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Israel Removes Metal Detectors From Jerusalem Holy Site

Israel removed metal detectors from a highly sensitive Jerusalem holy site before dawn on Tuesday and said they would...

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Israel To Stop Use of Metal Detectors At Sensitive Holy Site

Israeli ministers have decided to stop the use of metal detectors at a highly sensitive Jerusalem holy site, a...

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Russia Says Has Deployed Forces To Police Syria Safe Zones

Russia has deployed military police to monitor two safe zones being established in Syria, the defence ministry in...

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Jordan Seeks To Question Israel Guard Over Embassy Shooting

Jordan said Monday it was looking to question an Israeli security guard who killed two Jordanians at the Amman embassy...

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Jordanian Killed and Israeli Wounded At Amman Embassy ‘incident’

A Jordanian was killed on Sunday and an Israeli seriously wounded at the Jewish state's embassy in Amman, a security...

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Jerusalem Holy Site Crisis

Eight people have been killed in a weekend of violence following new Israeli security measures at an ultra-sensitive...

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Syrian Army Announces Fighting Halt Near Damascus

Syria's army announced Saturday a halt in fighting in parts of Eastern Ghouta after rebels and regime ally Russia...

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Three Dead As Clashes Erupt Over Jerusalem Holy Site

Three Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded Friday as clashes erupted between protesters and Israeli forces over...

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Thousands Protest In Amman Over Israeli Measures In Jerusalem

Thousands of protesters took to the streets of the Jordanian capital on Friday to condemn Israel's latest security...

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Protests After Israel Restricts Jerusalem Old City Prayers

Israeli police barred men under 50 from entering Jerusalem's Old City for Friday Muslim prayers as tensions rose and...

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Israel, Palestinians Brace For More Unrest At Holy Site

Israel's army boosted security Thursday and braced for possibile unrest on the eve of the main weekly Muslim prayers...

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Muslims Again Boycott Holy Site Over Israeli Security Measures

Muslims boycotted a Jerusalem holy site for the third day running Tuesday after Israeli authorities installed metal...

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Muslims Heed Calls To Avoid Holy Site Over Israeli Security Measures

Muslims heeded calls Monday not to enter a Jerusalem holy site and protested outside after Israeli authorities...

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Jordan Soldier Who Killed US Trainers Jailed For Life

A Jordanian soldier has been sentenced to life in prison with hard labour for killing three US military trainers last...

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Jordanian Soldier Gets Life For Killing 3 US Trainers

A Jordanian court on Monday sentenced a soldier to life imprisonment over the killing of three American military...

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Jerusalem’s Flashpoint Holy Site

The Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem reopened Sunday after being closed following a deadly attack, but Muslims were...

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Israel Reopens Sensitive Holy Site, But Muslims Refuse To Enter

Israel reopened an ultra-sensitive holy site Sunday closed after an attack that killed two policemen, but Muslim...

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Israel Reopens Sensitive Jerusalem Holy Site Closed After Attack

Israel reopened an ultra-sensitive holy site Sunday closed after an attack that killed two policemen, but Muslim...

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Israel To Reopen Sensitive Jerusalem Holy Site After Attack

Israeli authorities were to reopen an ultra-sensitive holy site Sunday closed after an attack that killed two...