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Far-right Israelis, Palestinians, police clash in Jerusalem
Clashes erupted in Jerusalem on Thursday night among right-wing Israeli, Palestinian protesters and the police.
Pompeo criticised for upcoming RNC speech from Jerusalem
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's scheduled speech on Tuesday to the Republican National Convention (RNC) from Jerusalem is drawing criticism at...
Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque reopens after 2 months
After remaining closed for two months due to the coronavirus pandemic, the compound of the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, which is the third-holiest...
Israeli police fatally shoot unarmed Palestinian in Jerusalem
Israeli police officers fatally shot a Palestinian they suspected was carrying a weapon in Jerusalem’s Old City on Saturday, a police spokesman said,...
Holy Fire lit as Orthodox Easter bells echo over near-empty Jerusalem
Sunbeams that pierce through a skylight in the church’s dome are believed by worshippers to ignite a flame deep inside the crypt, a mysterious act...
On Good Friday, Jerusalem archbishop urges prayer for the suffering...
On a sombre and quiet Good Friday in Jerusalem, the Vatican’s apostolic administrator in the Holy Land called for prayer for people suffering and...
Jerusalem's Sepulchre church tells visitors to keep distance due to...
Other sacred sites have ordered similar precautions, including the Church of the Annunciation in Nazareth and in Bethlehem, revered as Jesus’s...
Israeli troops wounded in Jerusalem car-ramming
The Islamist Hamas movement, which controls Gaza, hailed the car-ramming as a "practical response" to US President Donald Trump's controversial Middle...