More than 200 Palestinian worshippers wounded in Al-Aqsa amid growing anger over Israeli plans to evict Palestinian families from occupied East Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah. Tens of thousands of worshippers had earlier packed Islam’s third-holiest site [ More … ]
Ongoing issues regarding Palestine and the status of Jerusalem were discussed during Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s one-day visit to Jordan Monday. Ahead of his departure from Istanbul, Erdoğan said at a press conference that [ More … ]
Israeli rights group Adalah released a statement on Wednesday, calling Israel’s ban on residents of the Palestinian majority town of Umm al-Fahm in Israel from entering Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem “illegal” and “irrational.” [ More … ]
Dozens of far-right Israelis toured the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound early on Monday under heavy police protection, official Palestinian news agency Wafa reported. According to Wafa, the Israelis entered the compound through the Morrocans’ Gate while [ More … ]
The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia and Iran have shaken hands at a meeting of the world’s Muslim nations, despite the rival nations being locked in a bitter feud. The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia [ More … ]
The OIC officials are expected to issue a statement condemning Israeli policies against Palestinians and urging the international community to take action Upon Turkey’s summons the Executive Committee Meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation [ More … ]
BY: BURHANETTIN DURAN* Even if the ongoing row around Al-Aqsa Mosque ends peacefully, new tensions fueled by Israel for its interests will continue appearing In the face of mounting criticism, Israel decided to remove from the [ More … ]
BY: İbrahim Karagül* The Muslim geography is faced with a serious new threat wave that needs to be taken seriously. The Western invasion and destabilization project that started with Afghanistan, that continued with Iraq and Syria, [ More … ]
Hundreds gather at Istanbul’s Yenikapi Square to show solidarity with Palestinians Women and men of all ages, student groups, and families came together at Istanbul’s Yenikapi Square on Sunday to show solidarity with Palestinians following [ More … ]
Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin also says deal to buy Russian anti-missile system ‘almost’ sealed Turkey on Thursday defended President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s remarks on the Al-Aqsa crisis from Israeli criticisms. “We are proud of [ More … ]
Jordan king seeks trial for Israeli embassy gunman while Netanyahu wants execution of Palestinian attacker King Abdullah urged Netanyahu to ‘take responsibility’ including a trial for the killer, while the Israeli leader called for the [ More … ]
Hours after thousands of Palestinians entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem, after a near two-week long boycott of Israeli security measures imposed at the site, Israeli forces imposed a new series of [ More … ]
Israel’s prime minister has vowed to expel Qatari broadcaster Al Jazeera, claiming the network is “inciting” violence as tensions have flared at the al-Aqsa mosque. Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to expel Qatari [ More … ]
Jordan’s foreign minister said the government would not ‘trade with the blood of our children’, demanding the Israeli embassy agent accused of killing two Jordanians face questioning in Amman. Jordan said there would be “no [ More … ]
Israeli forces began dismantling security measures installed at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem late on Wednesday night, in what was celebrated as a victory by Palestinian Jerusalemites, as Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas [ More … ]
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