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Slain Al Jazeera Journalist to Be Buried as Palestinians Reject Joint Probe

Veteran Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh will be buried alongside her parents in a cemetery near Jerusalem's Old City on Friday, two days after she was shot dead in an Israeli army raid. The Palestinian American's body has been transferred from the occupied West Bank, and her funeral will…

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Slain Palestinian-American reporter to be buried as Israel plans more settlements

Veteran Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh will be buried alongside her parents in a cemetery near Jerusalem's Old City on Friday, two days after she was shot dead in an Israeli army raid.

France 24

Slain Al Jazeera journalist to be buried as Palestinians reject joint probe

Ramallah (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - Veteran Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh will be buried alongside her parents in a cemetery near Jerusalem's Old City on Friday, two days after she was shot dead in an Israeli army raid.

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Tensions threaten to boil over in Jerusalem's Muslim quarter

Jerusalem (AFP) - Standing in front of his shop on one of the main arteries through Jerusalem's Old City, Palestinian grocer Alaa Zorba has a shouting match with an Israeli policeman.

AFP

Israel, Gaza Militants Trade Fire as Mideast Tensions Mount

Palestinian militants fired several rockets into southern Israel from the Gaza Strip early Thursday and Israeli aircraft hit militant targets in Gaza, part of an escalation that was eerily similar to the run-up to last year’s Israel-Gaza war. The cross-border strikes came against the backdrop of Israeli-Palestinian tensions that have…

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Israeli police block far-right rally from Jerusalem's Muslim quarter

Jerusalem (AFP) - Israeli police on Wednesday blocked crowds of Jewish ultra-nationalist protesters from approaching the Muslim quarter of Jerusalem's Old City, to prevent more violence after weeks of bloodshed.

AFP

Israel's PM bans far-right lawmaker from Jerusalem Old City march

Jerusalem (AFP) - Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Wednesday barred far-right lawmaker Itamar Ben Gvir from entering Muslim areas of Jerusalem's Old City and holding a rally, in a bid to stem further violence.

AFP

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Israeli ultra-nationalists to march in Jerusalem despite ban

A group of Israeli ultra-nationalists said it is determined to go ahead with a flag-waving march around predominantly Palestinian areas of Jerusalem’s Old City, brushing aside a police ban of an event that served as one of the triggers of last year’s Israel-Gaza war

The Independent UK

Jerusalem violence puts strain on Israel's coalition government

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Reuters

Clashes erupt again near flashpoint Jerusalem holy site

Palestinian medical officials say 17 people have been wounded in clashes with Israeli police in Jerusalem

The Independent UK

Analysis-Jerusalem clashes raise fears of wider conflict

One year after events in Jerusalem led to war in Gaza, clashes during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan are raising fears of renewed Israeli-Palestinian conflict, with leaders on both sides warning of possible escalation.

Reuters

Palestinians clash with Israeli police at Jerusalem holy site, 152 injured

At least 152 Palestinians were injured in clashes with Israeli riot police inside Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound on Friday, the latest outbreak in a recent upsurge of violence that has raised fears of a slide back to wider conflict.

Reuters

Jerusalem’s Christian Churches Resist Israeli Settlers

Churches in Jerusalem are up in arms against Jewish "radicals" who are settling in the Christian Quarter and threatening a fragile religious balance in the ancient Holy City. "We have a major problem here," said Greek Orthodox Patriarch Theophilus III in Jerusalem's Old City, which is split into historic Jewish,…

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Damascus art installation turns ceramic doves into war symbol

Damascus (AFP) - Hundreds of ceramic doves are suspended over the streets of the Old City of Damascus, part of an art installation that had been set to debut before the start of Syria's war.

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Syria's Ramadan Drummers Defiant asTradition Wanes

Ramadan drummers who awaken the faithful for their pre-dawn meal are dying out across the Muslim world but the tradition lives on in Syria's capital despite growing reliance on smart phones. Around one hour before the call to prayer rings out at dawn, Ramadan drummers, known as Musaharati, walk through…

The Hindu

Plans for metro connectivity to Hyderabad’s Old City revived

State govt. allocates ₹500 crore to Hyderabad Metro Rail works

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Palestinian Teen Dead in Jerusalem Knife Attack

Israeli police shot dead a Palestinian teenager on Sunday morning after he stabbed and wounded an officer in Jerusalem's Old City, Israeli police said.

The Independent UK

Israeli police shoot dead attacker after Jerusalem stabbing

Israeli police say officers shot and killed a Palestinian attacker after he stabbed an officer in Jerusalem’s Old City

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Nine Quarters of Jerusalem by Matthew Teller review – a new map of a contested city

The journalist and documentary-maker draws on interviews and millennia of history to challenge traditional models of Jerusalem’s Old City

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Israeli Authority Backs Down from Mount of Olives Park Plan

Israel’s Nature and Parks Authority on Monday said it was backing down from a contentious plan to encompass Christian holy sites on Jerusalem’s Mount of Olives in a national park following vociferous outcry from major churches. The Mount of Olives in east Jerusalem rises above Jerusalem’s Old City and its…

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