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Iran's First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref said on Saturday that the government will not allow what he called "America's economic terrorism" to undermine the country's economic stability and people's livelihoods.
At first glance, the basic story of Sandy and Rosalie Goldstein’s aliyah seems unremarkable and not much different than the typical aliyah experience. The retired couple made aliyah from Englewood, New Jersey, in March 2023 and settled in Netanya, near their daughter, where they enjoy spending time with their family…
The IDF struck the Abu al-Duhur military airfield after troops received intelligence that Turkey sought to place a radar and an air defense system manned by Turkish troops at the Syrian base, sources confirmed to The Jerusalem Post.
Israeli forces shot and wounded three Palestinians near the separation barrier in al-Ram, north of Jerusalem, according to the Jerusalem Governorate.
Lebanon’s government is weighing whether to extradite Ashraf Dabbour, the former Palestinian ambassador to Lebanon, to the Palestinian Authority (PA), which accuses him of corruption and embezzling public funds during his 2012-2025 tenure in Beirut. Dabbour denies the allegations and says the prosecution is retaliat…
Two US tanker aircraft have left Bulgaria’s Bezmer air base, Bulgaria's defense minister said on Saturday, nearly a month after their deployment in the Balkan country angered Iran.
Four kites that officials believe crossed over from the Gaza Strip were found in the Kibbutz Nahal Oz area in the past 24 hours, the IDF confirmed on Saturday.
Actor Mark Ruffalo, known for his role in the Avengers films, sparked controversy in Hollywood on Friday night after sharply criticizing the Ellison family and the planned merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. by linking the deal to Oracle’s activities in Israel and the war in Gaza.
Former Mossad counterterrorism division head Oded Eilam said a military confrontation between Israel and Turkey was highly unlikely despite what he described as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's long-term strategy of regional expansion, in an interview with 103FM on Friday.
In Pejman Bijan’s view, the battle over Iran is also a battle over the map of the Middle East—and the balance of power far beyond it. The stakes, as he sees them, stretch from the Strait of Hormuz to Europe, Washington, Beijing and Moscow.
A South Korean container ship is sailing to Europe via the Arctic, in the nation’s first commercial voyage on the route to test its viability as the war in the Middle East rattles global shipping.
BUSAN NEW PORT, South Korea — South Korea was set Saturday to send its first trial container through the Arctic, as the Middle East war rattles global shipping, while environmental groups warned the route could accelerate polar ice melt.
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Iran on Saturday denounced US plans to announce new sanctions that could put further strain on the Islamic Republic's economy and have an impact on its most important trading partners, including China.
A coalition of 102 former French and British diplomats is calling on their countries to jointly sanction Israel, warning in an open letter that Israeli policy in occupied Palestinian territory threatens to permanently erase the possibility of a Palestinian state.
Decommissioned Syrian air force planes are seen at the Abu Duhur military air base east of Idlib, following the takeover of the area by Syrian opposition fighters on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Omar Albam, File)
Japan's crude inventory has declined 18% since the start of the Iran war. © Kyodo
Haredi protesters reportedly set up barricades outside Jerusalem’s Basimta Cafe on Saturday morning to protest its opening on Shabbat, security footage published by N12 News showed.
Palestinians search through a garbage dump for combustible materials to use as fuel for cooking due to a shortage of cooking gas, in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Every morning, 13-year-old Jana al-Motouq wakes up alone.
Otzma Yehudit is preparing to court disappointed Likud voters and segments of Shas's traditional electorate, while also planning a campaign against the formation of a "broad government" after the election.
Multiple defense officials sharply criticized the way IDF soldiers are left to deal with settler extremists in the West Bank, claiming that soldiers are often left to handle incidents of settler violence without support and sometimes without the appropriate tools, KAN News reported on Friday.
The repair of Iran's South Pars Phase 14 gas refinery, hit during an Israeli attack in June last year, is 70% complete, the Pars Oil and Gas Company's chief executive said, according to Iran's oil ministry news agency SHANA.
