Middle Eastern perfumes are trending, led by Lattafa and Mona Kattan’s Kayali
From TikTok Shop to legacy houses, oud has gone mainstream – with Gucci, Maison Francis Kurkdjian and Tom Ford all launching dedicated collections
· Carolina Malis
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Middle Eastern perfumes are trending, led by Lattafa and Mona Kattan’s Kayali
From TikTok Shop to legacy houses, oud has gone mainstream – with Gucci, Maison Francis Kurkdjian and Tom Ford all launching dedicated collections
· Carolina Malis
Countries must reject Iran's efforts to control Strait of Hormuz, UN agency document says
Countries should reject efforts by Iran to impose sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz and Tehran's "unilateral decision" to create a body to control traffic through the waterway, the UN shipping agency's governing council agreed on Friday.
· REUTERS
Israeli, Egyptian senior officers discuss Gaza in Cairo meeting - report
An Israeli delegation, including senior IDF officers, held “strategic” discussions with senior Egyptian military officers in Cairo over the past few days, KAN News reported Thursday
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Venice art installation grapples with its Jewish history at 61st International Art Exhibition
Synagogues often give those inside them a sense of connection to the heavens, although they do not normally float through the sky. But in Nabatele, a large, outdoor installation by artist and architect Anna Kamyshan, a shtetl-style synagogue appears to hover over Venice, perched on a massive rock suspended above water.
· HANNAH BROWN
What to watch this week: Larry David's new HBO comedy, talking sheep, and Kim Novak
The Israeli television industry continues to release series at a breakneck pace, and the latest one to be coming our way is On Standby, which will be coming up on Yes on July 21.
· HANNAH BROWN
Qatar emir, Pakistan PM discuss US-Iran talks and regional security, statement says
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani discussed regional developments and ongoing US-Iran talks with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, with both leaders stressing the need for diplomacy to reduce tensions and protect maritime security, Qatar's Amiri Diwan said in a statement on Friday.
· Middleeasteye
Mark Rutte on Russia, Iran, Nato spending and global security | The National
Nato Secretary General discusses pressure on Russia, Ukraine peace efforts and Nato’s response to global security challenges
· The National
Almost half of Muslim Americans have favorable view of Hamas, new survey shows
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· Anthony Blair
'Shared ambitions': Canada, Saudi Arabia sign deals on defence, investment, and AI
For the first time in more than a quarter of a century, a Canadian prime minister has visited Saudi Arabia.
· Middleeasteye
Trump says he left instructions to strike Iran as 'never seen before' if he's assassinated - report
US President Donald Trump said he left instructions for the US to retaliate if Iran succeeds in assassinating him, he told the New York Post on Friday.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israel’s ‘Tinder for pets’ is helping shelter animals match with loving homes
Ela Sayag Lipman got a distressing phone call from her cousin on the second day of Passover 2023. He’d just found an ailing Central Asian Shepherd dog in the woods near Petah Tikva. Knowing that she’d been caring for stray, sick, and abandoned animals since childhood, he hoped she could tell him what to do.
· ABIGAIL KLEIN LEICHMAN
China bloquea exportaciones de helio, clave para chips, cuando guerra de Irán reduce oferta
HONG KONG (AP) — China anunció el viernes que ha bloqueado temporalmente la exportación de helio, un elemento clave para la fabricación de chips, en un momento en que la escalada de la guerra de Irán se suma a las interrupciones del suministro mundial.
· Chan Ho Him
‘We just disappeared’: Palestine Action defendant recalls ‘horrifying’ arrest
A defendant facing charges in connection with a Palestine Action raid on an Israeli arms factory said that she and her co-defendants “still have PTSD”, following their arrests by counter-terrorism police.
