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Hundreds of flights are delayed each day at Ben-Gurion Airport as the summer travel rush pushes passenger traffic close to prewar levels, Arkia CEO Oz Berlowitz told 103FM on Thursday.
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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Thursday that Egypt's security is of "utmost importance" to the Islamic Republic.
Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
Two Shanghai companies and a Chinese executive targeted as Washington expands pressure campaign from Iranian oil to aviation and cargo
Two Shanghai companies and a Chinese executive targeted as Washington expands pressure campaign from Iranian oil to aviation and cargo
The co-founder of Palestine Action has been granted permission to challenge the group’s prohibition at the British Supreme Court, as police arrested hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists in London.
The co-founder of Palestine Action has been granted permission to challenge the group’s prohibition at the British Supreme Court, as police arrested hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists in London.
Saudi Arabia and 13 other countries have announced the creation of a maritime military coalition to safeguard freedom of navigation through the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
Measure fails 49-50 as US launches new retaliatory attacks in Iran and lawmakers question the prolonged conflict
The US Treasury Department on Thursday imposed sanctions on six entities and individuals in China, India, Russia and Iran accused of supporting Iran’s Mahan Air, which Washington says has long facilitated the movement of IRGC-Quds Force personnel, weapons and military equipment.
US voter anger about the conflict in Iran and inflation continues to grow, causing President Donald Trump's approval numbers to drop.
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Israel and China rarely view Middle East security through the same strategic lens. Their approaches to Iran, the United States, regional alliances and the international order often point in different directions.
Joint US-Saudi strikes on alleged Iran-aligned militia positions across Iraq have sparked political backlash, with Baghdad condemning the attacks as a violation of the country’s sovereignty. RT’s Ali Rida Sbeity reported on the ground.
Israeli forces shot and wounded a Palestinian man after opening fire on his vehicle in the town of Beita, south of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank, on Thursday evening, Wafa news agency reported, citing the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS).
Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
An exchange of attacks this week between Saudi Arabia and armed groups operating from Iraq risks undermining Baghdad's years-long effort to strengthen relations with Gulf states, experts and Iraqi officials told The National.
The far-right Noam Party on Wednesday launched its campaign ahead of the upcoming elections, rebranding itself as "Noam for Israel," and calling for new alliances aimed at strengthening the right-wing bloc.
US President Donald Trump’s decision over how to handle Iran became far more complicated by Thursday, after recent polls showed that the average American doesn't want a return to full-scale war and is primarily concerned with paying less at the pump.
Saudi Arabia on Thursday unveiled plans for a multinational maritime defence coalition aimed at protecting international shipping and energy supply routes in the Red Sea region after attacks by Yemen's Houthis disrupted one of the world's busiest trade corridors.
Earlier this month, Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir announced that Israel would use Nile crocodiles as prison guards for Palestinian political prisoners.
Few words carry the weight of “genocide.” Raphael Lemkin coined it in the shadow of the Holocaust to describe one thing: the intentional effort to destroy a people because of who they are. Because the accusation is so grave, when an elected official invokes it, he lends the authority of his office to the gravest cha…
Over 1,500 people facing terrorism charges in connection with Palestine Action protests had their cases listed for hearings in London on Thursday, causing "chaos" in the city.
Hostilities between the two countries have flared up again in recent days
A player juggles the ball during warmups before the final of Syria’s first football tournament for people with disabilities at Al-Muhafaza Stadium in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, July 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
The Canadian-based Israel Now movement has officially announced the formation of a new initiative, the “New Jewish Defense Force,” aimed at addressing and pushing back against rising antisemitism and threats directed at the Jewish community in Canada.
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A child rests his head on the coffin of a Popular Mobilization Forces fighter draped in the Iraqi flag during a funeral for Popular Mobilization Forces fighters killed in airstrikes on PMF bases in Najaf, Iraq, Thursday, July 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)
Spinneys, the Dubai-listed operator of premium supermarkets, has increased its shareholding in its Saudi Arabian unit as it doubles down on its focus on attracting a younger and more affluent clientele.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, shakes hands with his Lebanese counterpart Joseph Aoun before their meeting at the presidential palace in Ankara, Thursday, July 30, 2026. (Ugur Yildirim/DIA Photo via AP)
Israeli forces have attacked the southern Lebanese town of Taybeh in the Marjayoun district, according to Lebanon’s National News Agency.
LONDON — Dozens of people were arrested outside a London courthouse on Thursday after expressing support for Palestine Action, a protest group that has been banned as a terrorist organization by the British government.
Un manifestante es arrestado por la policía fuera del Tribunal de Magistrados de Westminster en Londres, el jueves 30 de julio de 2026, mientras se desarrollaba una audiencia de declaración de 25 personas acusadas de mostrar su apoyo a Palestine Action. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
Saudi Arabia has proposed a “maritime defence coalition” involving dozens of countries to protect Red Sea trade routes from attacks by Iran's allies.
The yen had been depreciating against the dollar amid fiscal policy concerns and uncertainty surrounding the war in the Middle East. © Reuters
A demonstrator is arrested by the police outside the Westminster Magistrates Court in London, Thursday, July 30, 2026, as a plea hearing for 25 people accused of showing support for Palestine Action takes place. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
The Supreme Court is seen Monday, July 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
After the fumbled rollout of a nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia, US President Donald Trump should understand what president Ronald Reagan was thinking when he famously joked, “Sometimes our right hand doesn’t know what our far-right hand is doing.”
Large police, IDF, and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) forces were dispatched on Thursday afternoon to the area of Tzur Yitzhak in the West Bank following concerns over a security incident.
A new report by UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls Reem Alsalem accuses Israel of "femicide, reproductive violence, and using attacks on mothers as a tool of genocide," but presents contested allegations as established fact while entirely omitting the experiences of Israeli women and mothers d…
A proposed information law in Lebanon, already approved by joint parliamentary committees in July, has raised concerns among journalists and press freedom advocates over provisions that would punish the “dissemination of false or harmful information” with up to three years in prison and the possibility of forced lab…
Pro-Palestinian activists staged a demonstration in Washington DC, breaching the hotel where Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was dining. The confrontation unfolded as several protesters managed to enter the lobby of the Four Seasons Hotel in Georgetown on Monday, attempting to reach the restaurant where the Israel…
Over 1,500 people facing terrorism charges in connection with Palestine Action protests had their cases listed for hearings in London on Thursday, causing "chaos" in the city.
As renewed attacks between Iran and the US expand into Iraq and Yemen, the Hamshahri daily, which has close ties to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), has dedicated its front page to a report on the force's speedboats in the Gulf.
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The controversial ban under terrorism legislation of the protest group Palestine Action will be reviewed by the Supreme Court.
Thousands of miles from the fighting, Sudanese farmers are feeling the impact of the war in Iran, as rising fuel and fertilizer costs threaten food production in a country already facing one of the world's worst humanitarian crises.
With Israel’s elections scheduled for October 27, the government that emerges from them will inherit an unresolved strategic question: Who will govern the Gaza Strip in place of Hamas? Although phase two of US President Donald Trump’s 20-point Gaza plan was formally launched in January, its central provisions – incl…