UN envoy: Jerusalem crisis could have ‘catastrophic costs’
Source: Associated Press By EDITH M. LEDERER UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Mideast envoy warned Monday that the crisis at Jerusalem’s holiest site affects millions if not billions of […]
Israel removes Jerusalem metal detectors, Palestinians reject new measures
Source: Reuters Ori Lewis JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel removed metal detectors from entrances to the Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem’s Old City on Tuesday in favor of CCTV cameras, hoping […]
Turkey’s Alevis, a Muslim Minority, Fear a Policy of Denying Their Existence
Source: The New York Times By PATRICK KINGSLEY JULY 22, 2017 President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, center, at a National Security Council meeting in Ankara last week. CreditPresidency Press Service, via […]
The end of Lebanon
Source: Arab News: The battle of Jaroud Arsal, launched by Hezbollah on the Lebanese-Syrian border, has multiple goals. This battle was waged after a primary Russian-US agreement regarding safe zones in Syria. Iran apparently did not welcome this agreement, thinking it marginalized Tehran; its discontent was manifested in efforts to […]
Israel and Jordan in diplomatic standoff after embassy deaths
Source: BBC Israel and Jordan are involved in a diplomatic standoff after an Israeli guard reportedly shot dead a Jordanian attacker near the embassy in Amman. Jordanian police want to question the guard and have sealed off the area, but Israel says he has diplomatic immunity. A second Jordanian hit […]
6 Killed in Violent Clashes in Jerusalem
Source: Time BY Mohamed Daraghmeh and Karin Laub / AP Updated: Jul 22, 2017 5:10 PM ET (JERUSALEM) — Escalating Israeli-Palestinian tensions over the Holy Land’s most contested shrine boiled […]
Jerusalem — an urgent issue for Trump administration
Source: CNN By Aaron David Miller CNN)Recent terror at the Temple Mount, or Haram al-Sharif, in the Old City of Jerusalem painfully demonstrates why the status quo between Israelis and Palestinians […]
3 Palestinians, 3 Israelis killed in violence over holy site
Source: Associated Press By MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH and KARIN LAUB JERUSALEM (AP) — Escalating Israeli-Palestinian tensions over the Holy Land’s most contested shrine boiled over into violence on Friday that killed […]
Iran’s latest culture battle: Should women in cars keep their heads covered?
Source: Los Angeles Times BY Ramin Mostaghim and Shashank BengaliContact Reporter Reihane Taravati, an outspoken social media activist, was riding in a taxi the other day when she received a stern reprimand […]
Tear gas scene from Jerusalem’s ‘Day of Rage’
Reuters International JULY 21, 2017 Palestinians react following tear gas that was shot by Israeli forces after Friday prayer on a street outside Jerusalem’s Old city July 21, 2017. REUTERS/Ammar Awad (reuters_tickers) JERUSALEM (Reuters) – When Muslim elders called for a “Day of Rage” on Friday to protest […]
Iraqi bridge is sole link for Mosul residents rebuilding lives
Reuters International JULY 22, 2017 Iraqis cross the floating bridge between east and west of Mosul, Iraq, July 21, 2017. REUTERS/Khalid Al-Mousily (reuters_tickers) By Angus MacSwan MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – On a pontoon bridge connecting East and West Mosul, residents of a city shattered by the battle to […]
Saudi-led bloc modifies demands to end Qatar crisis
Source: BBC News he four Arab nations leading a boycott of Qatar are no longer insisting it comply with a list of 13 specific demands they tabled last month. Diplomats […]
The end of the ‘caliphate’ does not mean the end of Daesh
Source: Arab News Daesh’s defeat in Mosul — from where it proclaimed its “caliphate” three years ago — and its impending defeat in its capital Raqqa have bred a sense of triumphalism. But this euphoria may be misplaced and is certainly premature, given the grave threat Daesh continues to pose […]
Pence roots administration’s support for Israel in faith
Source: Religion News By Lauren Markoe | 13 hours ago WASHINGTON (RNS) — Vice President Mike Pence told evangelical supporters of Israel that God had a hand in creating the state of Israel […]
Saudi Arabia investigates video of woman in miniskirt
Source: BBC News The authorities in Saudi Arabia are investigating a young woman who posted a video of herself wearing a miniskirt and crop-top in public. The woman, a model […]
Decimated Muslim Brotherhood Still Inspires Fear. Its Members Wonder Why.
Source: The New York Times Photo Defendants in the 2015 killing of an Egyptian prosecutor flash the Rabaa sign, symbolizing support for the Muslim Brotherhood, while being held in a […]
The question about Islam that has vexed the world for a decade
Source: Washington Post By David Ignatius Opinion writer The diplomatic machinations that have enveloped Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar may seem like a membership feud in a Persian Gulf […]
U.N. ends round of Syria talks with focus on fight against terrorism
Reuters International JULY 15, 2017 UN Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria Staffan de Mistura speaks at a news conference at Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, July 14, 2017. REUTERS/Xu Jinquan/Pool (reuters_tickers) By Tom Miles GENEVA (Reuters) – U.N. Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura put the […]
2 Israeli police officers killed in shooting in Jerusalem’s Old City
Source: CNN Two Israeli police officers were killed in a shooting Friday in Jerusalem’s Old City, just outside one of the world’s most important religious sites. Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said three armed assailants, whom he identified as terrorists, targeted police units in the area. One tried to stab police officer, […]
Qatar crisis: Air-lifted cows start arriving in Doha
Source: BBC News Cattle has been flown into Qatar to boost milk supplies amid a blockade of the country led by Saudi Arabia. The 165 Holstein dairy cows arrived from […]