Saudi King and Crown Prince Condole Kuwait
In a heartfelt gesture of solidarity, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman expressed their deepest condolences to the Emir of Kuwait on Monday following the passing of Sheikh More »
Putin and Abbas Discuss Gaza Crisis
Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday during Abbas’ visit to Russia. Arriving on Monday, Abbas aims to discuss the ongoing Gaza conflict with More »
Saudi Arabia Voices Strong Support for Gaza Peace Initiatives
Saudi Arabia has firmly aligned itself with the recent joint statement made by President Joe Biden of the United States, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi of Egypt, and Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, More »
Saudi Crown Prince, US Secretary of Defense discuss troop deployment
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a phone call on Wednesday from the US Secretary of Defense during which they discussed ongoing arrangements to send US troops of a More »
Saudi Energy Minister confirms restoration of Kingdom’s gas production capacity
:: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy confirmed on Wednesday the restoration of production capacity, affirming the Kingdom’s position as a reliable energy supplier in the global market. The energy minister, Prince Abdulaziz More »
Tag Archives: PALESTINE
Palestinian attempts to stab Israeli soldier, shot: Army
A Palestinian tried to stab an Israeli soldier in the occupied West Bank on Monday but was shot and arrested, the Israeli army said. “A Palestinian armed with a knife attempted to stab a soldier during a security check near
Israeli soldiers shoot dead two Palestinians in West Bank
Israeli troops shot and killed two Palestinian men who tried to stab soldiers at a checkpoint in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, the Israeli military said, part of a wave of violence now in its fourth month. The soldiers
Israel’s expanding West Bank settlement bloc condemned
The U.S. State Department on Friday condemned Israel’s decision to expand the boundary of an existing West Bank settlement bloc, saying it hinders attempts to reach a peace agreement with the Palestinians. Israel’s defense ministry in late December added a
U.S. reveals terror-related arrest, indictment in two states
U.S. authorities said two people with ties to the ISIS group are due in court Friday in California and Texas, including a refugee from Syria who lied about his travels there. The arrests come amid heightened security in the U.S.
Israel police says Tel Aviv gunman killed in police shootout
An Arab gunman who killed three Israelis in a Tel Aviv bar last week was killed on Friday in a shootout with police, following a massive manhunt that put Israelis on edge while the killer was on the loose. Police
Israel arrests six Hamas ‘terror cell’ members
Israeli security forces have arrested six members of the Islamist Palestinian movement Hamas for allegedly planning to “kidnap and murder an Israeli” citizen, officials said on Thursday. The Shin Bet internal security agency, which announced the arrests, said the cell’s
Four Palestinians shot dead attempting to stab Israeli soldiers
Four Palestinians were shot dead by Israeli forces Thursday after trying to stab them in two incidents in the southern West Bank, the army said. “Three attackers, armed with knives, attempted to stab soldiers guarding the Gush Etzion junction,” a
Four Palestinians killed after stabbing attempt
Three Palestinians who attempted to stab Israeli soldiers at a junction in the southern West Bank on Thursday were shot dead, the army said adding later that a fourth Palestinian was shot. A fourth Palestinian was shot and killed in
Israel arrests six Hamas ‘terror cell’ members
Israeli security forces have arrested six members of the Islamist Palestinian movement Hamas for allegedly planning to “kidnap and murder an Israeli” citizen, officials said on Thursday. The Shin Bet internal security agency, which announced the arrests, said the cell’s
Abbas: Palestinian Authority will not collapse
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas dismissed on Wednesday weeks of rumors that the Palestinian Authority could collapse, saying he would “never give up” on it. Abbas, 80, was speaking publicly for the first time since rumors surfaced last week that he
Exposing Israel’s treatment of Palestinian child detainees
By : Chris Doyle How any state treats children is surely one of the great litmus tests of its moral standing. Sadly, far too many fail them, leaving lifelong scars. The children of the Middle East are collectively being failed
Israel returns bodies of slain Palestinians
Israel has returned the bodies of three Palestinians killed carrying out attacks, their families said Tuesday, in the first such handover in east Jerusalem in three months of violence. Ishak Badran and Ahmed Quneibi, both from Kafr Aqeb in east
Palestine after Abbas
By : Ramzy Baroud Although intended to inspire his Fatah Party followers, a televised speech by Mahmoud Abbas on the 51st anniversary of the group’s launch highlighted, instead, the unprecedented crisis that continues to wreak havoc on the Palestinian people.
U.N. says monitor on Palestinian territories quits over lack of access
The United Nations expert on the human rights situation in the occupied Palestinian territories resigned Monday, complaining that Israel had never granted him access to the areas he is meant to monitor. “The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation
Two Israeli soldiers wounded in West Bank shootings
Two Israeli soldiers, one a woman, were wounded on Sunday in separate shootings in the flashpoint West Bank city of Hebron, the army said. The young woman was seriously wounded when a gunman opened fire on her, and she was
Israel charges two Jews over lethal arson of Palestinian home
Israeli prosecutors filed murder charges on Sunday against two Jewish citizens for a July 31 arson attack in the occupied West Bank that killed three members of a Palestinian family, Israel Radio said. It said one adult defendant was indicted
Netanyahu vows crackdown on ‘Arab crime’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denounced Saturday the murder of two people in Tel Aviv by a shooter suspected of being an Arab Israeli, pledging a crackdown on crime in that community. A man police identified as Nashaat Melhem opened
Historic Vatican accord with Palestine takes effect
The Vatican’s first accord with the Palestinians — an agreement that Israel has attacked as counter-productive to the Middle East peace process — has come into force, the Holy See announced Saturday. The accord was signed in June, just over
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