By Raffi Berg BBC News Thousands of flag-waving Israelis have marched through Muslim areas of East Jerusalem’s Old City in an event seen as highly provocative by Palestinians. The Palestinian presidency said Israel was “playing with fire”. It comes at a time of particularly high tensions following months of deadly incidents. The march celebrates Israel’s […]
A Somali teenager accused of killing a tuk-tuk driver who she alleged had tried to rape her has been released from custody in Egypt. The 15-year-old had been held for four days after handing herself in to authorities, local media report. But police and medical examiners agreed there was evidence to show she had likely […]
By Raffi Berg BBC News The future of Israel’s government has been plunged into uncertainty after a member quit, leaving it as a minority in parliament for the first time. The Arab member of the coalition resigned, saying she could not tolerate its leaders’ “right-wing stances” towards her section of society. The unexpected move means […]
By Yolande Knell BBC Middle East correspondent A group of MPs and peers has written to the UK government pressing for urgent help for a British-Egyptian activist imprisoned in Egypt. Alaa Abdel Fattah, 40, is said to have been on hunger strike since 2 April. A letter to Foreign Secretary Liz Truss says he has […]
The Iran-backed Shia Muslim Hezbollah movement and its allies have lost their majority in Lebanon’s parliament, results from Sunday’s election show. The bloc’s candidates won 62 of the 128 seats, three fewer than it needed. Hezbollah retained its own seats, but President Michel Aoun’s Christian Free Patriotic Movement lost support. A rival Christian party with […]
A veteran Palestinian-American correspondent for Al Jazeera has been killed while covering a raid by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank. The Qatar-based network said Shireen Abu Aqla was shot “deliberately” and “in cold blood” by Israeli troops in Jenin. Her producer was also wounded. Israel’s prime minister said it was “likely” they were […]
A manhunt is under way for two Palestinians suspected of killing three Israelis in an axe and knife attack in central Israel. It happened in the predominantly ultra-Orthodox Jewish town of Elad on Thursday night. Seven others were wounded, two seriously. It is the latest in a wave of deadly attacks in Israel by Palestinians […]
Russia-Ukraine war Israel has reacted with fury after Russia’s foreign minister claimed that Nazi leader Adolf Hitler “had Jewish blood”. Sergei Lavrov made the comments to try to justify Russia’s portrayal of Ukraine as “Nazi” despite the fact that its president is Jewish. Israel’s foreign ministry summoned Russia’s ambassador for “clarification” and demanded an […]
A thick cloud of orange dust has turned the skies over Iraq orange, as a major dust storm hit large parts of the country. Flights have been grounded at airports in Baghdad and Najaf airports due to poor visibility. The conditions are expected to continue into Monday, forecasters said. Dust storms have become increasingly common […]
A US family caused a bomb scare at Israel’s main international airport after presenting an unexploded artillery shell at a security check. They had picked up the ordnance on a visit to the Israeli occupied Golan Heights, site of wars between Israel and Syria, according to authorities. Video footage on social media showed people running […]
