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Iran's parliament approved a bill on Sunday that would criminalize interviews and other communications with media deemed hostile to the Islamic Republic, including US or Israeli media and outlets financed by either country, Iran's Shargh newspaper reported.
Life under genocide has its familiar daily rituals. A discerning eye detects latent horrors in the scenes that unfold in succession across screens.
The Knesset asked the High Court of Justice on Sunday to allow five frozen budget transfers to proceed, arguing that Speaker Amir Ohana acted within his authority when he approved a Finance Committee meeting during the election recess.
The UK's Department of Education (DfE) is assessing information regarding four Muslim independent schools after the Charity Commission opened a statutory inquiry into the Al-Khair Foundation, the organization that runs the schools.
Though Hamas’s popularity has declined among Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza, Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya still commands more support than Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, according to a new poll published by the Ramallah-based Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research on Wednesday.
Palestinian actor Alaa Shehada has won a Fringe First Award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for The Bridge, a one-man show that turns an arduous journey between the occupied West Bank and Jordan into a story about family, separation and daily life under occupation.
As the US and Israel launched air strikes on Iran on 28 February 2026, Iran struck back near US military installations in the Gulf, including in Qatar and the UAE.
A well-known singer was arrested over the weekend on suspicion of harassing and threatening his former partner amid issues related to their relationship, Walla learned for the first time on Sunday.
Palestinian politicians and analysts have warned against what they describe as an Israeli plan to illegally annex the occupied West Bank by implementing a series of decisions and actions under different pretexts.
The UAE has sent a convoy of 67 lorries carrying 683 tonnes of aid for Gaza to give much-needed respite to Palestinian communities.
Iran has resumed loading crude at Kharg Island’s western terminal after a 25-day shutdown, as the country expands alternative maritime routes to offset the impact of the Strait of Hormuz blockade, according to maritime intelligence companies.
The railway from Beirut to Damascus was conceived in the 19th century when the two capitals were not yet divided by national borders. The route was abandoned in the 1970s owing to Lebanon’s civil war.
Tehran, Iran – A Tehran resident named Saeed says he is dismayed as he looks for better-paying employment than his current elementary school teaching job after months of war with the United States and its naval blockade of Iranian ports.
Iran executed a man convicted of deliberately driving his car into police officers during anti-government protests in the city of Karaj in January, Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Sunday.
Jewish men were permitted to bring prayer books onto the Temple Mount on Sunday, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir confirmed to The Jerusalem Post, after right-wing journalist Arnon Segel shared a photo of Jewish men praying and reading from prayer books, claiming the photo was taken from the Temple Mount.
US President Donald Trump on Friday vowed to hit Iran hard economically, a day after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that Washington would impose measures on Tehran that have "never been seen" as soon as next week.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s political situation is further complicating the American calculus.
A $30,000 reward for captured or killed United States service members has been announced by Iranian Army Commander-in-Chief Amir Hatami, the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) revealed in a Sunday post on X/Twitter.
Lebanese leaders have condemned the Israeli bombing of southern Lebanon that has killed at least 11 people in the worst attacks since the renewal of a ceasefire was brokered in June by the United States.
A 19-year-old east Jerusalem resident was arrested on Friday on suspicion of allegedly committing indecent acts against two 12-year-old girls.
The 11th International Arab Book Fair, which opened in Istanbul on Saturday, has also become a platform for activity by the Islamist axis and for Qatari-Turkish cooperation surrounding the Palestinian issue.
Hamas and Hezbollah have begun coordinating their increased activity with Iranian assistance in recent weeks, the IDF has assessed, as the military has identified increased friction between Israeli forces and terrorists on both the northern and southern fronts.
Israel has spent tens of millions of dollars to boost its image in the US by seeking to influence how AI platforms portray the country, Politico has reported.
Israel has spent tens of millions of dollars to boost its image in the US by seeking to influence how AI platforms portray the country, Politico has reported.
Traffic congestion is only increasing, and unless there is a massive switch to public transport in the coming years, the situation will only become worse.
