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Mourners carry the coffin of an Iranian adviser draped in the Iranian flag during a group funeral for Iranian advisers and Popular Mobilization Forces fighters killed in airstrikes on bases belonging to Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces, a coalition of predominantly Shiite militias that includes Iran-backed groups,…
Israel First Party leader MK Sharren Haskel said her newly launched party would need only six Knesset seats to reshape the country’s next government after the upcoming elections.
Thu 30 Jul 2026 at 4:57am
Saudi Arabia is facing a difficult dilemma. Ever since the US and Israel launched their war on Iran on 28 February, the Saudis have largely tried to stay out of it.
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince has embarked the country on a course known as Vision 2030
It had been quite some time since a senior Israeli diplomatic official held such a lengthy and detailed background briefing. Nearly every question was answered, often at considerable length, while insisting that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Washington was not another ceremonial meeting but a genuine …
Rep. Aaron Pilkington had an extra day in Israel, and he spent it in an industrial park north of Tel Aviv.
The decision drew dissents from three policymakers on the 12-member panel, as Trump’s Iran war continues to push up prices
The decision drew dissents from three policymakers on the 12-member panel, as Trump’s Iran war continues to push up prices
US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu explored all paths to curb Iran's nuclear project in their meeting this week, including diplomacy, economic pressure and military force, a senior Israeli official said on Wednesday.
A group of Lebanese lawyers filed a complaint with the country's top prosecutor on Wednesday requesting an investigation into banker Antoun Sehnaoui over a dinner he allegedly co-hosted in Washington that was attended by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The US Department of Health and Human Services directed nearly $80 million in grants to 14 organizations it describes as having ties to terrorism or extremist movements, the Middle East Forum (MEF) report alleges in its new report.
By Mishel Bychkova, Vice-President, Center for Middle Eastern Studies (Moscow)
Rates remain unchanged for fifth time since December as tenuous Iran peace deal pushes energy prices up again
WASHINGTON, July 29 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday held its benchmark interest rate steady for the fifth consecutive time amid continuing concerns over the economic impact of renewed fighting in the Iran war and U.S. President Donald Trump's calls to lower borrowing costs.
The US Federal Reserve held interest rates steady for a fifth straight meeting on Wednesday despite rising inflation pressures from the Iran war.
The US Federal Reserve held interest rates steady in a split decision on Wednesday, as renewed tensions in the Iran war add to fresh inflationary pressures.
Israeli drone strikes killed two Palestinians in Gaza City and Khan Younis on Wednesday evening, Wafa news agency reported, citing medical sources.
Iraqi leaders on Wednesday warned their country should not be used as an arena to “settle scores”, after US and Saudi strikes on militants prompted threats of retaliation.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Fox News on Tuesday that he was not too bothered by the International Criminal Court's (ICC) arrest warrant for him, because Israeli special forces would protect him should any country try to take him into custody.
War on Iran: Phase II: Day 18
A new initiative protesting the live animal shipment industry launched in Israel on Wednesday, funded by a donation made by the late actress Brigitte Bardot, who was known in her lifetime for her animal welfare advocacy.
The ITIM organization petitioned the High Court of Justice against the Chief Rabbinate on Wednesday, demanding that it update its registration policy for rabbinical certification exams so that men who have not regularized their military status cannot use years of yeshiva study completed during that period to qualify.
A Norwegian teenager was convicted on Wednesday of conspiracy to commit murder in Britain after being recruited by a Swedish organized crime group that prosecutors said was being used by the Iranian government.
The United States on Wednesday issued another round of Iran-related sanctions, targeting eight tankers and 10 entities, according to a notice posted on the US Treasury Department's website.
Yemen's Houthi terror group is considering imposing fees on commercial ships sailing through the southern Red Sea, a week after declaring a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia, regional sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
“Better to die than enlist” goes the slogan shouted by extremist haredim (ultra-Orthodox) at anti-conscription rallies.
Taiz, Yemen – Fuad Mohammed has been working as a construction labourer for more than 25 years. The 46-year-old has seen things get progressively worse in Yemen’s construction industry since the war in the country started more than a decade ago, and then further deteriorate after the US-Israel war on Iran began in l…
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Un cartel falso de “Se busca” del banquero libanés Antoun Sehnaoui, izquierda, colocado por manifestantes fuera del Banco Central Libanés en Beirut, Líbano, el viernes 19 de enero de 2024. Más de una docena de abogados libaneses presentaron una queja ante la fiscalía de Líbano en Beirut el miércoles 29 de julio de 2…
Italy’s new national soccer team coach Roberto Mancini, right, and new technical director Claudio Ranieri pose during a news conference, Wednesday July 29, 2026, in Rome. (Alfredo Falcone/LaPresse via AP)
Johannes Kongsnes Natland was recruited to murder unknown person by international crime gang linked to Iran
A viral photo of two Israeli soldiers posing next to a blindfolded Palestinian has sparked widespread anger online.
Disclaimer: This story contains disturbing imagery, including references to sexual assault and violence.
Two friends of missing Dimona resident Eldar Dayan remain in custody as police investigate both his disappearance and a possible criminal incident involving a damaged vehicle abandoned in Petah Tikva.
The Israel Electric Corporation has begun implementing a project to connect 12 IDF outposts along the Syrian border to the national electricity grid, after electricity at the sites had previously been supplied by generators.
Politicians in Israel have shown no appetite for curbing attacks on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, as even left-wing figures have sided with Israeli settlers involved in violence.
Mohammed Qanatri, the chargé d’affaires of Syria to the United States, allegedly took part in the abduction of an American journalist in 2016, the former captive of Jabhat al-Nusra claimed in a video published on X/Twitter on Tuesday.
IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir was forced to apologize for Defense Minister Israel Katz's remarks revealing that US planes were taking off from Israeli bases to attack Iran, Saudi outlet Al-Arabiya reported on Wednesday.
At least ten people were wounded after a jeep overturned near Mitzpe Yeriho in the West Bank on Wednesday, Magen David Adom said.
Adani Enterprises' earnings for the April-June quarter were hit by a one-time charge to settle allegations by the U.S. that the company violated sanctions against Iran. © Reuters
United States President Donald Trump has pledged a major escalation against Iran after the latest Iranian attacks on US military sites in the Middle East.
Some 49% of Americans think that the US should arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for war crimes, according to a recent poll. After three years of war in the Middle East, Israel’s once-solid support in the US has cratered.
Riyadh’s decision to join US in strikes on Iran-backed militia further complicates widening and ‘unpredictable’ war
Italy and Saudi Arabia on Wednesday stated their opposition to Israeli annexation of the West Bank in a joint statement issued after a meeting on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
US Senator Lindsey Graham and Benjamin Netanyahu conspired to use sexual misconduct allegations against the International Criminal Court's (ICC) chief prosecutor to try and delay the court's arrest warrant for the Israeli prime minister, it has emerged.
LONDRES (AP) — Un adolescente noruego fue declarado culpable en un tribunal de Londres el miércoles de viajar a Gran Bretaña para llevar a cabo un asesinato por encargo en nombre de una banda criminal internacional vinculada a Irán.
Iran is currently working to enrich uranium at Pickaxe Mountain, and is harboring centrifuges there, a senior diplomatic source told The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday.
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Damaged structures at the site of an airstrike on a Popular Mobilization Forces base in Mosul, Iraq, Wednesday, July 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Farid Abdulwahed)