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Tears mixed with smiles as a dense crowd flocked to the requiem mass for the pope at Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Wednesday.

“He gave us hope, and we will keep that hope with us forever even in this situation in Palestine”, said Na’ma Tarsha, a retiree from the Mount of Olives in east Jerusalem, a part of the city occupied and annexed by Israel in 1967.

Dressed entirely in black, the 75-year-old woman said she was determined to take part in the mass for Pope Francis, who died…

Jordan outlawed the Muslim Brotherhood, the country’s most vocal opposition group, on Wednesday and confiscated its assets, after members of the group were found to be linked to a sabotage plot, Interior Minister, Mazen Fraya, said.

There was no immediate comment from the movement, which has operated legally in Jordan for decades and has widespread grass-roots support in major urban centres and scores of offices across the country.

Fraya said all the activities…

Christians from around the world prayed for Pope Francis at a solemn Mass on Wednesday at Jerusalem’s centuries-old Church of the Holy Sepulchre, following the Pontiff’s passing this week, Reuters reports.

Some worshippers shed tears under the rotunda as prayers echoed, while others lit candles and knelt at the Stone of the Anointing, the stone slab where it is believed Jesus’ body was prepared for burial.

Among those who had gathered to honour Pope…

Far-right Israeli Finance Minister, Bezalel Smotrich, threatened Wednesday to topple the government of Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, if the army does not occupy the Gaza Strip and rule it militarily, Anadolu Agency reports.

In a statement, Smotrich said that the Israeli Premier “is ultimately responsible” for handling the Israeli war on Gaza.

“Launch a campaign to defeat Hamas, occupy Gaza and implement a temporary military government until another…