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Al-Aqsa mosque: Violence as Israeli police raid Jerusalem holy site

By David Gritten & Yaroslav Lukov BBC News There have been violent scenes as Israeli police raided the al-Aqsa mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, saying “agitators” had barricaded themselves and worshippers inside. Palestinians said stun grenades and rubber bullets were used in the pre-dawn raid and that 50 people were hurt. Police said stones […]

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Rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia hold high-level talks

The foreign ministers of Iran and Saudi Arabia – two bitter historical rivals in the Middle East – have held talks for the first time since 2016. Saudi’s al-Ekhbariya TV aired a brief video showing Prince Faisal bin Farhan al Saud and Hossein Amir-Abdollahian greeting each other in China. Last month, the two nations agreed […]

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New capital’s lavish mosque angers Egyptians facing poverty

By Imogen James BBC News Egypt has opened a record-breaking mosque in its new administrative capital city – but has been widely criticised for the costs involved. The government has been building a new city in the desert, to try to move people away from heavily-congested Cairo. But the unveiling of the new centre and […]

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Khalid al-Jabouri: US says IS Europe attack planner killed in

By David Gritten BBC News The US military says a senior leader of the jihadist group Islamic State (IS) who was responsible for planning attacks in Europe has been killed in a strike in Syria. Khalid Aydd Ahmad al-Jabouri died in an undisclosed location on Monday, according to US Central Command. No civilians were […]

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Iran signals determination to enforce hijab rules

2022 Iran protest By Sebastian Usher Middle East analyst, BBC News Authorities in Iran have been making clear their determination to enforce the compulsory hijab on women. It comes after months of protests demanding an end to the restriction. A hardline Iranian MP has issued an ultimatum to the judiciary to come up with […]

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Russian influx drives up rental prices in Dubai

By Sameer Hashmi Middle East business correspondent The months of February and March were tense for Aretha Pretorius. For weeks, she and her husband Chris went around Dubai desperately looking for a new house. They have lived in their three-bedroom villa located in the center of the city since 2019. But last year the family […]

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Netanyahu rejects Biden’s call to drop Israel judicial overhaul

By Tom Bateman & David Gritten BBC News, in Jerusalem and London Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reacted angrily to comments by the US president, who urged him to walk away from his controversial judicial reform plans. “They cannot continue down this road,” Joe Biden told reporters. Mr. Netanyahu is later twee. .ted […]

Rwanda asylum: Iranian policeman who defied orders says he fears

By Parham Ghobadi BBC Persian An Iranian ex-police commander due to be deported from the UK to Rwanda under a controversial scheme says he fears being killed by Iranian agents there. The man previously gave testimony to a UK-based rights groups’ tribunal investigating alleged Iranian atrocities during protests in 2019. He has been held at […]

Israel outrage at Sergei Lavrov’s claim that Hitler was part

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 […]

Iran removes nuclear watchdog’s cameras after criticism

By David Gritten BBC News Iran nuclear deal Iran has told the global nuclear watchdog it is removing 27 surveillance cameras from its nuclear facilities. It comes after the International Atomic Energy Agency’s board censured Iran for not answering questions about uranium traces found at three undeclared sites. IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said […]

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