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25 killed in recent Iran unrest: judiciary

A total of 25 people were killed in the recent unrest that hit several towns and cities across Iran, the judiciary said Sunday, with 465 still under arrest. "Twenty-five people, ordinary citizens and our own forces, were killed during the recent troubles," said judiciary spokesman...

Palestinian president says Israel 'ended' Oslo accords

Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas said Sunday that Israel has "ended" the landmark Oslo peace accords of the 1990s with its actions. "I am saying that Oslo, there is no Oslo," he said at the start of a meeting of Palestinian leaders called to discuss US President Donald Trump's...

Qatari royal says he is 'prisoner' in UAE

A member of Qatar's ruling family said he had been detained against his will in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), in a video widely circulated on social media on Sunday. Abdullah bin Ali Al-Thani said in the video: "I am currently in Abu Dhabi. I was a guest of Sheikh Mohammed. I am no...

Al-Aqsa subjected to 'over 40 attacks a month' in 2017

Palestine's minister of awqaf and religious affairs said Sunday that Israel had committed more than 1,000 violations against mosques and churches in 2017. Speaking at the government press center in Ramallah, Yousef Adeis said Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in...