An Israeli border policeman was stabbed in the neck by a Palestinian he was questioning at Jerusalem Old City’s Damascus Gate, police said on Sunday. The Palestinian was shot and both are being treated for their wounds. In another incident, Israeli soldiers shot a Palestinian who infiltrated a Jewish settlement on Sunday, the Israeli army said. Another Palestinian was also shot and killed…
Israeli Border Policeman Stabbed While Attempting to Question Palestinian at Damascus Gate Amid Wave of Terror Attacks
Seeing Islam in a New Light?
Commentary To say that Christians and Muslims have enjoyed a love-hate relationship over the centuries would, sadly, be a gross misstatement. If it were true, it would be a reasonably wholesome thing, for at least it would imply openness to mutual understanding and acceptance, a willingness to try and admire each other in theory, even…
3 People Killed in Suspected Palestinian Attack in Israel
JERUSALEM—Israeli security forces launched a massive manhunt on Friday for two Palestinians suspected of killing three people in an attack in a central Israeli city, police said. The attack on Thursday night, Israel’s Independence Day, is the latest in a recent upsurge of Israeli-Palestinian violence that has raised fears of a slide back to wider…
Severe Dust Storms in Iraq Cause Breathing Problems for Thousands: Medics
A series of dust storms across central and southern Iraq have led to thousands of Iraqis attending hospitals and clinics to seek treatment for breathing problems, medical officials said on Thursday. During the latest storm, which began overnight on Thursday and covered the capital Baghdad and many other areas in a thick haze, at least…
Inflation Surges 70 Percent in Turkey on Higher Energy Prices and Weakening Lira
Inflation in Turkey hit a 20-year-high in April as the country continued to battle rising rates, further exacerbated by the conflict in Ukraine and supply chain issues, according to data published by the Turkish Statistical Institute on May 5. Consumer price inflation soared to 69.97 percent per year in April, and 7.25 percent monthly, driven by high…
Iran Gets Opportunity to Sell Auto Parts to Russian Carmaker
TEHRAN, Iran—A member of Iran’s syndicate of car parts manufacturers says Iranian producers have an opportunity to export their wares to a Russian carmaker, state media reported. The late Monday report quoted Hossein Bahrainian as saying “a prominent Russian car maker” requested parts from Iran. He did not name the manufacturer. He said it requested…
Roads Into Abuja Facing New Threat of Hidden Bombs: Nigerian Authorities
Roadside bombs, jihadists’ asymmetric game-changer in the northeast of the country, now threaten Nigerian roads and rails across the northern states, security officials acknowledged on April 26. “The Department of State Services (DSS) hereby draws public attention to plans by criminal elements to return the country to the pre-2015 era reminiscent of IED attacks on…
Israel Arrests Palestinian Attackers Who Killed Guard
JERUSALEM—The Israeli military on Saturday said it has arrested a pair of Palestinian assailants who allegedly shot and killed a security guard at the entrance of a Jewish settlement in the West Bank, in what the Israeli military described as an attack by “terrorists.” The detention followed a manhunt that was launched shortly after the…
Blast Kills More Than 50 at Kabul Mosque, Its Leader Says
KABUL—A powerful explosion killed more than 50 worshippers after Friday prayers at a Kabul mosque, its leader said, the latest in a series of attacks on civilian targets in Afghanistan during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The blast hit the Khalifa Sahib Mosque in the west of the capital in the early afternoon, said…
8 Children Killed in Vehicle Accident in Egypt’s Nile Delta
CAIRO—At least eight children died Saturday when a passenger tricycle overturned and sank in an irrigation channel in Egypt’s Nile Delta, authorities said. The accident took place in the city of Itay el-Baroud in the Mediterranean province of Beheira. The children were workers at a factory in the city, around 140 kilometers (87 miles) north…
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