Israeli forces fired phosphorus shells and carried out air strikes and heavy artillery attacks across several areas of southern Lebanon overnight and early Saturday, Lebanese state media reported.
An Israeli drone strike in southwestern Syria has injured several people, the country’s foreign ministry says, in the latest of near-daily Israeli incursions and attacks in the area.
Syria's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a statement condemning "in the strongest terms" an Israeli attack on a "civilian vehicle" west of Damascus.
Tehran, Iran – The Iranian military is looking at how to respond to the United States’s planned implementation of economic measures that are designed to “collapse” the government in Tehran.
The logo of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors is seen before a news conference with Federal Reserve Board Chairman Kevin Warsh at the Federal Reserve in Washington, Wednesday, July 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Israeli forces fired phosphorus shells and carried out air strikes and heavy artillery attacks across several areas of southern Lebanon overnight and early Saturday, Lebanese state media reported.
Israeli defence minister Israel Katz has said that a strike on northwestern Syria’s Abu Duhur military airport was conducted due to alleged plans by Turkey to deploy troops thee.
A Holon man in his 20s was indicted on Thursday for allegedly stabbing another man at a Tel Aviv hotel in an attack that police suspect was motivated by a romantic dispute, Israel Police said.
I’m standing with my husband at the port in Thessaloniki, a vital commercial hub on the Aegean Sea connecting Southern Europe with the Balkans.
There is a particular sound that follows you around Mykonos this time of year, and it isn’t the bouzouki coming out of a taverna. It’s Hebrew. It’s everywhere – between the thumps of house music at the popular Scorpios beachfront restaurant and club, when queued up for a Freddo espresso, or doing a cash negotiation …
The Israeli army has said it has carried out an attack in southern Syria, claiming that it targeted a person who was preparing an attack.
Turkey has escalated its anti-Israel actions, after months of denunciations connected to its Gaza, Syria, and Iran policies - and is once again taking things to new levels.
El presidente de Irán, Masoud Pezeshkian, escucha preguntas de reporteros durante una conferencia de prensa, en Nueva York, el 26 de septiembre de 2025. (AP Foto/Angelina Katsanis, archivo)
Iraqi President Nizar Amidi on Saturday said Iran had granted permission for several Iraqi oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, after repeated requests from Baghdad as the waterway remained disrupted by the regional conflict.
At least one person has been killed and others wounded in an Israeli attack on a home in central Gaza's Deir el-Balah, Al Jazeera Arabic is reporting.
Israel has always known how to deal with hostile governments one at a time.
Unless Israel draws concrete red lines in Syria and the eastern Mediterranean, the Turkish army and navy will further encroach upon Israel’s northern and maritime borders.
The IDF arrested three Palestinian suspects related to an attack on Friday against a haredi (ultra-Orthodox) settler group hiking in the West Bank, Maariv reported on Saturday.
One person was injured by an alleged IDF drone strike in Syria on the outskirts of Damascus, Qatari state-funded broadcaster Al Jazeera reported on Saturday.
The Israeli strike on the Abu al-Duhur military base in Syria on Tuesday, which nearly led to a direct military confrontation with Turkey, may have been intended to provoke Ankara and could have been linked to political considerations ahead of Israel’s elections, US Special Envoy to Syria and Ambassador to Turkey To…
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Israeli forces have killed at least two Palestinians and wounded four others in attacks across Gaza in the last 48 hours, the enclave's health ministry is reporting.
An Israeli drone strike targeting a truck in Beit Jinn village in southwestern Syria has wounded at least one person, Al Jazeera Arabic is reporting.
US ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack has said Israel’s occupation of Syria’s Golan Heights continues even though it ran against UN resolutions and international law.
Iran maintained its harsh rhetoric Saturday against the U.S.' plans to impose tough new sanctions.
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