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CAIRO – Egypt warned on Wednesday of the dangers of the Israeli escalation in Al-Aqsa Mosque that left many Palestinians injured. In a statement, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry called on Israel to stop the violence, respect freedom of worship and give the Palestinians their right to practice their religious rituals …

PARIS – The government of France Wednesday expressed concern over rising tension in Jerusalem and al-Aqsa mosque, said a statement issued by the French Foreign Ministry. France called on all sides to stay calm and to refrain from taking any steps that would further heighten the tension between them. The …

JERUSALEM – Dozens of Palestinian worshippers Wednesday clashed with Israeli police outside Al-Aqsa Mosque following the noon prayer, according to witnesses. They said police attacked the worshippers at the end of the prayer held outside Lions’ Gate where people have been holding prayers five times a day, as required by …

BEIJING – President Mahmoud Abbas stressed on Wednesday the importance of the peace initiative of Chinese President Xi Jinping, which calls for achieving a two-state solution of Palestine and Israel, boosting mutual security cooperation, and peace through development. Addressing the Chinese Academy of Governance in Beijing, Abbas said he was …

JERUSALEM – Israeli police said Wednesday that it has shut down Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem’s Old City for Jewish visitation after a number of Jews attempted to hold religious rituals in the Muslim holy site in violation of visitation rules. A police spokesperson said the Jerusalem police chief has cancelled …

RAMALLAH – On the occasion of the Nelson Mandela International Day, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Wednesday honored the anti-Apartheid South African leader saying the long struggle he led against apartheid and its defeat in 1994 was an inspiration for all those struggling for justice around the globe. …

NABLUS – Israeli forces razed on Wednesday a plot of land near the village of Jaloud, to the south of Nablus in the West Bank, in a prelude for expanding a nearby illegal settlement, according to Ghassan Daghlas, who monitors settlement activity in northern West Bank. He told WAFA that …

JERUSALEM –Israeli police Wednesday facilitated entry of Jewish fanatics into the Muslim holy place, Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, in occupied East Jerusalem as Muslim worshipers continued for the fourth day in a row to refuse to enter it if they had to pass through metal detectors as demanded by the police. …

TUBAS – Israeli forces Wednesday seized water pumps and tanks in the northern Jordan Valley and destroyed a water pipe, according to WAFA correspondent. He said staff from Israeli civil administration, the Israeli military government’s arm in the occupied territories, and soldiers raided the area of Nabia al-Himma and seized …

RAMALLAH – Palestinian physicists and the international group “Scientists for Palestine” gathered this week at Birzeit University for the “Palestinian Advanced Physics School (PAPS) 2017”, replicating the incredible success of PAPS 2016 held at the University of Jenin in July 2016, a press release by Birzeit University said on Wednesday. …