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Tawadros II breaks with predecessor’s ban, flies to Jerusalem for bishop’s funeral
Egypt
November 26, 2015
Tawadros II breaks with predecessor’s ban, flies to Jerusalem for bishop’s funeral
The head of Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church headed Thursday to Jerusalem to attend the funeral of the holy city’s archbishop,…
UN demands regular schedule for Rafah crossing openings
Egypt
November 25, 2015
UN demands regular schedule for Rafah crossing openings
The United Nations has urged Egypt to set a regular timetable for the opening and closure of the Rafah crossing…
Two Palestinians die in attacks on Israelis ahead of Kerry visit
Middle East
November 22, 2015
Two Palestinians die in attacks on Israelis ahead of Kerry visit
A Palestinian girl tried to stab Israelis and was fatally run down by a Jewish settler in the West Bank…
Israeli troops kill two Palestinians in West Bank
Middle East
November 16, 2015
Israeli troops kill two Palestinians in West Bank
Israeli troops shot dead at least two Palestinians during a gun battle in the occupied West Bank on Monday, Palestinian…
Palestinian killed in Israeli raid on hospital
Middle East
November 12, 2015
Palestinian killed in Israeli raid on hospital
A Palestinian related to a man suspected of being behind an anti-Israeli attack was killed by undercover Israeli agents in…
PA delegation in Cairo negotiates permanent opening of Rafah crossing
Egypt
November 11, 2015
PA delegation in Cairo negotiates permanent opening of Rafah crossing
Some officials from a Palestinian Authority delegation will stay in Cairo following the departure of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to…
Israeli guards kill Palestinian knife attacker, boys stab guard on tram
Middle East
November 10, 2015
Israeli guards kill Palestinian knife attacker, boys stab guard on tram
Israeli security guards shot dead a Palestinian who ran towards them with a knife near Jerusalem's Old City on Tuesday,…
Two knife attacks as unrest returns to Jerusalem
Middle East
November 10, 2015
Two knife attacks as unrest returns to Jerusalem
Alleged Palestinian assailants carried out two knife attacks in Jerusalem on Tuesday, police said, as a wave of unrest in…
Al-Azhar urges international action to save al-Aqsa
Egypt
November 10, 2015
Al-Azhar urges international action to save al-Aqsa
Egypt’s Al-Azhar has urged international action to resolve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and protect Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque from violations. The call by…
Israeli troops kill Palestinian woman in West Bank
Middle East
November 9, 2015
Israeli troops kill Palestinian woman in West Bank
A Palestinian woman attempted to attack Israeli security guards with a knife at a checkpoint in the north of the…