Jerusalem: Muslim worshippers packed Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa compound for noon prayers on the fourth Friday of the holy month of Ramadan under heightened Israeli police presence. The prayers ended peacefully amid simmering tensions in a year-long escalation of Israeli-Palestinian violence. Israeli police raids at the sacred compound last
Jerusalem: Thousands of Palestinian Christians and pilgrims from around the world filled Jerusalem's Old City on Saturday to celebrate the Orthodox Holy Light ceremony, under a heavy Israeli police presence that has drawn anger from churches. The millennium-old celebration, symbolising Jesus's resurrection, usually draws thousands of
Rome: A Catholic archbishop, imams from major cities, high-ranking Italian politicians and businesspeople on Friday attended an iftar in Rome dedicated to interfaith dialogue and raising awareness of Tunisian culture. The dinner was hosted in Palazzo Brancaccio, a baroque building in the center of Rome, by
Vienna: Five former Austrian officials went on trial in Vienna accused of granting asylum to a suspected Syrian war criminal in Austria at the request of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency. The five are accused of abusing their positions by bringing Khaled Halabi, a former Syrian general,
London: Leader of the House of Commons Penny Mordaunt MP has assured that she will raise the issue of short-seller Viceroy Research and its head Fraser John Perring’s Russian state links with Britain’s Security Minister Tom Tugendhat MBE. Penny Mordaunt made this assurance after a high-profile
Berlin: Germany will pull the plug on its last three nuclear power stations, ending a six-decade programme that spawned one of Europe's strongest protest movements but saw a brief reprieve due to the Ukraine war. The smoking towers of Isar II, Emsland and Neckarwestheim II reactors
New Delhi: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hid key facts from the public about the Pulwama terror attack that killed dozens of paramilitary troops in India-held Jammu and Kashmir in February 2019, a former governor of the disputed region has said. Satya Pal Malik also told
Sapporo Japan: Sultan Al Jaber, president of the COP28 climate talks, called on Saturday for "available, accessible and affordable" finance for the developing economies most vulnerable to the destructive impacts of a warming planet. Al Jaber, who is also head of the United Arab Emirates' national
United Nations: Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Munir Akram, has called for strengthening the U.N., saying the world body remains the best hope for an equal and peaceful world in the future, but said it lacked the power to make the much-needed changes. Speaking as
Assam: The Ministry of Defence has denied sanction to prosecute 30 Army personnel in connection with the killing of civilians in Nagaland’s Mon district in 2021, the state police said on Friday. A sanction for prosecution from the Union government is required to initiate any proceeding