Tuesday, killing at least six people and injuring children, according to Afghan security and health officials. Many residents in the neighborhood belong to the Shia Hazara community, an ethnic and religious minority frequently targeted by Sunni militant groups, including ISIS. “Three blasts have taken place […]
