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Thousands of Palestinians mark Isra, Miraj in Al Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2023-02-18 15:13:38 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:57 - ID:10025924

RAMALLAH, Feb 18 (MENA) - Thousands of Palestinians flocked to the Al Aqsa Mosque for prayers on the anniversary of Isra and Miraj, a miraculous journey that Prophet Muhammad took in one night from Makka to Al Aqsa. Israeli forces installed ....

Blinken holds meeting with E3 counterparts on Iran at Munich Security Conference

Date: 2023-02-18 15:09:40 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:56 - ID:10026155

WASHINGTON, Feb 18 (MENA) - Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met on Saturday with French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, and UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly on the sidelines of the Munich ....

Israeli observer delegation kicked out of AU summit

Date: 2023-02-18 13:15:25 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:42 - ID:10025998

GAZA CITY, Feb 18 (MENA) - An Israeli observer delegation at the African Union (AU) summit in Addis Ababa was kicked out of the opening ceremony on Saturday, the Israeli Foreign Ministry said, blaming South Africa and Algeria for the severe ....

For fifth day, Palestinian prisoners observe disobedience measures against Israeli repression campaign

Date: 2023-02-18 08:25:05 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:9 - ID:10025407

RAMALLAH, Feb 18 (MENA) - For the fifth day in a row, thousands of Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli prisons continue their civil disobedience measures against the repression campaign initiated by ultranationalist Israeli Minister of ....

Iraqi PM invites secretary general of Interpol to visit Iraq

Date: 2023-02-18 07:03:20 GMT - Germany - Middle East - SN:1 - ID:10025294

MUNICH, Feb 17 (MENA) - Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shia'a Al-Sudani, sent an invitation to the Secretary-General of the International Criminal Police Organization, Interpol, Jürgen Stock, to visit Iraq. The Prime Minister's media office ....

Malaysia condemns Israeli illegal settlement in occupied Palestinian territory

Date: 2023-02-17 17:54:35 GMT - Malaysia - Middle East - SN:54 - ID:10025002

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 (MENA) - Malaysia has unreservedly condemned and rejected the recent decision by the Israeli regime to legalize nine outposts and illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory of the West Bank, Bernama news agency ....

Israeli navy targets Palestinian fishermen off northern Gaza

Date: 2023-02-17 12:57:06 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:32 - ID:10024292

RAMALLAH, Feb 17 (MENA) - Israeli navy on Friday targeted Palestinian fishermen off the northern besieged Gaza Strip, state news agency WAFA reported. He said that fishermen were sailing off al-Waha and al-Sudaniya areas as well as Beit Lahya ....

Occupation forces detain 2 Palestinians in Jerusalem

Date: 2023-02-17 07:59:12 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:13 - ID:10024079

RAMALLAH, Feb 17 (MENA) – The Israeli occupation forces on Friday detained two Palestinian young people after raiding their homes in occupied Jerusalem, according to media outlets. The Israeli occupation forces also raided homes in occupied East ....

2 men rescued from rubble 261 hours after quakes hit Turkey

Date: 2023-02-17 07:21:01 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:10024073

ANKARA, Feb 17 (MENA) - Two men aged 26 and 34 years old were rescued from the rubble in Turkey's Hatay province Thursday night, 261 hours or 10 days after two major earthquakes struck southern provinces in the country. Search and rescue teams ....

Israeli forces arrest three young people from Jenin camp

Date: 2023-02-17 07:13:30 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:9 - ID:10024065

RAMALLAH, Feb 17 (MENA) - Israeli forces arrested three young people from Jenin camp early Friday, Palestinian security sources said. The youths were arrested at a military checkpoint. The occupation forces stormed Sanur town in southern Jenin ....