At a barbecue on a Netanya rooftop earlier this month, MK Yoav Segalovitz, a politician of whom most people outside Israel have never heard, told the members of the leading opposition party Yesh Atid that he would not be running with them in the upcoming October election.
The General Staff of Iran's Armed Forces has pledged the "complete defeat" of the US and Israel in the region, saying the legacy of "resistance" has been passed to a new generation of Iranians.
Two events in Germany last month shed light on the country’s stance on international law and its own democracy.
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Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara asked the High Court of Justice to stop the government from appointing new leaders to the Police Investigations Department before the October 27 election, arguing that Justice Minister Yariv Levin has too much influence over who will be chosen.
There are more than 800 mother’s milk banks around the world – about half in developed countries – that collect the nourishing liquid from breastfeeding mothers to give to premature babies whose mothers can’t nurse them.
Can plants go moo? Well, not exactly, but a new Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI) study has brought a step closer to the possibility that plant seeds could manufacture and store one of milk’s most important proteins – the same ones that give milk its nutrition, creamy texture, and cheese-making properties.
Israel Police on Sunday requested the public's help in locating a 16-year-old from Acre who has been missing since late July, after being granted permission by the family to publicize details of the case.
Kasem Noubani, a 24-year-old man from the Chicago area, was sentenced about a week ago to 600 days in prison after pleading guilty to a hate crime for his role in the assault of an IDF reservist and another Jewish student on the campus of DePaul University in Chicago.
Israel's summer weather is expected to bring another surprise on Sunday.
The IDF has needed to cancel and postpone the arrest of Palestinians suspected of terrorism as forces are diverted to deal with rising settler extremism in the West Bank, Army Radio reported on Sunday morning.
Ahead of the Likud primaries, four serving ministers and four MKs from the party had asked to join Otzma Yehudit, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said on Sunday in an interview with 103FM.
An Iranian military official said on Sunday that Qatar should allow an Iranian team to enter the country to investigate the fate of pilots whom Tehran says were captured by Qatari forces, Iranian media reported.
Marineros y marines se ven formados en la cubierta del portaviones USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) en su despliegue desde San Diego, el 3 de enero de 2021. (K.C. Alfred/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP, Archivo)
Sailors and Marines line the deck of aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) as it deploys from San Diego, Jan. 3, 2021. (K.C. Alfred/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP, File)
Iraq’s judicial authorities on Sunday said they had seized $20.34 million in cash, 60 kilograms of gold, and seven vehicles linked to Adnan Al Jumaili, the deputy oil minister for refining affairs, who has become a focal point in an unprecedented corruption investigation.
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Justice Minister Yariv Levin has declared that if the Likud wins the Knesset elections, he will ask to continue in his post so that he can finally implement his judicial reform policy.
The family of Haymanot Kasau, who has been missing for more than 900 days, has renewed their push for a more extensive search into her disappearance following the discovery of Mali and Liel Yahalomi in Argentina only about a week after they disappeared in Vienna and following an extensive search operation by the Isr…
The IDF killed senior Hezbollah commander Abu Hassan Alaa during weekend strikes in the Deir ez-Zahrani area in southern Lebanon, the military announced on Sunday morning.
The Treasury Department is exploring targeting Chinese banks, shadow fleets and exchange houses, but secondary sanctions risk economic blowback
The Treasury Department is exploring targeting Chinese banks, shadow fleets and exchange houses, but secondary sanctions risk economic blowback
Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, has reiterated that talks with Oman and reopening of Hormuz were “two separate issues” and the two countries “may reach an outcome soon”.
Cristiano Ronaldo attended the Saudi Pro League season opener with his family as Al Nassr began their title defence with a 3-0 win over Al Fateh.
The Arab League has condemned Israel’s deadly strikes on Lebanon that killed 11 people and destroyed dozens of homes as “a dangerous escalation that threatens to derail any efforts aimed at resolving the ongoing conflict”.