Middle East - Welcome to Middle East News Agency

Islamophobia observatory decries al Aqsa mosque storming by ultra-Orthodox Jews

Date: 2018-07-22 14:55:48 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:71 - ID:7500269

CAIRO, July 22 (MENA) - The Islamophobia observatory of Egypt's Dar Al Ifta (Ifta House) strongly condemned on Sunday the raid by of more than 1000 Jewish settlers on Al Aqsa mosque compound and performing Talmudic rituals to mark Tisha B'Av event, ....

Storming Al Aqsa Mosque by settlers requires Palestinian, Arab, Islamic, int'l response - ministry

Date: 2018-07-22 14:44:59 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:69 - ID:7500267

RAMALLAH, July 22 (MENA) - The Palestinian Foreign Ministry strongly condemned on Sunday the storming of AL Aqsa Mosque by hundreds of Jewish extremist settlers and performing Talmudic rituals. The storming incidents are part of the Israeli ....

Palestinian rights group slams Israeli escalation in Gaza

Date: 2018-07-22 14:24:51 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:64 - ID:7500084

GAZA CITY, July 22 (MENA) - A Palestinian rights center condemned on Sunday the Israeli escalation and airstrikes on Gaza Strip, warning that the Israeli violations would fuel the situation in the region Since March 30, up to 156 Palestinians ....

More than 1000 Israeli settlers storm into Aqsa

Date: 2018-07-22 11:08:19 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:36 - ID:7499740

RAMALLAH, July 22 (MENA) - As many as 1,023 Israeli settlers stormed into Al Aqsa Mosque in the morning on Sunday guarded by Israeli forces, an official of the Palestinian Awqaf Ministry said. This coincides with the anniversary of Tisha B'Av ....

Essential services on verge of shutting down in Gaza due to lack of emergency fuel

Date: 2018-07-22 10:59:33 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:34 - ID:7499811

RAMALLAH, July 22 (MENA) - Supplies of emergency fuel provided by the United Nations for critical facilities in Gaza are being fast depleted, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator, Jamie McGoldrick, warned on Sunday. In a press release, he called on ....

Israel detains child from Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2018-07-22 10:44:07 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:7499626

RAMALLAH, July 22 (MENA) - Israeli forces detained on Sunday a child from the Aqsa Mosque over hoisting the Palestinian flag in the face of Israeli settlers who stormed into the holy shrine earlier in the day. The identity of the child is still ....

Syrian sources: Clashes renew between gov't forces, Daesh in Yarmouk

Date: 2018-07-22 07:07:52 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:8 - ID:7499417

DAMASCUS, July 22 (MENA) - Violent clashes renewed between government forces and Daesh militants in Yarmouk basin in the western sector of the countryside of Deraa, Al Hurra TV Channel reported quoting Syrian local sources. The sources said the ....

FM:Iran expects Europe to take practical steps to save JCPOA

Date: 2018-07-22 06:44:10 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:6 - ID:7499412

TEHRAN, July 22 (MENA) - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says it is necessary for Europeans to fulfill the promises they have made beyond their obligations under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action though they have not taken any ....

UN chief concerned over escalation in Gaza

Date: 2018-07-21 19:30:48 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:61 - ID:7499236

NEW YORK, July 21 (MENA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres expressed on Saturday his deep concern over the latest escalation in the Gaza Strip. "I am gravely concerned over the dangerous escalation of violence in Gaza and ....

Jewish settlers storm Bab ur Rahmah cemetery, al Aqsa compound

Date: 2018-07-21 08:55:32 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:7498219

RAMALLAH, July 21 (MENA) - A group of extremist Jewish settlers stormed on Saturday morning Bab ur Rahmah cemetery, adjacent to the fence of Al Aqsa holy mosque eastern side. They broke into the compound of the third holiest site in Islam to ....