JERUSALEM - Two Palestinians were killed in an Israeli air strike in the Gaza Strip Friday, the enclave's health ministry said, in what the Israeli army called a response to the wounding of two soldiers along the border. "Two citizens were killed and two others seriously wounded by Israeli ...

JERUSALEM - Pakistan’s acclaimed actor Reema Khan shared memorable pictures from her trip to one of the holiest sites in Islamic history –Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. Khan took it to Instagram to share photos from her trip while also unveiling details of her experience at the holy site which is ...

JEDDAH - The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has condemned an Israeli raid on Al-Aqsa Mosque, Radio Pakistan reported. In a statement, the OIC said this is a provocation to sentiments of the Muslim nation and a flagrant violation of international resolutions and charter. The OIC also ...

Riyadh - Saudi King Salman on Tuesday has reiterated to support the efforts for legitimate rights of Palestinian people to establish their independent state with East Jerusalem as its capital, Radio Pakistan reported. He expressed this resolve during a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud ...

NEW YORK - Palestine has filed a complaint against the United States with the United Nations top court over Washington's illegal decision to move its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. In a statement issued on Friday, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) said Palestine argues the ...

ISTANBUL - Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi condemning the Israeli forces' brutality towards the Palestinian people reiterated that Pakistan will continue support for an independent Palestinian state. Addressing the seventh extraordinary summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) ...

NEW YORK - Pakistan has strongly condemned Israel’s acts of state terrorism in Gaza, which had claimed the lives of scores of innocent Palestinians, at the United Nations. The country’s Ambassador to the United Nations Maleeha Lodhi on Wednesday called for an independent inquiry into Israeli ...

GAZA CITY - At least 61 people have been killed by the Israeli military and more than 2,700 injured along the Gaza border on Monday, health officials said, as the US officially moves its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. This is the largest number of fatalities suffered in one day since the ...

RIYADH - Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday had a quick meeting with Turkey Prime Minister Binali Yildirim during his three-day visit to Saudi Arabia. Both the leaders warmly shook hands and hugged each other. They also inquired about each other and expressed good wishes. The CM ...

TEHRAN - Iranian lawmakers on Wednesday voted in favour of a bill recognising Jerusalem as Palestine’s capital, in a symbolic pushback to President Donald Trump's declaration on the status of the holy city. According to Iran’s government-run ICANA news agency, 207 out of 290 lawmakers voted in ...

NEW YORK - The UN General Assembly has overwhelmingly adopted a resolution calling on the US to reverse its decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. It was approved by 128 countries, with 35 abstaining from the vote and nine countries voting against. It came after US President ...

NEW YORK - The United Nations Security Council is expected to vote on an Egyptian draft resolution against US President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. The resolution of Egypt, which “calls upon all States to refrain from the establishment of diplomatic ...

ISTANBUL - Leaders of Islamic countries have called for East Jerusalem to be recognized as the capital of Palestine, stating that Donald Trump’s move last week voided any US right to be a mediator of the Palestinian-Israeli peace process. In a draft communique distributed to reporters, the ...

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has reached Turkey where he will represent Pakistan at the special summit of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) today (Wednesday) regarding US move to accept Al-Quds Al-Sharif (Jerusalem) as the capital of Israel. The prime minister was flanked ...

WASHINGTON - The United States recognised the holy city of Jerusalem as the capital of the illegal state of Israel, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday, plunging the Middle East into a deeper crisis. “I have determined that it is time to officially recognize Jerusalem as the capital of ...

JERUSALEM - Israeli police have used force to disperse Palestinian worshippers near the Lion’s Gate in Jerusalem. In a video shot by RT Arabic, crowds of worshippers can be seen trying to flee, as clouds of smoke fill the air and Israeli police move in. https://youtu.be/YXlV75z9idE Nammari says ...