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Israeli PM wants Al-Jazeera shut for inciting Temple Mount violence
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel], July 27 (ANI): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused Qatar-based media broadcaster Al Jazeera network of fermenting violence in the Old City, that houses Temple Mount and the Noble Sanctuary, following the recent clashes between Palestinian Muslim worshipp
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Israel removes metal detectors from Al- Aqsa Mosque
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel], July 25 (ANI): After a week of violent protests that claimed seven lives,Israel on Tuesday removed controversial metal detectors installed outside the entrance of the sensitive compound that houses al-Aqsa mosque in the Old City of Jerusalem.
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Israel 'playing with fire' by crossing Jerusalem 'red line&
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel], July 23 (ANI): The Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Aboul-Ghiet has said that Israel is "playing with fire" with the new security measures put in place at the Temple Mount compound in the Old City of Jerusalem.
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Al Aqsa Mosque :Clashes erupt as Israel bans Muslim men from praying
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel], July 21 (ANI): Palestinian worshippers and Israeli police clashed Friday outside the Old City of Jerusalem amid tensions over the Israeli authorities' decision to bar male worshippers under 50 from entering the area for Friday prayers. Clashes erupted near al-Aqsa mo
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Jerusalem's Old City on high alert over anticipated riots by Muslim w
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel], July 21 (ANI): Jerusalem's Old City has been deployed with police officers on high alert on Friday morning in anticipation of violent riots by Muslim worshippers over Israel's installation of metal detectors at the Temple Mount compound.
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Friday prayers cancelled post attack in Jerusalem's Old City
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel], July 14 (ANI): Three attackers were shot dead by the police during a shootout near the entrance to the Temple Mount complex in Jerusalem's Old City on Friday morning, during an attack in which three people were wounded with two critically injured.
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President Trump's aide comment on West Bank shock Israel
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [U.S.], May 16 (ANI) : A rift has been created between Washington and Jerusalem after an American diplomat described the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City as part of the West Bank.
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Raja Singh remains adamant with his mini-Pak tag to Hyderabad remark
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], May 14 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Goshamahal MLA Raja Singh on Sunday remained defiant while reiterating that Old City of Hyderabad is the mini Pakistan.
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Two Israeli police officers stabbed as Palestinian attacks resurge
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel], Sept. 19 (ANI): In a recent wave of violence, two Israeli police officers sustained injuries after being stabbed outside one of the gates of Jerusalem's old city.
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Hurriyat Conference leader Mirwaiz detained ahead of 'Eidgah Chalo ma
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Srinagar, [Jammu and Kashmir], Aug. 25 (ANI): Hurriyat Conference leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was detained today by the Srinagar police ahead of his 'Eidgah Chalo march', that was to be carried out the in old city on August 26.
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6.8 magnitude quake damages Myanmar's ancient Bagan city
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Bangkok, Aug. 24 (ANI): Initial reports of a powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake that hit central Myanmar today suggest that ancient temples at the old city of Bagan have been severely damaged.
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Curfew to continue in South Kashmir and Srinagar
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Srinagar, Aug 11 (ANI): In Jammu and Kashmir, curfew will continue in Anantnag town in South Kashmir and in areas under five old city police stations and Batmaloo police station in uptown Srinagar.
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