A Palestinian died after being shot in the head in an east Jerusalem neighbourhood near the Old City on Friday, the Palestinian health ministry said, as clashes broke out in the area.
The ministry however did not specify who was behind the shooting in the Ras al-Amud neighbourhood. Clashes between Israeli security forces and Palestinians erupted around Jerusalem's Old CityRead more
With a slender sword in one hand and an antique storybook in the other, Ahmad al-Lahham captivates a packed Damascus coffeehouse with tales of ancient kingdoms and brave conquerers.
Every evening, the 58-year-old heads to the cosy Nawfara cafe in the Old City of Syria's war-torn capital to perform as a traditional Arabic storyteller or "hakawati".
He sheds his furnitureRead more
Faced with an onslaught of weaponised drones, mortar rounds and snipers, US-backed fighters in Syria's Raqa say the cover of night is a good ally against Islamic State group jihadists.
The Syrian Democratic Forces are battling to oust the extremists from the northern city after breaking into its first neighbourhood last week.
After piercing into and taking the southeastern districtRead more
On wednesday afternoon, Israeli police shot and killed a Palestinian woman after she allegedly attempted to stab a policeman near Old City entrance.
The 49-year-old woman is the mother of a Palestinian youth, Mustafa Nimir (27), who was killed in September last year.
Israeli police spokeswoman Luba al-Samri said in a statement that the woman was equipped with a pairRead more
The displacement crisis in Mosul is likely to become more acute in the near term, as fighting intensifies in the densely populated western parts of the city, according to Bruno Geddo, the Representative of UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, in Iraq.
An estimated 400,000 people are thought to be living in the Old City in western Mosul, with about 600,000Read more
The newly restored shrine surrounding what is believed to be Jesus’s tomb was unveiled at a ceremony in Jerusalem on Wednesday following months of delicate work.
Religious leaders opened the ceremony at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, built at the site where Christians believe Jesus was crucified and buried.
They stood in front of the 19th-century edicule surrounding theRead more
Israel announced it will organize scores of music concerts from Monday until Thursday in the Old City, Jerusalem Citadel, Hebron Gate and Sharaf district.
The masses will gather under tight security measures to sing songs about what was described as Israel's glories.
The security barricades hamper worshipers from reaching Aqsa Mosque.
Palestinian sources said Israel exhausts all methods to eradicateRead more
Iraqi forces aim to drive ISIL out of west Mosul within a month despite facing possibly the deadliest phase of the battle in the congested Old City, a top commander said on Thursday.
The announcement by the head of the elite Counter Terrorism Service, which has been leading the offensive against the extremists in Mosul, follows reports that ISIL leaderRead more
Before the war, Aleppo's ancient walled citadel drew in armies of visitors to one of the Middle East's greatest treasures.
But for the past four years the Citadel's high stone ramparts have been on the front line of fighting pitting the Syrian army and its allies against rebels who occupied much of the Old City surrounding the fortress.
Sudden advancesRead more
Syrian government forces control all of Aleppo's historic Old City after rebel fighters withdrew in the face of army advances overnight, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Wednesday.
The army and allied forces hold more than 75 percent of east Aleppo, a rebel bastion since 2012, three weeks into their operation to capture all of the second city.Read more