Middle East Experience

Israeli police and Palestinian youths clashed again at a major Jerusalem holy site sacred to Jews and Muslims on Friday despite a temporary halt to Jewish visits to the site, which are seen as a provocation by the Palestinians.Palestinians and Israeli police have regularly clashed at the site for the last week at a time of heightened tensions in the region following a string of deadly attacks inside Israel and arrest raids in the occupied West Bank.For the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.Three rockets have been fired from the Gaza Strip into Israel.Palestinian youths hurled stones toward police at a gate leading into the compound, according to two Palestinian witnesses who spoke on condition of anonymity out of security concerns. The police, in full riot gear, entered the compound, firing rubber bullets and stun grenades.The Palestinian Red Crescent medical service said nine Palestinians were wounded, two of them seriously.The al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem's Old City is the third holiest site in Islam. The sprawling esplanade on which it is built is the holiest site for Jews, who refer to it as the Temple Mount because it was the location of two Jewish temples in antiquity.It lies at the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and clashes there have often ignited violence elsewhere.Tens of thousands of Muslim worshippers are expected at the site later in the day for the main weekly prayers.Palestinians and neighboring Jordan, the custodian of the site, accuse Israel of violating longstanding arrangements by allowing increasingly large numbers of Jews to visit the site under police escort.A longstanding prohibition on Jews praying at the site has eroded in recent years, fueling fears among Palestinians that Israel plans to take over the site or partition it.Israel says it remains committed to the status quo and blames the violence on incitement by the Palestinian militant group Hamas, which rules Gaza. It says its security forces are acting to thwart rock-throwers in order to ensure freedom of worship for Jews and Muslims.Visits by Jewish groups were halted beginning Friday for the last 10 days of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, as they have been in the past.This year, the fasting month coincided with the Jewish Passover and major Christian holidays, with tens of thousands of people from all three faiths flocking to the Old City after the lifting of most coronavirus restrictions.Read more:Israel says no change to status-quo at Jerusalem Al-Aqsa compoundArab League urges Israel to stop Jewish prayers at al-Aqsa mosqueUAE FM says important not to violate sanctity of al-Aqsa Mosque amid clashes
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Israeli police, Palestinians clash at Jerusalem holy site

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) expects 2022 profit of AED 7.3 billion ($1.99 billion), Chief Executive Saeed Al Tayer told CNBC Arabia on Friday, after listing as a public company this month.He added that state utility DEWA has strong cash flows and will not need to take on debt.For the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.DEWA this month raised $6.1 billion in the region’s biggest initial public offering (IPO) since Saudi Aramco.Dubai’s deputy ruler and finance minister Sheikh Maktoum Bin Mohammed said in a tweet that DEWA had attracted $85.76 (AED 315 billion) of demand for the IPO, with buyers including sovereign wealth funds, private fund and 65,000 individual investors.State utility DEWA had set an indicative price range of $0.61 (AED 2.25) to $0.68 (AED 2.48), with the top level expected to raise $6.08 billion (AED 22.32 billion) for the Dubai government.As well as raising money for Dubai, the IPO aims to help the Emirate’s exchange compete more effectively with bigger rivals in the region, such as those in Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi.Read more:Private school operator Taaleem picks banks for Dubai IPOEgypt signs agreement with UAE’s AMEA Power for 390,000 tons of green ammoniaDubai’s Empower to go public ‘soon:’ CEO
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Dubai utility DEWA expects almost billion in annual profit after IPO: CEO

Private sector employees in the UAE will begin the Eid al-Fitr holiday from Ramadan 29 to Shawwal 3, the country Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratization (MOHRE) announced on Thursday.This corresponds to April 30 through May 3 or 4, depending on when the crescent moon is sighted, signaling the end of the holy month of Ramadan.For the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.All private sector employees are entitled to pay during the country-wide holiday, MOHRE clarified in a social media post.Federal government employees in the UAE, according to the latest update, will receive nine days off work for the occasion, including two weekends.The holy month lasts 29 or 30 days based on the moon sighting and Eid al-Fitr celebrations follow the end of the Ramadan and the dawn-to-dusk fasting for millions of Muslims globally.Read more:Israeli police, Palestinians clash at Jerusalem holy siteUAE astronomy center says Eid al-Fitr to fall on May 2 in most countriesUAE updates Eid al-Fitr holiday dates for federal government employees
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Eid al-Fitr holiday dates announced for UAE private sector

Israeli forces used at least one drone to fire tear gas on the grounds of al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem, resulting in the suffocation of dozens of worshipers, Al Arabiya’s correspondent reported on Friday.The Palestinian Red Crescent was on site treating those injured in field clinics.Around 150,000 worshippers performed Friday prayers in al-Aqsa.For the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.Earlier on Friday, Israeli police and Palestinian youths clashed in al-Aqsa Mosque compound despite a temporary halt to Jewish visits to the site, which are seen as a provocation by the Palestinians.Clashes between Israeli police and Palestinians also broke out south of Nablus in the West Bank following Friday prayers, according to Palestine’s news agency WAFA.Police used rubber bullets, stun grenades and tear gas, the report added.Last week, Israel’s forces stormed al-Aqsa mosque which left at least 152 Palestinians injured.Confrontations at the al-Aqsa compound in Jerusalem’s walled Old City pose the risk of a relapse into a broader conflagration like last year’s Gaza war.Read more:Israel says no change to status-quo at Jerusalem Al-Aqsa compoundArab League urges Israel to stop Jewish prayers at al-Aqsa mosqueIsraeli war planes strike Gaza after rocket attack
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Israeli forces use drone to drop tear gas on Palestinian worshipers in al-Aqsa

The Russian authorities launched a criminal investigation against Putin's critic Vladimir Kara-Murza for sharing “fake news” about the actions of the Russian military in Ukraine..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Russia: Prominent opposition activist faces up to 15 years in prison for sharing information about the war in Ukraine

Responding to the news that Singapore authorities have set the execution dates of Nagaenthran Dharmalingam and another Malaysian man for next week, Amnesty International’s Asia-Pacific Regional Director Erwin van der Borght said: “The planned execution of two Malaysian men in Singapore next week, both convicted of drug-related offences, is unconscionable. But it is not too ..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Singapore: Imminent double execution of Malaysian men must be halted

Lviv is home to nearly 100 churches. Before Easter they are filled with prayer.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Ukrainian Christian says God told him ‘Russia will be defeated’

The two neighbors’ diplomatic relations ceased last summer. But this recent break merely sheds a light on a history of tensions and mistrust..
Source: Albawaba
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McCarthy told Cheney he planned to call Trump to discuss a mechanism for invoking the 25th Amendment.
Source: Jerusalem Post
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“They see me and my ideas as a threat to what they are trying to promote."
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Arab Israeli Christian aims to debunk myths about Jewish state