Prayers held peacefully, despite police fears of violence after 3 consecutive nights of rioting; gathering at site is the largest since start of pandemic
Police say suspect arrested for attacking officer; rioting reportedly broke out over ban on sitting at stairs outside Damascus Gate during Muslim holy month
While less restricted than last year, only vaccinated or recovered allowed at Islam's holiest mosque in Mecca, as lockdowns curb festivities in Gaza, Iraq, Indonesia and more
Police says crowd of Muslim worshipers hurled rocks, glass bottles and firecrackers at officers and buses near Damascus Gate, injuring a cop and 5 civilians
Amid concerns of low vaccination rates in city's eastern sector, Moshe Lion tells local leaders that residents who aren't inoculated may be prevented from entering some places
Controversy swirls around TV production, screened amid warming Jerusalem-Riyadh ties; head writer says he wants to send message that societies used to be much more tolerant
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