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The US on Wednesday imposed sanctions on three “violent, far-left terrorist groups”, including the British campaign organisation Palestine Action.
The United States has removed Syria from its list of State Sponsors of Terrorism (SSOT), marking another major shift in Washington’s relationship with the country following the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime in December 2024 at the end of a brutal 14-year civil war.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Six months into the Middle East war, the army of foreign workers and expatriates in the Gulf has largely stayed put, hoping to ride out the uncertainty caused by conflict rather than return to dim prospects back home.
JERUSALEM — Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said a diplomatic deal was not possible with the "savages" who rule Iran as he hailed United States President Donald Trump's new campaign of economic pressure.
Israel has killed at least five people in Gaza in new strikes over the last 24 hours, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza.
An Israeli court has acquitted Yona Schreiber, a Jewish settler from the occupied West Bank settlement of Peduel, over a violent assault on a French Catholic nun near Jerusalem’s Old City earlier this year.
More than 250 academics and lawyers have written to British Prime Minister Andy Burnham urging him to end military cooperation with Israel and de-proscribe direct action group Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation.
Iran’s nuclear chief Mohammad Eslami said on Wednesday that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) would not be able to inspect the country's nuclear sites that have suffered attacks in recent months until it develops a specific inspection protocol for such sites and their security is ensured, adding that Ira…
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have announced their dissolution in Syria as part of an agreement with the interim government.
Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Wesley Bell to join as Jared Moskowitz becomes ranking member on sub-committee
The High Court of Justice heard arguments on Wednesday over the continued failure to complete the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation’s governing council, as KAN faces the prospect of being left without both a functioning council and a permanent chief executive.
A former British regional police chief and three other officers are being investigated for misconduct over a decision to ban soccer fans of Israel's Maccabi Tel Aviv from attending a game last year, the independent police watchdog said on Wednesday.
Innovation, Science, and Technology Minister Gila Gamliel filed a police complaint on Wednesday over the decision to conduct a recount of Likud primary ballots from Be’er Ya’akov. The complaint was filed against Likud Director General David Sharan, MK Haim Katz, and a security guard.
In recent weeks a crisis between Turkey and Israel over Syria policy has shed a spotlight on US Ambassador Tom Barrack. Barrack is the ambassador to Turkey and the US Envoy to Iraq and Syria. This puts him in a unique position in regards to US policy in the Middle East.
Una batalla legal de dos años por una dramática protesta contra la guerra en Gaza llegó a su fin el viernes, cuando siete manifestantes que habían bloqueado el tráfico en el puente Golden Gate recibieron condenas de 30 días y multas de 1.000 dólares.
Witnesses at public hearings spoke of safety fears before and after Bondi attack, fraying community bonds and tension over the state of Israel
Dutch group Christians for Israel is taking the government to court in the Netherlands over its plans to introduce a ban on importing goods from illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank and Golan Heights.
AP and Reuters have demanded answers from Israel over last year’s strike on Nasser Hospital in Gaza, which killed more than 20 people, including five journalists.
AP and Reuters have demanded answers from Israel over last year’s strike on Nasser Hospital in Gaza, which killed more than 20 people, including five journalists.
Israeli forces have raided the Qalandiya Training Centre, operated by the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) in occupied East Jerusalem in what officials and analysts describe as a pivotal step towards dismantling international refugee protections and consolidating control over the occupied West …
Oil prices extended their declines for a third straight day after the US plan to ramp up economic pressure on Iran spared the country’s trading partners from harsher measures for now, while mediators said they were continuing efforts to end the conflict.
Stephen Doughty, British minister of state for the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan, has issued a statement condemning the Israeli seizure of Unrwa's Qalandiya Training Centre in occupied East Jerusalem as "outrageous".
The Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court acquitted Yona Simcha Schreiber on Wednesday over his attack on a Christian nun near King David’s Tomb on grounds of mental illness, ordered him to be hospitalized for up to six years.
A Walla poll published Wednesday showed Ofer Winter’s newly formed Amcha Yisrael Party potentially securing six seats in the Knesset, while the Religious Zionist Party leader and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s faction fell below the electoral threshold with 2.6% of the vote. The poll also showed Prime Minister …
Iran and Oman have reached an agreement on their share of the Strait of Hormuz and its revenues, but the vital waterway will not be reopened if the US does not accept their conditions, Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Wednesday.
