( The New Arab )- Noor was studying architectural engineering at the University of Mosul when, on her daily commute from her home in Qaraqosh, a man stopped all the buses on the road, flailing his arms and screaming in distress.  It was May 2, 2010, and the subsequent explosion tore...

 Muslim worshippers have once again held their morning prayers outside Jerusalem's most contested holy site despite Israel's removal of the metal detectors that sparked the protest. Wednesday's prayers came a day after Israel seemingly capitulated to the demands of protesters. But...

Thousands of Jordanian mourners chanted "death to Israel" as they attended the funeral Tuesday of a teenager shot dead by an Israeli embassy security guard. Mohammed Jawawdeh, 17, was killed Sunday after he assaulted the guard with a screwdriver at the embassy compound, according to Israeli...

Jordan's King Abdullah II Monday urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to remove new security measures at a sensitive Jerusalem holy site. Speaking to Netanyahu by phone, the king stressed "the need to find an immediate solution and remove the reasons for the ongoing crisis at the...

United Nations Middle East envoy Nickolay Mladenov warned on Monday that a solution was needed by Friday to the Jerusalem mosque crisis, which he said threatens to have "potential catastrophic costs well beyond the walls of the Old City." Israel installed metal detectors at entry points to...

( The New Arab )- Israel has reportedly closed its embassy and consulate in Turkey amid rising tensions over the al-Aqsa compound in Jerusalem. The Israeli Foreign Ministry ordered the closure of its embassy in Anakara and consulate in Istanbul as as a "precautionary" measure, Israeli news...

Jordan said Monday it was looking to question an Israeli security guard who killed two Jordanians at the Amman embassy compound, as Israel insisted he had diplomatic immunity. A Jordanian government source said Israel was "still examining the request" to quiz the guard involved in Sunday's...

Israel said on Sunday it would not remove metal detectors whose installation outside a major Jerusalem mosque has triggered the bloodiest clashes with the Palestinians in years, but could eventually reduce their use. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened his security Cabinet on Sunday...

Hezbollah said its forces seized a strategic valley from Sunni Muslim militants on Monday, the latest advance in an offensive to oust jihadists from their last foothold along the Syria-Lebanon border. The Shi'ite Muslim Hezbollah said it had advanced from several directions in the Wadi...

Israel struck a position of Islamist group Hamas in Gaza on Monday, the army said, hours after a missile was fired across the border from the Palestinian enclave. "An (Israeli) tank targeted a post belonging to the Hamas terror organisation in the southern Gaza Strip" in the early hours of...

( The Guardian )- At least one person was killed on Sunday in a shooting incident at the Israeli embassy in the Jordanian capital Amman, a Jordanian security source said. The source declined to give any details as police sealed off the heavily protected embassy in an affluent part of the...

The Arab League has called an emergency meeting of the Arab foreign ministers on Wednesday to discuss Israeli violations against Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque.  In a statement on Sunday, the league said the meeting will be held at the request of Jordan.  The call came one day...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced mounting pressure Sunday over new security measures at a sensitive Jerusalem holy site after a weekend of violence left eight people dead, with fears more unrest could follow. Israeli officials signalled they may be open to changing the...

Israel will not remove metal detectors whose installation outside a major Jerusalem mosque has triggered the bloodiest confrontations with the Palestinians in years, but could eventually reduce their use, Israeli officials said on Sunday. With Israeli generals warning the violence may...

Iran and Iraq signed an agreement on Sunday to step up military cooperation and the fight against "terrorism and extremism," Iranian media reported, an accord which is likely to raise concerns in Washington. Iranian Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan and his Iraqi counterpart Erfan al-Hiyali...

More than 600,000 people are expected to contract cholera in Yemen this year, the International Committee of the Red Cross warned Sunday as the war-torn country's healthcare system faces collapse. One in every 45 Yemenis will have contracted the disease by December as "a direct consequence...

An exiled Palestinian politician who quietly negotiated a power-sharing deal for Gaza with former arch foe Hamas discussed the details for the first time in an interview, saying he expects it to lead to a swift opening of the blockaded territory’s border with Egypt and an easing of crippling...

Israel installed new security cameras Sunday at the entrance to a sensitive Jerusalem holy site, as officials began indicating it was considering “alternatives” to the metal detectors at the contested shrine that set off a weekend of violence and raised tensions in the region. Israel...

Iran announced the launch of a new missile production line on Saturday, according to state media, against a backdrop of tension between the United States and Tehran. The Sayyad 3 missile can reach an altitude of 27 km (16 miles) and travel up to 120 km (74 miles), Iranian defence minister...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Saturday denounced as "excessive" the use of force by Israeli security forces in clashes around a sensitive Jerusalem holy site that left three Palestinians dead. "I condemn Israel's insistence on its position despite all warnings ... and the excessive...