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Saudi Arabia provides $30 mn tranche of grant to Palestine

Date: 2025-06-26 14:35:10 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Middle East - SN:34 - ID:11235035

RIYADH, June 26 (MENA) - Palestinian Minister of Finance Omar al Bitar Thursday received a $30 million tranche of the grant provided by Saudi Arabia to Palestine, as part of Saudi Arabia’s ongoing support for Palestine in 2025. The payment was ....

Scores of Israeli settlers storm Al Aqsa Mosque yards

Date: 2025-06-26 13:16:17 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:30 - ID:11234968

RAMALLAH, June 26 (MENA) - Scores of Israeli settlers, guarded by Israeli police, stormed into Al Aqsa Mosque compound on Thursday, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The settlers raided the mosque, the third holiest site in Islam, and ....

The US entered war to save Israel, says Iran's supreme leader

Date: 2025-06-26 11:04:17 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:11234827

TEHRAN, June 26 (MENA) - Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei stressed on Thursday that the US entered the war to save Israel. He said the US felt that if it did not enter the war, Israel would be completely destroyed, he said in his ....

44 civilians killed since dawn in ongoing Israeli strikes on Gaza

Date: 2025-06-26 10:35:42 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:11234785

RAMALLAH, June 26 (MENA) - At least 44 civilians were killed since the early hours of Thursday as Israeli forces carried out intense airstrikes and artillery shelling on multiple areas across the Gaza Strip. According to WAFA correspondent, 27 ....

19 civilians killed, dozens injured in Israeli airstrikes across Gaza

Date: 2025-06-26 06:05:10 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:4 - ID:11234387

RAMALLAH, June 26 (MENA) - At least 19 Palestinian civilians were killed and dozens more were injured today in a series of Israeli airstrikes across multiple areas in the Gaza Strip. According to the Palestinian news agency WAFA, six people were ....

Hebrew channel: Israel said to halt Gaza aid deliveries in wake of Smotrich threat to quit government

Date: 2025-06-26 05:49:07 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:2 - ID:11234366

GAZA CITY, June 26 (MENA) - Israel has halted aid deliveries into Gaza, according to Hebrew Channel 12 news, which cites an Israeli official. The Israeli official quoted by Channel 12 says the statement from the Prime Minister’s Office came after ....

Grossi: Return to inspections in Iran top priority for UN nuclear agency

Date: 2025-06-25 21:58:09 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:70 - ID:11234284

NEW YORK, June 25 (MENA) - The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Wednesday that his “number one priority” is for its inspectors to return to Iran’s nuclear sites to evaluate damage caused by recent bombing and to verify ....

41 Palestinians killed in Gaza bombing

Date: 2025-06-25 15:41:24 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:39 - ID:11233676

GAZA CITY, June 25 (MENA) – As many as 41 Palestinians were killed in Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip since the early hours of Wednesday, including 14 aid seekers, Civil Defense authorities announced. Meanwhile, Qassam Brigades said a D9 ....

18 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes on Khan Younis, Rafah, Gaza City

Date: 2025-06-25 13:53:42 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:37 - ID:11233565

GAZA CITY, June 25 (MENA) – At least 16 Palestinians were killed on Wednesday as Israeli forces carried out airstrikes on multiple areas across the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported, quoting local sources. Fifteen people were ....

Kazakhstan resumes flights to ME after ceasefire announcement

Date: 2025-06-25 08:49:02 GMT - Kazakhstan - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:11232713

ASTANA, June 25 (MENA) - Kazakhstan’s Air Astana announced on Wednesday morning resumption of flights to the Middle East, while avoiding the airspace of Iran, after a ceasefire between Iran and Israel. In a press release issued by the Kazakh news ....