Tag: Jerusalem
Palestinians protest against U.S. Jerusalem recognition plan
Hundreds of Palestinians demonstrated in Gaza city Wednesday against a possible move by the U.S. to change the status quo…
Jerusalem: Arab League to hold emergency meeting
The Arab League (AL) is to hold an emergency meeting at the level of foreign ministers on Saturday to discuss…
EU against Trump recognising Jerusalem as Israeli capital
The European Union’s top diplomat, Federica Mogherini, on Tuesday warned that “any action that would undermine” peace efforts to create…
UN chief calls for calm in Jerusalem
UN Secretary-General António Guterreson Thursday called for calm in the Old City of Jerusalem, saying there was potential risk of…
Security in Jerusalem to increase ahead of Passover holiday
Security in Jerusalem would be heightened ahead of the Jewish holiday Passover, a Senior Police Official told Army Radio on…
Jesus tomb in Jerusalem renovated with $4 million
A Greek team has completed the restoration of the Jesus tomb in Jerusalem at a cost of $4 million.
Muslims now to go for Christian pilgrimage to Jerusalem-LASG
The Lagos State Government on Monday said Muslims will now be attending pilgrimage to Jerusalem meant for Christians. The government…
4 killed in Jerusalem truck attack
A truck plowed into a group of soldiers in Jerusalem, killing four people and injuring at least 13, Israel’s emergency…
3 Lagos pilgrims abscond in Jerusalem
Three pilgrims from Lagos State who went for this year’s pilgrimage in Jerusalem, Israel have absconded, PM News investigation reveals.…
Lagos sets to begin airlifting of Jerusalem, Rome pilgrims
The Lagos State Government says it is set to begin the airlifting of year 2016 intending pilgrims to the Holy…
Ambode ends sponsorship of pilgrimage to Jerusalem, Mecca
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos state governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has banned age-long sponsorship of pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia and Israel by the…
Ambode launches contributory scheme for Hajj, Jerusalem pilgrimages
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday launched a contributory scheme for Hajj and Jerusalem pilgrimages. This is…
After 2,000 years, Christians in Gaza disappearing
Dim lighting and candles softly illuminate decorative tapestries as the smell of incense fills the air and the harmonic sound…
Lagos begins airlifting of Jerusalem pilgrims today
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has concluded plans to commence the airlifting of the first batch of the proposed…
Israel erects wall to protect Jews in east Jerusalem
Jerusalem (AFP) – Israeli police on Sunday began erecting a wall in east Jerusalem to protect a Jewish neighbourhood subject…
Israel policeman stabbed in Jerusalem’s Old City, attacker killed
AFP – An Arab stabbed an Israeli policeman at an entrance to Jerusalem’s Old City on Monday and was shot…
Israel bars Palestinians from entering Jerusalem after attacks
Jerusalem (AFP) – Israel took the rare and drastic step of barring Palestinians from Jerusalem’s Old City on Sunday as…
3 Israelis wounded in Jerusalem knife, gun attack – Officials
AFP – An assailant wielding a knife and gun seriously wounded three Israelis in Jerusalem’s Old City Saturday, before himself…
Suspects arrested in Jerusalem school attack
Several suspects have been arrested in connection with an arson attack which last month targeted a Jewish-Arab school that is…
Four Israelis killed in Jerusalem synagogue attack
Two Palestinians armed with a gun and axes attacked a Jerusalem synagogue on Tuesday killing four Israelis, police said. It…
Israel removes age restriction on Jerusalem mosque
Men of all ages will be allowed to attend the main weekly Muslim prayers Friday at Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque…
Hamas hails deadly Jerusalem car attack
Palestinian militant group Hamas hailed Wednesday’s deadly car attack in Jerusalem by one of its members, calling it “the natural…
EU condemns new Israeli settlements in east Jerusalem
The European Union on Friday condemned an Israeli plan to build 2,610 new settler homes in annexed east Jerusalem, calling…
Clashes in Jerusalem on Jewish New Year eve
Clashes broke out at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque compound on Wednesday as Palestinians protested against Jews visiting the flashpoint holy site…
Jerusalem Palestinians riot after teen shot by police dies
A Palestinian teenager died on Sunday from injuries sustained when he was shot last week by Israeli border police in…
Terror On All Sides
By Richard W. Kropf In the biblical book of Jeremiah (20:3-4), the prophet tells the commander of the temple guard…
US accuses Israel of targeting kin of murdered Palestinian teen
The United States on Wednesday charged Israel had targeted members of a Palestinian family whose teenaged son was kidnapped and…
Pope calls for peace, visits Muslim, Jewish sites
JERUSALEM, (AFP) – Pope Francis called for Christians, Jews and Muslims to work together for peace as he toured holy…
Israel police won’t let extremists spoil pope visit
Israel’s top police officer on Sunday vowed that Jewish extremists would not be allowed to spoil the upcoming visit of…