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The foreign ministers of Turkey, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE condemned Israel's settlement policies in Palestinian territories and said they categorically rejected the Israeli construction called "E1" in the occupied West Bank.
Over 20 victims of a case involving sexual harassment and assault of minors were identified by the Israel Police on Friday, a spokesperson said through the organization’s Telegram channel.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denied a request by National Missions Minister Orit Strock that the annual Elul rabbinical prayers be held inside the Gaza Strip, the minister said on Friday.
A Turquia solicitou a emissão de um alerta vermelho da Interpol contra o primeiro-ministro de Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, no âmbito de uma investigação sobre a interceptação de uma flotilha de ativistas que seguia para a Faixa de Gaza. O anúncio foi feito nesta sexta-feira (21/08) pelo ministro da Justiça turco, Aki…
"Teve quem duvidasse, teve quem zombasse. Está aí, a obra começou." Foi assim que o ministro da Segurança Nacional de Israel, Itamar Ben-Gvir, apresentou nesta quinta-feira (20/08) a construção do chamado "centro de enforcamento", área destinada à execução da pena de morte de condenados por ataques letais.
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The U.K., Australia and Canada on Friday called Israel’s decision not to pursue a criminal investigation into the deadly 2024 strike on a World Central Kitchen convoy “shameful.”
Wesam Hamada, the mother of Hind Rajab, a Palestinian girl who was killed in Gaza City in January 2024 after the car she was in with relatives came under Israeli fire, looks out a window at an office building at an undisclosed location, Friday, Aug. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Giannis Papanikos) ADDITION: Location removed a…
Oman has spent decades cultivating a reputation as one of the Middle East’s most reliable diplomatic go-betweens, maintaining a long-standing strategic partnership with the US while preserving close ties with Iran.
Attorney general considering appeal after justice Desmond Fagan knocks back terror order request for Mohommed Farhat who wrote ‘Fuk Israel’ on cars
An Israeli navy vessel patrols off the Mediterranean coast as Palestinian children participate in the “Swimming with Gaza” event in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Friday, Aug. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Joint statement issued after IDF said it will not pursue criminal investigations into April 2024 strike that killed seven humanitarian workers
A British teenager pleaded guilty on Friday over an arson attack at offices linked to television station Iran International in northwest London earlier this year.
Turkey requested on Friday that the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) issue a "red notice" against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and 35 other Israeli officials on charges including genocide, according to an X/Twitter post by Turkish Justice Minister Akın Gürlek.
Something peculiar has happened to Israeli politics: almost everyone’s supposedly “right-wing.” Politicians who fervently oppose Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing government claim the label, as do many others who disagree with Likud on fundamental things.
United States President Donald Trump has threatened a crushing financial campaign against Iran, which he has referred to as “economic D-Day”, as the war on Tehran continues to drag on.
As Iran’s largest trading partner, China would seemingly have much to lose from President Trump’s threat this week to impose “tremendous economic consequences” on nations doing business with Tehran.
LIFE IN IRAN. A woman walks by a mural depicting Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on a street in Tehran, Iran, August 13, 2026.
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has warned President Recep Tayyip over Türkiye’s role in Syria following an Israeli strike on the Abu al-Duhur airbase
Two months ahead of Palestine's first legislative elections in two decades, several factions that once seemed to be on opposite sides of the political spectrum are forming unexpected alliances in an attempt to upset the status quo.
West Ham United have urged supporters to stop singing a chant about Manor Solomon, a former Israeli soldier turned footballer.
Israeli warplanes carried out a new wave of strikes around Nabatieh, a major city and administrative hub in southern Lebanon, early on Friday, with footage showing powerful explosions lighting up the night sky.
A police cordon was put in place near Volant Media, the parent company of Persian news channel Iran International
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has called for an end to the war while Tehran remains “in a position of strength and dignity”, warning that Iran would crush any renewed attack.
