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Jewish settlers vandalize mosque in West Bank

Jewish settlers early Tuesday raided a Palestinian village in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and vandalized a mosque. Eyewitnesses told Anadolu Agency that a group of settlers raided Yasuf village in Salfit province and spray-painted slogans in Hebrew on the walls of a local mosque and...

Iran president's son-in-law resigns after nepotism claims

Iran President Hassan Rouhani's son-in-law resigned Monday just two days after his appointment as head of Iran's geological survey sparked accusations of nepotism, official news agency IRNA reported. Kambiz Mehdizadeh, in his early thirties and reportedly married to Rouhani's daughter...

Gaza women rally for release of prisoners

Scores of Palestinian women staged a rally in the Gaza Strip on Monday to demand the release of their relatives held in Israeli prisons.  Protesters waved banners calling for the release of hundreds of Palestinians arrested by Israeli forces.  "Prisoners suffer...

Israeli bill to ban parole for Palestinian prisoners

An Israeli Knesset committee approved on Monday a bill that would block early release of Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons, according to the Knesset (Israel’s parliament). The draft law has been approved by the Constitution, Law and Justice Committee and will be put for vote in...