VATICAN CITY: Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Easter Mass as pontiff with a call Sunday to lay down arms and seek peace to global conflicts through dialogue, but he departed from a tradition of listing the world's woes by name in the Urbi et Orbi blessing from the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica. »»»

Authorities say the Al-Aqsa Mosque will be closed to worshippers and visitors of all faiths on Friday amid the spread of the Iran conflict. Israel’s Civil Administration has cancelled Friday prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, the latest in a series of Israeli restrictions imp»»»

Jerusalem [Israel], February 24 (ANI): Israeli Ambassador to India, Reuven Azar, said that Israel is prepared to defend their country if the need arises.Azar, in a conversation with ANI, noted that Israel is closely monitoring Iran's activities, citing threats to its existence and Iran's pursuit of»»»

Hakakian, a Tehran-born, Jewish naturalized United States citizen who came to this country as a refugee 40 years ago at age 19, still has friends in Iran and relatives in Israel. ... »»»

TEHRAN, May 26 (MNA) – Hundreds of Israeli settlers have stormed the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in al-Quds to mark Israel’s occupation of the city's eastern sector following the 1967 Six-Day War. They waved the flags of the occupying regime and performed Talmudic rituals in the mosque's courtyards on »»»

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Clashes broke out in Al-Quds (Jerusalem) on Thursday between Israeli police and ultra-Orthodox Jews protesting efforts to draft them into the military. - World news - Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox demonstrators threw stones and eggs at buses, prompting police to intervene with force »»»