China has firmly rejected Washington's call to join in implementing US sanctions to "squash" Iran's economy, pushing back against Trump administration pressure to be part of the "toughest sanctions in history" which has marked a new phase of conflict focused on extended economic warfare, as a military solution is se…
US futures rebound from Thursday's slump, and trade at session highs on. As of 8:15am ET, S&P 500 futures were 0.4% higher with Nasdaq 100 contracts up 0.6%, while Bitcoin headed for its best week in more than three years, rising just shy of $80,000 before reversing. S&P 500 futures jerked higher and yields extended…
Abu Dhabi's Al Hudayriyat Island has topped the emirate's real estate sales in the first half of 2026 in a further sign of the property market's resilience despite the Iran war.
United States allies in Asia are watching warily as Washington scales back some military assets in the region to meet demands in the Middle East, where the US-Israel war on Iran is dragging into its sixth month.
Belgium has condemned Israel’s decision to advance settlement construction in the E1 area of the occupied West Bank, warning that the project would further fragment Palestinian territory.
The United States has changed its designation of Hezbollah to that of an Iranian proxy and announced sanctions against an alleged funding network.
The full integration of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) into Syria’s state institutions represents a significant step for Damascus but Kurdish aspirations for meaningful autonomy remain unresolved, experts told The National on Friday.
Simona Mohamsson, Sweden’s minister for education and integration, wore a Star of David necklace during a televised political debate this week, seeking to spread awareness about the rise of anti-Semitism in Sweden, she said.
In a former quarry surrounded by farmland outside the city of Deraa in southern Syria, experts are preparing to detonate an unexploded Russian missile left over from the war. A shepherd discovered it a few days earlier in a nearby field.
Turkey’s Ministry of Justice has asked Interpol to issue Red Notices for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and another Israeli official on genocide charges, Turkish Justice Minister Akin Gurlek announced on Friday.
Israel has opened tenders for the construction of 1,234 Israeli homes in the occupied West Bank, advancing a major illegal settlement expansion which rights groups say will, in effect, sever Palestinian territory in two.
Iran’s acting Defence Minister Seyed Majid Ebn al-Reza says Tehran will resist any attack on the country’s territory, independence or security.
More than four years after his son murdered Tomer Morad, Barak Lufen and Eitam Magini in the heart of Tel Aviv, Fathi Hazem, the father of terrorist Raad Hazem, was killed overnight Thursday in Jenin.
The South Korean government will keep fuel price ceilings unchanged for another four weeks as renewed tensions in the Middle East push global oil prices higher, the Industry Ministry said Friday.
Iran’s parliament speaker said efforts by "enemies" to drive Iran and Iraq apart will instead deepen their relationship, as Trump threatened "tremendous" costs for those working with the Islamic Republic.
Oil prices were set for a weekly jump while gold and Bitcoin surged on Friday amid Iran war uncertainty and a US push to double its bond buyback programme.
Israel awoke to a fundamentally changed Middle Eastern reality on September 30, 2015: Russian fighter planes streaked through the skies over Homs, carrying out Moscow’s first combat sorties in the Middle East since the end of the Cold War.
Two Israeli performers have been accused of copying scenes “frame by frame” from Palestinian-Chilean star Elyanna’s 2024 hit Ganeni.
A top Iranian official said on Friday that his country must plan to surmount any additional sanctions after the Trump administration vowed to aggressively tighten the economic pressure campaign against Tehran.
President Donald Trump yells to reporters after disembarking Air Force One, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Residentes, en un importante bazar en Teherán, Irán, el 8 de agosto de 2026. (AP Foto/Vahid Salemi)
Houses under siege. Water and electricity cut. Families with children afraid to leave their homes because they fear that if they step outside, they could be beaten, attacked, or worse.
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A Palestinian youth has died after Israeli settlers opened fire during an attack near Sa’ir, north of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank.
A Jewish settler group clashed with West Bank Palestinians after entering a village during an unapproved hike, Army Radio reported on Friday.
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean government on Friday kept its price ceilings for fuel products unchanged for the second consecutive period amid elevated oil prices and prolonged tensions in the Middle East, the industry ministry said.
