How football's governing bodies support illegal Israeli settlement clubs
Football in the occupied West Bank has been brought to a near standstill since Israel launched its genocidal war on Gaza.
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Palestinians walk past a food-aid warehouse damaged in an Israeli airstrike that targeted a nearby house in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Live updates: Iran war reaches its six-month mark
President Donald Trump, center, walks from Marine One to board Air Force One, Aug. 21, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md., en route to South Carolina. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
Israeli strikes in Southern Lebanon continue
The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health announced the killing of one person during an Israeli strike on the town of Arab Salim, in the Nabatieh region of Southern Lebanon, on Thursday.
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Israeli strikes in Southern Lebanon remain ongoing
The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health announced the killing of one person during an Israeli strike on the town of Arab Salim, in the Nabatieh region of Southern Lebanon, on Thursday.
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Bennett, Liberman risk splitting the anti-Netanyahu camp over who leads it - opinion
Naftali Bennett and Gadi Eisenkot spent part of this week doing what party leaders do before an election: filling a few more spots on their lists.
· YAAKOV KATZ
'The real victory': Former Gaza hostage Elkana Bohbot welcomes birth of new daughter
Former Gaza hostage Elkana Bohbot and his wife, Rivka, announced the birth of their daughter in a Friday Instagram post.
· TZVI JASPER
Former Gaza hostage Emily Damari marries partner Dani Amit in Tel Aviv wedding celebration
Former Gaza hostage Emily Damari married her partner, Israeli food influencer Danielle “Dani” Amit, in a wedding celebration in Tel Aviv on Thursday.
· TZVI JASPER
Barron Trump lives ‘reclusive’ life amid threats from Iran, assassination attempts on his dad, murder of Charlie Kirk
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· Emily Goodin
Mecca Agreement gives Turkey new leverage and risk in equal measure
The defence pact signed by Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, known for now as the Mecca Agreement, has laid down a firm statement of political intent: to sharpen regional deterrence, and to put the burden of the region's security back in the hands of the region itself.
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Israel versus the UN: How it got this bad
Israeli forces seized the last remaining facility run by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, Unrwa, in occupied East Jerusalem on Tuesday.
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As Winter fuels Netanyahu’s discontent, Israel's Right faces a new dilemma
In the stunned aftermath of October 7, as the dimensions of the horror and the failure became known, one feeling swept across the country: Israel needed a clean sweep.
· HERB KEINON
New Zealand ekes out narrow win over Iran
New Zealand proved steadier down the stretch while relying on a solid defensive effort to nip a tough Iran quintet in overtime, 93-91, in the FIBA World Cup 2027 Asian Qualifiers at the SM Mall of Asia Arena on Friday.
· Richard Dy
Six months of war leaves Gulf oil trapped between two chokepoints | The National
Six months after the US and Israel launched Operation Epic Fury against Iran on February 28, the Strait of Hormuz has yet to recover even a quarter of the roughly 20 million barrels a day of crude it carried before the war.
· Jennifer Gnana
Gaza Civil Defense recovered 233 bodies from rubble in last 51 days
Gaza Civil Defense teams have recovered 233 bodies, including 73 children, since the launch of their "second phase of recovery operations" 51 days ago, according to a statement by the Gaza Government Media Office shared on Telegram on Thursday.
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Passenger finds anti-Israel curse in checked luggage after Seattle-Tel Aviv trip
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Majority of residents have not returned to Kibbutz Nir Oz after October 7, chairman says
The majority of former residents of Kibbutz Nir Oz have not yet returned home, and many of them never will, Brig.-Gen. (res.) Tzvi "Tzviki" Tessler, Chairman of Nir Oz, told KAN News on Thursday.
· TZVI JASPER
Israel-Cyprus-Greece power grid connection gets US backing
One of the biggest concerns during any escalation with Iran is damage to critical infrastructure in general and energy assets in particular. Consequently, Israel has been working in recent years to promote the interconnector project to link up its electricity grid to Cyprus and Greece and from there to the rest of m…
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Mecca Agreement gives Turkey new leverage and risk in equal measure
The defence pact signed by Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, known for now as the Mecca Agreement, has laid down a firm statement of political intent: to sharpen regional deterrence, and to put the burden of the region's security back in the hands of the region itself.
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Israeli forces kill three Palestinians near Khan Younis in Gaza
Israeli forces killed three members of the Abdeen family in a strike near Khan Younis in southern Gaza, Wafa news agency reported.
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US satellite imagery restrictions leave journalists in the dark on Iran and Gaza
As the US and Israel launched joint strikes on Iran on 28 February and Tehran retaliated on targets across the Gulf, a quieter contest was taking shape over who could access satellite imagery of the war.
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'Not sorry': Israeli officer who killed international aid workers in Gaza justifies strike
The Israeli army officer who ordered a drone strike that killed seven World Central Kitchen (WCK) aid workers in Gaza has said he is “not sorry” for the attack.
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Trump decía que su guerra con Irán acabaría rápido. Seis meses después, afirma que no hay prisa
El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, hace un gesto mientras camina para subir al Marine One en la Ellipse, el viernes 14 de agosto de 2026, cerca de la Casa Blanca en Washington. (AP Foto/Mark Schiefelbein)
· Aamer Madhani
Shin Bet, police indict Arab teenagers for allegedly swearing loyalty to ISIS, planning attacks
Two Arab teenagers, a minor and an adult, were indicted for suspected ties to ISIS and alleged plans to commit terror attacks, the police and Shin Bet (Israeli Security Agency) announced on Friday.
