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 … ]
Dozens of Palestinians were injured on Monday evening when Israeli forces violently dispersed Muslim worshipers who were performing the night-time Isha prayer in the streets outside of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound to express their opposition [ More … ]
As Israeli officials moved to “gradually reopen” the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem for afternoon prayers Sunday after three days of closure, officials from the Islamic Endowment (Waqf) that runs the holy site [ More … ]
After deadly bombings hit two Coptic churches on Sunday, killing at least 45 people, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi declared a three-month state of emergency. However, the new emergency measures are said to grant broad powers to security [ More … ]
The efficiency of the currently followed security measures inside North Sinai’s city of Al-Arish has been a controversial issue on social media outlets in Egypt following the circulation of photos of militants from the ISIS-affiliated group [ More … ]
Russian transport minister Maxim Sokolov revealed that Egypt and Russia are about to sign a joint intergovernmental agreement on airport security during the Egyptian civil aviation minister’s visit to Moscow in February. Sokolov said that the [ More … ]
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