Archives for April, 2022

This handout picture from Fars news agency shows an undated photograph of (L to R) Iranian Shiite Muslim clerics Mohammad Aslani, who was killed, and the two men wounded, identified as Pakdaman and Daraei, in Mashhad

Iran to lay to rest cleric stabbed to death by suspected jihadist

Agence France-Presse

A Syrian family sorts unexploded ordnance at a metal scrapyard on the outskirts of Maaret Misrin town in the northwestern Idlib province, on March 10, 2021

Syria explosive remnants kill nearly 30 in a month: monitor

Agence France-Presse

Many Yemenis fear the latest ceasefire in the seven-year-old conflict will only silence the guns temporarily

Yemenis between hope and despair after latest ceasefire

Agence France-Presse

Carl Mueller (C) holds a photo of his daughter, Kayla, as his wife Marsha (L) looks on during the 2020 State of the Union address

Kayla Mueller's mother recalls pleas to IS to spare her daughter

Agence France-Presse

Pope Francis exchanges gifts with Lebanon's President Michel Aoun at the Vatican on March 21, 2022

Pope Francis to visit crisis-hit Lebanon in June

Agence France-Presse

Israel has stepped up security for Ramadan

Why are there fears in Jerusalem during Ramadan?

Agence France-Presse

Yemenis shop at a market in the old city of the Yemeni capital Sanaa on the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, on April 2, 2022

Yemen warring parties trade charges of truce violations

Agence France-Presse

A man holds up a sign reading in English "[Israeli Prime Minister Naftali] Bennett resign now" during an anti-government protest by Israeli right-wing supporters in Jerusalem

Israel's Bennett loses majority after MP quits coalition

Agence France-Presse

Iranians visit the spot in the courtyard of Imam Reza shrine in the northeastern city of Mashhad on April 6, 2022, where a day earlier a Muslim cleric was killed.

Three Iranian clerics stabbed, one killed in attack at shrine

The attack of three Iranian clerics has put authorities on alert about a possible backlash.

Lapid Gantz

Israel’s Gantz eases restrictions for Palestinians during Ramadan

Defense Minister Benny Gantz spoke yesterday on the phone with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, and described the easing of restrictions that Israel has decided on for the Ramadan holiday.

UN Special Rapporteur for the Palestinians Francesca Albanese.

Interview

Israel’s occupation has crossed the ‘red line of legality,’ says new UN rapporteur

In an interview with Al-Monitor, the newly appointed UN special rapporteur for the Palestinians, Francesca Albanese, speaks about her plans to address human rights violations in the Palestinian territories, while fending off a smear campaign launched against her by Israel.

Francesca Albanese

Francesca Albanese

UN Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories

Egyptair

Egypt expands airline routes throughout Africa

Egypt's air route expansion linked to strengthening ties with African countries.

Idit Silman

Disaster for Israeli coalition as legislator walks out

Idit Silman has joined the opposition, ending the government's narrow majority in the Knesset.

A picture taken on Sept. 29, 2015, shows a wall relief inside the Amenhotep II tomb at the Valley of the Kings.

Culture

Egyptian archaeologist performs CT scan on child mummy in Luxor

For the first time in Egypt’s Luxor, prominent archaeologist Zahi Hawass performed a CT scan on the mummy of a young child with the hope of discovering the identity.

(L-R) Mohamed Diab, director, and May Calamawy attend the "Moon Knight" Los Angeles Special Launch.

Culture

Director reveals Egypt missed out on 'Moon Knight' because of permits

Egyptian director Mohamed Diab, the first Arab to direct a Marvel production, has criticized his country’s bureaucracy and intervention by multiple authorities in obtaining licenses to film international productions on Egyptian soil.

view from Petra Hotel

Jerusalem's Christian population dwindles further

Christians made up about 25% of Jerusalem's population back in 1922, but today they number only 2% of the population.