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Egypt yesterday issued a strong condemnation of calls by Israeli settler groups to bomb the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem.

In a statement issued by the Foreign Ministry, Egypt emphasised its complete rejection of the provocative calls and “extremist and inflammatory rhetoric”.

Cairo emphasised the need to halt the serious violations within the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and warned against any attacks on Islamic and Christian holy sites in…

LONDON: He preferred to be called “Father” rather than “Your Holiness,” and in his simple white cassock, Pope Francis carried a message of humility far beyond Vatican walls. He washed the feet of migrants, embraced the poor and forsaken, and reminded the world that true power lies in service — not ceremony.

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Leader of the opposition Yisrael Beiteinu Party, Avigdor Lieberman, yesterday warned that the country is in a state of “turmoil”, saying it must not reach the level of a “political assassination”.

Lieberman spoke to the local 103 FM radio station about what he described as a state of frenzy on social media.

“The rhetoric is violent, and everything we have seen in the past year is disturbing, and it must not rise to the level of a political…

Hamas has condemned Israeli ministers’ calls for the imposition of Israeli sovereignty over the occupied West Bank, saying this represents an extension of aggressive settlement policies and a desperate attempt to liquidate the Palestinian cause by plundering and stealing land from its original owners, Quds Press reported.

In a statement issued yesterday, the movement said the Israeli ministers’ calls reflect a “colonial and fascist mentality” and…

The head of Israel’s domestic intelligence service said yesterday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bid to sack him followed his refusal to fulfil requests that included spying on Israeli protesters and disrupting the leader’s corruption trial, Reuters reported.

In an affidavit submitted to the Supreme Court, the head of Shin Bet, Ronen Bar, said that Netanyahu’s March move to dismiss him was not based on professional grounds but was prompted by…