Tensions at Al-Aqsa mosque escalated as the Israeli forces attack the Palestinians during the blessed month of Ramadan. Israeli forces fired rubber bullets towards innocent Palestinians at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque on Friday amid rising rage over the eviction of Palestinians from homes on land claimed by Jewish settlers. More than 200 people have been wounded […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pleaded not guilty Monday as his trial on corruption charges resumed in a Jerusalem courtroom just weeks before national elections in which he hopes to extend his 12-year rule. The Corruption Charges Mr. Netanyahu has been indicted in three cases, known as 1,000, 2,000 and 4,000 Case 1,000 – Fraud […]
Israeli night airstrikes targeting arms depots and military positions in eastern Syria have killed at least nine Syrian soldiers and 31 allied fighters, in the deadliest raids since 2018, a war monitor said Wednesday. The Israeli air force carried out more than 18 attacks early Wednesday against multiple targets in an area stretching from the […]
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) was the target of cyberattacks after establishing formal ties with Israel; the Gulf Arab state’s cybersecurity head said on Sunday. The UAE in August broke with decades of Arab policy when it agreed to forge ties with Israel in a move that angered Palestinians and some Muslim states and communities. […]
Pakistan foreign office rejects ‘baseless speculation’, as it says the country ‘steadfastly’ supports Palestinian self-determination. Pakistan’s foreign ministry has reiterated the country is not considering recognizing the state of Israel, in line with existing policy, according to a statement, even as Arab allies have moved to do so. In a statement released on Tuesday, Pakistani […]
DUBAI: The first official UAE delegation landed in Israel’s Ben Gurion airport on Tuesday. The officials were greeted by the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the report added; and will remain in the area of the airport due to coronavirus regulations. The whole visit will last for five hours. The trilateral meetings between Israel, the […]
UAE: first ever passenger flight from the United Arab Emirates to Israel has landed near Tel Aviv, a month after the countries signed an agreement normalizing ties. Etihad Airways Flight 9607 landed at Israel’s Ben-Gurion international airport just after 7am on Monday. Etihad said it plans regular passenger flights between the countries in the future […]
The talks, at a United Nations base on the land border between the two countries, were mediated by the United States. Agreement to hold the talks was announced weeks after the United States stepped up pressure on allies of Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah. NAQOURA, Lebanon: Long-time foes Lebanon and Israel met on Wednesday for unprecedented talks […]
Israel, a major supplier of arms to Azerbaijan, has come under diplomatic fire from Armenia. Due to the struggle between the Caucasus neighbors in disputed Nagorno-Karabakh. Armenia only opened an embassy in Tel Aviv on September 17. But Yerevan recalled its ambassador barely two weeks later, citing weapons sales to Azerbaijan. While Israel’s president on […]
Palestine quits chairmanship of Arab League meetings. They are condemning as dishonorable any Arab agreement to establish formal ties with Israel. JERUSALEM: Palestine has quit its current chairmanship of Arab League meetings, the Palestinian foreign minister said on Tuesday, condemning as dishonorable any Arab agreement to establish formal ties with Israel. Earlier this month, the […]
