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UN ‘deeply concerned’ over violence in Palestine

The United Nations has voiced deep concern over the worsening security situation in occupied Palestine in the aftermath of Israel’s daily assaults during the past week on the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.

Many Palestinians injured in Israeli raid on al-Aqsa Mosque

Israeli forces entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem on Friday and injured dozens of Palestinians.

Senior Iraqi cleric likens Israel to Daesh in mistreatment of Muslims

Iraq’s influential Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr draws parallels between the crimes perpetrated by the Daesh terror group and those by the Zionist regime in Israel, saying both kill Muslims without any respect for the holy fasting month of Ramadan.

Arab League FMs denounce Israeli attacks on Al-Aqsa

The Arab League foreign ministers have denounced Israeli attacks against Palestinian worshipers in al-Aqsa Mosque.

Israeli troops fire tear gas, rubber bullets in new raid on al-Aqsa

For the fifth day in a row, Israeli forces have raided al-Aqsa Mosque. They used tear gas, and rubber-coated steel bullets, in an attempt to evacuate the yards from Muslim worshipers for presence of Israeli settlers at the holy site.

Israel raids Gaza for second time in a week

Israel has carried out air raids in central Gaza for the second time this week, according to witnesses. The Israeli military has claimed its fighter jets attacked an underground complex used to produce rocket engines.

UN agrees to reopening of Sana’a International Airport after 6 years: Yemeni govt.

Yemen’s National Salvation Government says the United Nations (UN) has agreed to the reopening of the Sana’a International Airport after a six-year hiatus.

Iranian FM to UN chief: Israel seeks to change the identity of al-Quds

The Iranian foreign minister has warned of Israel’s plot to change the identity of the city of al-Quds in occupied Palestine, urging international organizations and some countries to put an end to their double standard and silence toward Palestiniane.

One killed, four injured in Turkey blast

At least one person was killed and four others were injured when an explosion hit a bus carrying prison guards in Turkey's northwestern province of Bursa on Wednesday, local officials confirmed.

Baghdad says Turkey’s operation threatens Iraq’s national security

The military operation of Turkey’s armed forces in northern Iraq threatens the national security of the Arab country, a statement by Iraqi President Barham Salih’s office said on Tuesday. Ankara launched a new military campaign against Kurdish forces in the north of the Middle Eastern state on Sunday evening.

Yemen’s Ansarullah: Saudi-led coalition violating UN-backed ceasefire

Spokesman for Yemen’s Ansarullah movement Mohammed Abdul-Salam says the Saudi-led coalition is violating the current ceasefire by preventing Sana’a airport from reopening and blocking the passage of tankers carrying fuel to the port of al-Ḥudaydah.

Israel warplanes strike Gaza Strip

Israeli fighter jets have launched a strike on the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, targeting what the Israeli military claimed was a Hamas weapons manufacturing site.

Hezbollah condemns desecration of Quran by extremists in Sweden

Lebanon’s Hezbollah resistance movement has blasted desecration of the Holy Quran by “extremists” in Sweden as an “open attack on Muslims’ faith” saying the “intentional insult” and “transgression against the book of God” is not tolerable and cannot be ignored.

Israeli troops target Palestinian worshipers in al-Aqsa

Dozens of Israeli military forces have stormed into the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the occupied Old City of al-Quds and restricted the entry of Palestinian worshipers into the holy site to secure the incursion of extremist settlers to mark the Passover holiday.

Turkey says military operation in Iraq achieves all objectives

The Turkish military operation in northern Iraq, which was launched on Sunday, has achieved all its initial objectives, Turkey’s defense ministry announced on Monday. Ankara says it is targeting Kurdish militants in Iraqi Kurdistan.

Iraqi president calls expansion of ties with Iran “important”

Iraqi President Barham Salih has said expanding bilateral ties with Iran in different areas is very important for Baghdad.

Iraqi PM forms working group to visit Iran for energy talks

Iraq’s Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi has assigned a working group to make necessary coordination to resolve technical problems of Iraqi power plants that work with Iranian gas.

Israeli troops storm al-Aqsa Mosque, 2nd time in 48 hours

Israeli forces stormed al-Aqsa Mosque early on Sunday, assaulting and blockading Muslim worshippers inside prayer halls and clearing the way for settlers to enter the holy site.

Iran’s Khatibzadeh: Normalization with Israel has emboldened it in brutality

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh has reacted again to the Israeli regime’s atrocities against Palestinians in al-Aqsa Mosque, saying normalization with Israel has emboldened it in its anti-Palestine crimes.

Hezbollah condemns Israel for attack on al-Aqsa Mosque

The Lebanese resistance movement of Hezbollah has condemned an Israeli regime raid on Palestinian worshipers in the al-Aqsa Mosque that wounded over 150 people.

Yemen’s Ansarullah: Enemy shouldn’t misinterpret our desire for peace

A member of the Yemeni negotiating team says he hopes the enemy will not misinterpret Yemen’s interest in peace، following the establishment of truce in the war-hit country.

IRGC condemns Israel’s crimes against Palestinians

Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has in a statement strongly condemned the crimes of the Zionists in al-Aqsa Mosque.

Iran FM: Al-Aqsa Mosque desecration implication of normalization with Israel

ran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian says the Zionist regime’s aggression against Palestinian worshippers and the desecration of al-Aqsa Mosque are among the bad results of normalization of ties between some Islamic Arab countries and Israel.

Khatibzadeh: Crime of beating Palestinian worshippers, violation of human rights

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh has strongly condemned the Zionists’ desecration of the sacred places in Palestine during the holy month of Ramadan and their raid on fasting worshippers in the al-Aqsa Mosque.

UAE official: Emirates want to resolve differences with Iran

A senior diplomatic advisor to the United Arab Emirates president says the Persian Gulf sheikhdom wants to resolve its differences with Iran.

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