BEIJING/TOKYO: Japan’s seizure of a Chinese fishing boat and arrest of its captain has heightened tensions between Tokyo and Beijing. The incident occurred Thursday in Japan’s exclusive economic zone, 89.4 nautical miles south-southwest of Meshima island in the Goto archipelago. It marks the first arrest of a Chinese fishing vessel by Japan since 2022. Japanese […]
Al-Aqsa Mosque Ramadan restrictions
Israel to restrict Al-Aqsa access during Ramadan
JERUSALEM: Former Jerusalem Grand Mufti Sheikh Ekrima Sabri has warned that Israel plans to impose strict restrictions on Muslim worshippers at Al-Aqsa Mosque during Ramadan. He described the measures as violations of religious freedom and said hundreds of West Bank Palestinians already face permit denials. Young men from East Jerusalem have also received exclusion orders […]