Al-aqsa

British Muslim woman faces backlash after posting positive experience at Ben-Gurion Airport

“They gave me a coffee, they gave me a cheese sandwich… we weren't strip-searched or anything like that, it was all good,” Sanam said.

Screenchot of Sanam's TikTok over a backdrop of travelers at Ben-Gurion Airport.
 The last Friday prayers of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, at al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City, March 28, 2025

Jerusalem Sheikh Abdel Azim Salhab, chairman of the Wakf Council, dies age 79

Iran unveils a clock to countdown to the destruction of Israel

October 7 massacre a 'mistake that cost Iran dearly,' regime-aligned newspaper says

Tucker Carlson (R) interviews Mother Agapia Stephanopoulos (L), August 2025.

Tucker Carlson is once again spreading lies about Israel via his guests - opinion


What did the sultan of Oman think about Israel, Palestinians? - excerpt

An excerpt from senior Trump adviser Jared Kushner’s new book, ‘Breaking History: A White House Memoir’: Chapter 28, ‘Eureka,’ available soon.

 SULTAN OF OMAN Qaboos bin Said al-Said at the Beit Al Baraka Royal Palace in Muscat, January 2019.

Fake news has real consequences - opinion

In the fight against fake news, an achievement, even if partial, may prevent the next flare-up.

 DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER Idan Roll: ‘Misinformation and fake news against Israel is posing a strategic challenge.’

UAE condemned actions of right-wing Israeli activists on Temple Mount

"The UAE strongly condemned the storming of extremist settlers into the courtyard of the blessed al-Aqsa Mosque under the protection of the Israeli forces."

 Jews walk during a visit to the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City on Jerusalem Day, on May 29, 2022.

The 'Jews are defiling Al Aqsa' narrative is inciting antisemitism - opinion

While I visited the Temple Mount this week, I had one persistent thought: how can the mere presence of a Jew cause defilement?

  Palestinians pray on Laylat al-Qadr during the holy month of Ramadan, at the compound that houses Al-Aqsa Mosque and Dome of the Rock, known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City April 27, 2022

Chants of ‘death to Arabs,’ clashes mar Israel's Jerusalem Day

Jews, Arabs clash in Old City • 2,600 Jews ascend Temple Mount • 70,000 take part in Israel's Jerusalem Day flag march

 Israelis take part in Jerusalem Day flag march in front of Damascus Gate, May 29, 2022

'Attack' on Jerusalem would lead to 'unimaginable consequences' - Nasrallah

Clashes broke out between the IDF and rioters along the Lebanese border on Wednesday.

Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah addresses his supporters during a public appearance at a religious procession

Stop Jordan’s false claims of control in Jerusalem - opinion

It doesn’t have custodianship over Muslim and Christian holy sites.

 JORDANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER Ayman Safadi speaks at a news conference in Amman last month, with Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit at his side. This week, Safadi brazenly declared that Israel has no sovereignty over the Jerusalem holy sites.

'Israel has no sovereignty in Jerusalem's al-Aqsa,' Jordan FM says

"It is a place of Muslim worship and only the Jordanian Wakf has full authority over the management of the compound," Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said.

 An Israeli security officer looks on at Dome of the Rock on Temple Mount in Jerusalem

PMO: Foreign pressure won’t affect Temple Mount decisions

The appointment of guards and employees at the Aqsa Mosque and Al-Haram Al-Sharif is within the mandate of Jordan and its Wakf Department.

 A man place a Palestinian flag on the Golden Dome after Friday prayers of the holy month of Ramadan, at the Al Aqsa Mosque Compound in Jerusalem's Old City, Friday, April 22, 2022.

PA: Sovereignty over Jerusalem, holy sites belongs to ‘State of Palestine’

“East Jerusalem, with its Islamic and Christian holy sites, is the eternal capital of the State of Palestine," said a PA spokesperson.

 PALESTINIANS ATTEND Eid al-Fitr prayers this week at al-Aqsa.