50,000 Palestinians attend UAE’s iftar programme
August 20th, 2012 - 1:00 am ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Aug 19 (IANS/WAM) Over 50,000 poor Palestinians participated in iftar programmes organised by the UAE's Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Charity Foundation in the West Bank.Thousands of Palestinian families ... Read more...
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Jordan condemns Israeli settlers’ breaking into Al-Aqsa mosque
February 20th, 2012 - 12:16 am ICT by IANS
Amman, Feb 19 (IANS) Jordan Sunday condemned breaking into Al-Aqsa mosque by Israeli settlers, calling on Arabs and Muslims to intervene to halt such violations, media reports said."Jewish settlers, a ... Read more...
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Violent riots erupt in Jerusalem, at least 10 Israelis wounded
September 22nd, 2010 - 11:08 pm ICT by BNO News
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL (BNO NEWS) – At least 10 Israelis on Wednesday were injured after riots erupted in Temple Mount, Jerusalem following the death of a Palestinian man, officials said.Palestinians began throwing rocks ... Read more...
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New clashes in Jerusalem, West Bank
March 13th, 2010 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, March 13 (DPA) Groups of young Palestinians rioted Saturday in the old city of Jerusalem and the West bank after Israeli police closed both areas to devout Muslims seeking to go ... Read more...
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Flash floods kill 77 Haj pilgrims in Saudi Arabia (Lead)
November 26th, 2009 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
Jeddah, Nov 26 (DPA) Seventy-seven people were killed in flash floods as the annual Haj pilgrimage began in the desert kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Saudi government reported Thursday.
The civil defence authority ... Read more...
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Floods kill 48 as Haj pilgrimage begins in Saudi Arabia
November 26th, 2009 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
Jeddah, Nov 26 (DPA) Forty-eight people were killed in flash floods as the annual Haj pilgrimage began in the desert kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Saudi government reported Thursday.
The civil defence authority ... Read more...
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Al Qaeda group claims rocket fire on Israel
October 30th, 2009 - 7:43 am ICT by IANS
Beirut, Oct 30 (DPA) A group linked to Al Qaeda claimed Thursday to have fired a Katusha rocket from southern Lebanon into northern Israel without causing any damage.
The Brigades of Abdullah Azzam, ... Read more...
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Hamas calls for attacks on Israel
October 27th, 2009 - 2:49 am ICT by IANS
Gaza, Oct 27 (IANS) The Islamic Hamas movement, which rules the Gaza Strip, has urged its cadres to carry out attacks against Israel.
The call was in response to Israeli action at ... Read more...
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Jordan warns Israel against provocation in Jerusalem
October 26th, 2009 - 3:52 am ICT by IANS
Amman, Oct 26 (DPA) Jordan Sunday warned Israeli police and religious radicals that further provocation in the compound that houses the al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem would fuel violence in the region and ... Read more...
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Obama ‘fully biased’ towards Israel: Jordanian Islamists
July 30th, 2009 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
Amman, July 30 (DPA) Jordan's influential Muslim Brotherhood movement Thursday accused the administration of the US President Barack Obama of showing "complete bias" towards Israel, and warned Arab countries against bowing ... Read more...
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Bin Laden calls on Muslims to support Palestinians
January 15th, 2009 - 5:32 am ICT by IANS
Istanbul, Jan 15 (DPA) Muslims around the world should come to the support of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, according to a message allegedly released by Osama bin Laden, leader of ... Read more...
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Israel continues airstrikes as Gaza offensive enters seventh day
January 2nd, 2009 - 2:43 pm ICT by IANS
Gaza/Tel Aviv, Jan 2 (DPA) Israel pressed on with its relentless air raids against Hamas on the seventh day of its Gaza offensive, striking some 20 targets of the radical Islamic movement ... Read more...
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Israelis believe Olmert cannot negotiate peace: poll
August 14th, 2008 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
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Tel Aviv, Aug 14 (DPA) Most Israelis believe their Prime Minister Ehud Olmert lacks the mandate to negotiate a peace deal with the Palestinians, according to an opinion poll published Thursday. Some ... Read more...
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Saudi king urges US to press Israel for Mideast peace deal
March 21st, 2008 - 11:41 pm ICT by admin
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Riyadh, March 21 (DPA) King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia Friday urged visiting US Vice President Dick Cheney to put pressure on Israel to seal a peace deal with the Palestinians before US ... Read more...
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First evidence of human activity unearthed from Jerusalem’s Solomon Temple
November 14th, 2007 - 2:45 am ICT by admin
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