An Israeli court has acquitted Yona Schreiber, a Jewish settler from the occupied West Bank settlement of Peduel, over a violent assault on a French Catholic nun near Jerusalem’s Old City earlier this year.
More than 250 academics and lawyers have written to British Prime Minister Andy Burnham urging him to end military cooperation with Israel and de-proscribe direct action group Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation.
Beijing warns economic pressure will fail; semi-official Track 1.5 dialogue targets risk control before Chinese president visits US
Beijing warns economic pressure will fail; semi-official Track 1.5 dialogue targets risk control before Chinese president visits US
If there are two countries in the Middle East that are similarly entangled in the same problems and promises, they would be without a doubt Iraq and Lebanon.
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The Revolutionary Guards said the waterway ‘will not be opened under any circumstances’ if Washington failed to accept the demands
The Revolutionary Guards said the waterway ‘will not be opened under any circumstances’ if Washington failed to accept the demands
Dubai International Airport (DXB) expects to retain its position as the world's busiest international hub this year, despite a 42 per cent drop in second-quarter passenger traffic as the Iran war disrupted travel.
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.
European media and technology conglomerate Axel Springer is to expand into the UAE for the first time after naming a new Middle East managing director to be based in Abu Dhabi.
A 24-year-old Ramle man was indicted on Wednesday for allegedly planning and carrying out the murder of his own lawyer over the handling of a NIS 18,500 insurance claim, shooting him six times at close range inside his Rishon Lezion office.
Hadash-Ta'al MK Ofer Cassif accused IDF troops on Wednesday of physically and verbally assaulting him while attempting to reach Palestinian families in the West Bank village of Kusra, whose homes have been surrounded amid an ongoing confrontation involving extremist settlers and Israeli security forces.
Palestinians in the West Bank village of Madama say they fear further violence after Israeli MP Zvi Sukkot smashed a local memorial with a sledgehammer as IDF soldiers stood by. The military later insisted the incident was neither authorized nor anticipated.
Palestinians in the West Bank village of Madama say they fear further violence after Israeli MP Zvi Sukkot smashed a local memorial with a sledgehammer as IDF soldiers stood by. The military later insisted the incident was neither authorized nor anticipated.
An Israeli strike on a displaced people's camp in Mawasi, Khan Younis, has killed at least one person and wounded several others, Al Jazeera is reporting, citing a source at Nasser Hospital.
Israeli forces shot and wounded a Palestinian teen during a raid on a UN-run training center in East Jerusalem, local officials have reported.
Israeli forces shot and wounded a Palestinian teen during a raid on a UN-run training center in East Jerusalem, local officials have reported.
Iran and Oman are still finalising an agreement on shares of the Strait of Hormuz and its revenues, Reuters is reporting, citing a senior Iranian source.
Pedestrians and bicyclists wait outside the pedestrian gate on the south side of the Golden Gate Bridge, which is closed due to protesters, April 15, 2024, in San Francisco. (Lea Suzuki/San Francisco Chronicle via AP, File)
An IRGC spokesman has announced Wednesday that Iran and Oman have reached agreements on their share of the Strait of Hormuz and its revenues, according toTasnim news agency. So essentially the "fee" scheme has been set. There's talk of reopening the strait on an "interim" basis, Bloomberg says.
Israel will continue building illegal settlements in the West Bank in preparation for a “major” wave of Jewish immigration, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said. Israel’s most recent settlement expansion triggered rebukes from its Arab neighbors and Western partners.
Israel will continue building illegal settlements in the West Bank in preparation for a “major” wave of Jewish immigration, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said. Israel’s most recent settlement expansion triggered rebukes from its Arab neighbors and Western partners.
A scheduled visit to Toronto and Montreal by West Jerusalem's Deputy Mayor Arieh King was cancelled on Tuesday after Canadian authorities barred the hardline politician from entering the country.
Hapoel Beersheba came up short against Sabah FK late Tuesday night in agonizing fashion as it fell 5-2 (6-4 on aggregate) and was knocked out of UEFA Champions League contention in a dramatic clash in Azerbaijan.