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A fire encompassing two factories in Sderot, one belonging to Strauss and another to Tapugan, led to a possible hazardous chemical leak, Sderot's municipality warned on Monday morning.
After choppy trading, South Korean stocks finished nearly 1 percent higher Monday as investors bought tech shares amid a pause in Middle East hostilities. The local currency declined against the US dollar.
Germany has approved almost 800 million euros ($913m) in arms export licences to Israel in the first five months of 2026, more than in the previous 20 months combined, the government in Berlin has confirmed.
Security cabinet clears legal path for deployment from ‘friendly countries’ like Uganda and Morocco
Security cabinet clears legal path for deployment from ‘friendly countries’ like Uganda and Morocco
In today’s episode of Trending Middle East, America's top military commander in the Middle East reportedly advised the White House to halt its bombing campaign around the Strait of Hormuz after concluding it had reached the limit of its effectiveness. Axios reports the assessment helped shape US President Donald Tru…
A Palestinian woman from the town of Qaryut, south of Nablus, lost her unborn child after Israeli forces prevented an ambulance from crossing the Awarta military checkpoint, Wafa reported.
Across the world, the Iran war is reshaping everyday life
Exclusive: Lawsuit filed on behalf of seven protesters alleges ban amounts to ‘a direct, content-based restriction’ on speech, effectively targeting pro-Palestine movement
Gadi Eisenkot and his new party mount a strong challenge to Israel’s longest-serving prime minister
Gadi Eisenkot and his new party mount a strong challenge to Israel’s longest-serving prime minister
The Lebanese army denounced continued Israeli military operations south of the country, saying it was preventing its full deployment under a deal reached with Israel.
SEOUL, July 27 (Yonhap) -- After choppy trading, South Korean stocks finished nearly 1 percent higher Monday as investors bought tech shares amid a pause in Middle East hostilities. The local currency declined against the U.S. dollar
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Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said a deadly Ukrainian attack on an Iranian commercial vessel in the Caspian Sea “cannot go unanswered”, calling it a violation of the United Nations Charter.
Israeli forces stormed several homes in southern Syria early on Monday during an operation in the western countryside of Daraa province, according to Syria's Alikhbariah TV.
The wave of WhatsApp account suspensions across Israel over the weekend triggered widespread concern, leaving many users worried that their own accounts could be blocked.
Ra'am, the party led by MK Mansour Abbas, announced on Sunday that it will hold primary elections for the first time in its history on August 22, during which party members will select its candidates for the Knesset ahead of the next election.
An ancient Cypriot silver Siglos coin dating to the mid-5th century BCE was found at one of Ashdod's beaches last month, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced on Sunday.
A northern Israeli man was arrested for alleged incitement on Sunday, following comments he posted on a video of the Friday terror attack in Gilad Farm, according to Israel Police.
The Pentagon designated four soldiers killed in Jordan and Iraq in July as "Overseas Operations Casualties" on Sunday, separate from the other 14 casualties of Operation Epic Fury listed on its website.
The government has banned the import of goods that are produced with the use of forced labor, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Sunday.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The four American troops killed during renewed fighting between the US and Iran in recent weeks are no longer listed as part of the Iran war death toll in the Pentagon’s official casualty count but have been placed in a new, separate category.
MAS moves to strengthen currency as Middle East volatility threatens to keep inflation elevated into early 2027
MAS moves to strengthen currency as Middle East volatility threatens to keep inflation elevated into early 2027
Oil prices slumped on Monday morning the US and Iran ceased hostilities after two weeks of strikes, raising hopes of a negotiated peace in the region, even as Yemen’s Houthi militia stepped up attacks on vessels in the Red Sea and hit Saudi energy assets.
Iran said six vessels attempted to pass through an unauthorised pathway in the Strait of Hormuz early on Monday, state media IRIB reported based on a source familiar with the matter.
Exclusive: Judge intends to consider ‘terrorist connection’ after convicting five for damage to Barclays in Burnley
As the U.S. military conflict with Iran enters its sixth month, President Donald Trump has returned to a more familiar battleground: global trade.
Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, reviewed efforts to achieve regional security and stability in a phone call with Badr Al Busaidi, Oman’s Minister of Foreign Affairs.
WASHINGTON — Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani is "fomenting hate" by calling the prime minister a war criminal who should be arrested over the war in Gaza if he visits the city for the United Nations General Assembly.
CAIRO — The United States and Iran paused their attacks for a second straight day Sunday, as efforts continued to bring them back to negotiations on an interim ceasefire deal largely undermined by recent exchanges of fire.
Fewer than 10 commodity vessels passed through the Strait of Hormuz daily over the weekend, despite a pause in the exchange of strikes between Iran and the US.
Latest updatesIran war latest: Tehran says six vessels turned back in Hormuz after using ‘illegal’ route
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Violence in the West Bank is, once again, spiraling in multiple directions.
Antonio Guterres’s arrival in Damascus over the weekend made him the first UN secretary general to visit Syria in 17 years. He was received by Foreign Minister Asaad Al Shibani and went on to meet President Ahmad Al Shara, with recovery projects and the future of UN peacekeeping on the agenda. In a year crowded with…
Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian villages in the occupied West Bank Sunday, setting fire to two mosques and scrawling graffiti on buildings, Palestinian officials said.
Varios automóviles cargan combustible en una estación de servicio Gulf Oil en la autopista Massachusetts Turnpike, el domingo 19 de julio de 2026, cerca de Boston. (AP Foto/Gene J. Puskar, archivo)
Some US lawmakers have begun to complain that American troops stationed in the Middle East have become sitting ducks and are in a highly dangerous situation with Iranian ballistic missiles increasingly reaching their marks. This is especially in the wake of the four US troop deaths earlier this month.
Ship traffic through Bab el-Mandeb fell on Sunday after Yemeni Houthis attacked Saudi oil installations along the Red Sea coast, while transit through the Strait of Hormuz stayed low over the weekend, shipping data from Kpler showed on Monday.
In preparation for the upcoming elections, which are set for October 27, the Central Elections Committee and the Employment Service announced a joint effort to hire thousands of job seekers for election-related positions on Friday.
SEOUL, July 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks turned lower late Monday morning as big chip shares lost ground despite eased Middle East tensions.
2024 RED SEA ATTACK. Greek-registered tanker ship Sounion burns after an attack by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi militants in the Red Sea, September 6, 2024 in this satellite image.
Syria is seeking to reach a security agreement with Israel, Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa said in an interview with Al Jazeera on Sunday.
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran and the United States held their fire Sunday, handing Gulf shipping and the oil industry a respite from missile strikes as Donald Trump's UN envoy said the president was "giving talks some space".
President Lee Jae Myung on Sunday instructed senior officials to maintain oil price caps until price uncertainty completely recedes, citing the renewed confrontation in the Middle East.
BRASILIA, July 26 (Yonhhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Sunday instructed senior officials to maintain oil price caps until price uncertainty completely recedes, citing the renewed confrontation in the Middle East.