Palestinian President Leaves Hospital After ‘routine Checkup’
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas was discharged from hospital in the Israel-occupied West Bank on Saturday after a brief "routine checkup", ...
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Abbas Backs Call For Palestinians To Return To Al-Aqsa
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas backed calls for worshippers to return to Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque on Thursday after Israeli authorities removed ...
Palestinians To End Boycott of Jerusalem Holy Site
Palestinians will return to pray at a sensitive Jerusalem holy site Thursday after Israeli authorities removed controversial security measures there, ...
Standoff At Jerusalem Holy Site After Metal Detectors Removed
A tense standoff was underway between Israel and Muslim worshippers at a Jerusalem holy site Wednesday despite the removal of ...
Jerusalem Holy Site Crisis
Eight people have been killed in a weekend of violence following new Israeli security measures at an ultra-sensitive Jerusalem holy ...
Fears of More Israeli-Palestinian Violence Over Holy Site
Stabbings and clashes that left six people dead raised fears on Saturday of further Israeli-Palestinian violence as tensions mount over ...
Abbas Freezes Israel Contact Over Holy Site Dispute
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said Friday he was freezing contacts with Israel over new security measures at a highly sensitive ...
Three Dead As Clashes Erupt Over Jerusalem Holy Site
Three Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded Friday as clashes erupted between protesters and Israeli forces over new security measures ...
Protests After Israel Restricts Jerusalem Old City Prayers
Israeli police barred men under 50 from entering Jerusalem's Old City for Friday Muslim prayers as tensions rose and protests ...
Remove Jerusalem Metal Detectors, Erdogan Tells Israeli Counterpart
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday urged his Israeli counterpart Reuven Rivlin to swiftly remove metal detectors that have ...
Israel, Palestinians Brace For More Unrest At Holy Site
Israel's army boosted security Thursday and braced for possibile unrest on the eve of the main weekly Muslim prayers after ...
China’s Xi Reaffirms Commitment To Peace In the Middle East
China will host a symposium between Israel and the Palestinians later this year, an official said Tuesday, as president Xi ...
Muslims Heed Calls To Avoid Holy Site Over Israeli Security Measures
Muslims heeded calls Monday not to enter a Jerusalem holy site and protested outside after Israeli authorities installed metal detectors ...
Macron Chides Netanyahu On Settlements, Urges New Mideast Talks
French President Emmanuel Macron told Israel's visiting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday that Paris opposes Israel's expansion of settlements ...
Macron, Netanyahu Mark 75 Years Since Paris Roundup of Jews
French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday marked 75 years since the roundup of 13,000 Jews to be sent to Nazi ...
Security Tight, Holy Site Shut After Jerusalem Attack
Security forces locked down parts of Jerusalem's Old City on Saturday and an ultra-sensitive holy site remained closed after an ...
UN Chief Fears Jerusalem Attack Could Ignite More Violence
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Friday that an attack that killed two Israeli police officers in Jerusalem could ignite more ...
Netanyahu, Abbas Speak By Phone After Attack
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke by phone following Friday's attack near an ultra-sensitive holy ...
Trump Envoy Mediates Water Deal Between Israel, Palestinians
US President Donald Trump's Middle East peace envoy said Thursday Israel would supply the Palestinians with millions of cubic metres ...
Gaza May Already Be ‘unlivable’
The Gaza Strip may already be "unlivable", a United Nations official warned Tuesday, after a decade of Hamas rule and ...