Tag: Jerusalem

Pakistani Jew ‘allowed’ to visit Israel

Fishel Benkhald‏, a Pakistani Jew, said on Wednesday that he has been allowed to visit Israel on his Pakistani passport by the Ministry of...

Australia recognises west Jerusalem as capital of Israel

JERUSALEM: Australia now recognises west Jerusalem as Israel's capital, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Saturday, but a contentious embassy shift from Tel Aviv will...

Four police wounded as knifeman enters Jerusalem base

JERUSALEM: A man wielding a knife entered an Israeli border police base in annexed east Jerusalem provoking a scuffle in which four officers were...

US to merge Jerusalem consulate in to new embassy

WASHINGTON: The United States will merge the US Consulate General, which serves Palestinians, with its new embassy in Israel into a single diplomatic mission...

UN agency vows to maintain Jerusalem services

JERUSALEM: The UN agency for Palestinian refugees is vowing to continue operations in Jerusalem despite Israeli plans to remove it. The Relief and Works Agency,...

Our ‘rights are not up for bargaining’, says Palestinian president

NEW YORK: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas declared Thursday that his people's rights "are not up for bargaining" and he accused the United States (US) of...

Thousands march in Jerusalem Gay Pride amid surrogacy uproar

  JERUSALEM: Over 15,000 people marched in the Gay Pride Parade through Jerusalem on Thursday, partying in the shadow of a recently passed surrogacy law...

Putin and Abbas to discuss US embassy transfer to Jerusalem

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Moscow on Saturday, Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov told reporters on...

US embassy opening in Jerusalem, killings and outrage

JERUSALEM: The opening of the US embassy in Jerusalem, after Washington recognised the disputed city as Israel's capital, sparked deadly demonstrations in Gaza in...

Pakistan expresses grave concern over opening of US embassy in Jerusalem

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday expressed grave concern over opening of the United States (US) embassy in Jerusalem amid violent clashes along the Gaza Strip’s border. In...

Guatemala follows US to move embassy in Israel to Jerusalem

WASHINGTON: Guatemala will move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv in May, two days after the US embassy makes the same...

US to open Jerusalem embassy in May for Israel’s 70th anniversary

WASHINGTON: The United States said Friday it will relocate its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem in May, bringing forward the contested move to coincide...

Palestinian leader seeks Russia’s backing over Jerusalem

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas visits Russia on Monday in a bid to secure Russian President Vladimir Putin's support following Washington's recognition of Jerusalem as...

Baba Farid’s serai in Jerusalem looked after by Indian family: report

KARACHI: Jerusalem boasts many buildings that are of interest to Muslims in general. But there’s at least one place in the city that holds...

Al Qaeda leader calls for killing Jews, Americans over Jerusalem

YEMEN: A senior al Qaeda leader has called on Muslims "everywhere" to rise up and kill Jews and Americans in response to US President...

Pence defends Trump’s decision on Jerusalem in Mideast tour

AMMAN: US Vice President Mike Pence is defending President Donald Trump’s move to declare Jerusalem the capital of Israel, a decision that has touched...

Trump denies moving US embassy to Jerusalem within a year

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump denied on Wednesday that the planned relocation of the US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem would take place within a...