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Trump abandons June MoU terms, complicating diplomatic efforts to reopen Strait of Hormuz - WSJ
US President Donald Trump told its mediators and regional partners that it is uninterested in returning to the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding outlined in June, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
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Turkey Recruits Trump Insiders For New Washington Lobbying Push
The Turkish government hired a lobbying firm with close ties to US President Donald Trump earlier this month under a year-long contract worth $2.4m, according to US Justice Department filings reviewed by Middle East Eye.
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Iran's Araghchi says diplomacy with US 'not impossible' if Washington recognises 'pressure does not work'
Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said that continuing diplomacy efforts with the US is not impossible, but it relies on Washington "understanding that pressure does not work".
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Hikmat al-Hijri is attempting to recast the Druze story through a Zionist lens
Hikmat al-Hijri, the spiritual leader of the Druze community in Syria’s Sweida governorate, made a remarkable statement this week.
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Winter's claimed support for Netanyahu overshadows his campaign, may siphon Likud voters - analysis
Ofer Winter on Thursday declared that his party belongs to the right-wing camp, that Benjamin Netanyahu is the leader of that camp, and that "we will only recommend him," in an attempt to put one question to rest, which actually raised several new ones.
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US lawmaker says Trump facing 'crisis of his own making' amid war on Iran
US Senator Mark Kelly said that Donald Trump is facing difficulty in finding an exit from the war on Iran.
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CIA Chief's Moscow Trip Was About Iran, Not A NATO Warning: Estonia's Ex-President
Speculation has abounded over the nature of CIA Director John Ratcliffe's surprise Tuesday trip to Moscow and what was conveyed to top Kremlin intelligence officials.
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Six months into the Iran war: What has Trump accomplished?
Six months have passed since the US and Israel launched a war on Iran. It was a conflict that Trump expected to last "four to five" weeks, but six months later, there's no end in sight. Recently, Trump said that the war "will continue for as long as necessary" and that there's no timetable to resume peace talks with…
Rifts widen in Iran, Houthis expand smuggling network to Africa and the UAE pledges Nepal flood aid | The National
In today’s episode of Trending Middle East, Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has been accused by a prominent ultraconservative figure of going soft over his support for negotiations with the US. The public rift highlights growing divisions in Iran over how to approach the next phase of the war.
· The National
How the Iran war unfolded: every attack and oil price change – visualised
From the first US and Israeli strikes six months ago to the battle for Hormuz, this timeline plots how Trump’s war on Iran quickly became a regional conflict with global economic consequences
Lebanon claims US ambassador Michel Issa ready to meet with Hezbollah, US official denies
United States Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa received the green light to meet with Hezbollah, according to a Lebanese report published Thursday evening, but a US official denied the report.
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Iran’s supreme leader remains unseen 6 months after war began
Reportedly disfigured in air strikes, Mojtaba Khamenei is said to delegate daily authority while holding final say
· Reuters
Iran’s supreme leader remains unseen 6 months after war began
Reportedly disfigured in air strikes, Mojtaba Khamenei is said to delegate daily authority while holding final say
· Reuters
Six months of war between Iran, US leave Arab states facing tough questions
Analysts broadly agree the United States and Israel’s war on Iran will not see regime collapse in Tehran or a definite victory for Washington, but rather a dragged-out affair of stagnation and attrition.
· Simon Speakman Cordall
Ofer Winter, unification of Arab parties, shake up Knesset seats, push RZP below threshold - poll
The official entry of Ofer Winter into the political arena and the unification of three Arab parties are creating a shake-up in the political system, the latest poll published by Maariv revealed on Friday.
· MOSHE COHEN
Navy chief to visit Saudi Arabia for high-level maritime defense dialogue
SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Yonhap) -- Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Kim Kyung-ryul will visit Saudi Arabia later this week for high-level talks on expanding military exchanges and maritime defense cooperation, the Navy said Friday.
· Kim Seung-yeon
Six months into the Iran war: Markets become accustomed to stalemate with no end in sight
Friday marks six months since the U.S. and Israel launched "major combat operations" in Iran, prompting retaliatory strikes on targets across the Gulf and sparking a new war in the Middle East.
· Chloe Taylor
Hormuz deal presses pause on Iran conflict, but fears of ‘forever war’ remain
Tehran is likely to stick to its guns in the hopes that the US midterms will bring about a Republican defeat, analysts say
· Tom Hussain
Hormuz deal presses pause on Iran conflict, but fears of ‘forever war’ remain
Tehran is likely to stick to its guns in the hopes that the US midterms will bring about a Republican defeat, analysts say
· Tom Hussain
The Iran war has changed the Mideast, but not in the way the US and Israel had hoped
Motorcyclists pass a billboard depicting U.S. President Donald Trump underwater amid explosions, with the words “Great Victory! Strait of Hormuz,” in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
· Joseph Krauss
Israeli troops storm village in Syria’s Quneitra
Israeli forces raided and searched homes in the village of Rasm al-Ajraf in southern Syria’s Quneitra province late on Thursday, Al-Ikhbariyya TV reported.
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Trump said his war with Iran would last weeks. It's been 6 months
President Donald Trump gestures as he walks to board Marine One on the Ellipse, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026, near the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
· Aamer Madhani
Palestine Action Activists Accused of Vandalism at Trump Turnberry Face Terrorism Accusation
Scottish prosecutors will attempt to prove that pro-Palestinian activists accused of vandalizing one of President Trump’s Scottish golf resorts last year committed acts connected to terrorism. The move is the latest in a broadening effort in Britain to target protest groups with terrorism laws.
· Michael D Shear
Seven charged with damaging Trump’s Scottish golf course accused of ‘terrorist connection’
Course at Donald Trump’s Turnberry resort was painted with words ‘Gaza is not 4 sale’ and clubhouse was sprayed with graffiti
· Haroonsiddique