· Middleeasteye
Israeli envoy says Trump could score biggest Abraham Accords win yet — with Lebanon
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· Caitlin Doornbos
‘We just disappeared’: Palestine Action defendant recalls ‘horrifying’ arrest
A defendant facing charges in connection with a Palestine Action raid on an Israeli arms factory said that she and her co-defendants “still have PTSD”, following their arrests by counter-terrorism police.
· Middleeasteye
Ayatollah Khamenei’s lesson from beyond the grave
By Murad Sadygzade, President of the Middle East Studies Center, Visiting Lecturer, HSE University (Moscow).
· RT
Holocaust author said book was ‘canceled’ because he wouldn’t bash Israel, US
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· Carl Campanile
Hospital workers wounded in Israeli drone attack on Gaza’s Kamal Adwan
An Israeli drone attack on a hospital in northern Gaza injured staff members, despite a “ceasefire” being in place, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.
· Daniel Khalili-Tari
We cannot let diplomatic conflicts stop scientists from working together | The National
The fathers of Cern, the European laboratory for particle physics near Geneva, which was conceived in the late 1940s, had two aims. The first was to enable the construction of large facilities that are beyond the means of the members individually. The second was to show that countries that had recently been at war c…
· Chris Llewellyn Smith
Cartoon for July 11, 2025 | The National
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· The National
No politicians, no militias: 'Do You Love Me' reclaims Lebanon's story through its people | The National
Midway through Do You Love Me, Lebanon no longer feels like a place so much as a collection of memories. Hit pop songs drift in and out alongside grainy home videos, forgotten films, photographs and personal testimonies. Past and present blur together. Childhood memories sit alongside war, making nostalgia difficult…
· Adla Massoud
Inside Lebanon's forgotten archives, a nation's missing history emerges | The National
Film reels from Lebanese cinema icon Studio Baalbeck, original posters from 1960s Arabic films and a forgotten documentary on Tyre's heritage are among the gems uncovered in the archives of Lebanon's Ministry of Culture.
· Nada Maucourant Atallah
The week around the world in 20 pictures
View image in fullscreenGazaPalestinian football fans gather to watch the World Cup match between Argentina and Egypt in Gaza City. Mohamed al-Wahidi, a Palestinian aid worker who had organised screenings of World Cup matches in Gaza, was killed by an Israeli missile strike just before the match on Tuesday eveningPh…
· Jim Powell
Israeli settlers injure eight Palestinians near Hebron
Israeli settlers injured eight Palestinians in an attack in Khirbet Asafi, in Masafer Yatta south of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Red Crescent said.
· Middleeasteye
Mojtaba Khamenei’s absence signals shifting role for Iran leader
Was he too badly injured to appear at his father’s funeral? Or is there concern that Israel or the US could directly target him too?
· Agence France-Presse
Mojtaba Khamenei’s absence signals shifting role for Iran leader
Was he too badly injured to appear at his father’s funeral? Or is there concern that Israel or the US could directly target him too?
· Agence France-Presse
UAE oil production hits record high after leaving Opec
The UAE boosted oil production to an all-time high last month, shaking off concerns about Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz and capitalising on its departure from the Saudi-led energy alliance Opec.
· Middleeasteye
UN says IAEA lost oversight of Iran's nuclear programme after US-Israeli strikes | The National
The UN on Friday warned that its nuclear watchdog has lost its ability to fully monitor Iran's nuclear programme following successive US and Israeli strikes.
· Adla Massoud
Trump flags more US-Iran talks but maintains ceasefire is 'over'
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US to ‘significantly upgrade’ UAE’s export status in recognition of defence partnership | The National
Washington on Friday said it would “significantly upgrade” the UAE’s export status in recognition of its defence support including during the war with Iran.
· Cody Combs
Bardugo admits discussing alleged Shin Bet leaks to Channel 12 in private meeting with Zini
Channel 14 commentator Yaakov Bardugo revealed that he asked Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) Head David Zini to investigate leaks within the organization, despite not being a journalist but rather “a media personality,” on Friday on Galei Israel radio.
· ANNA BARSKY, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF killed 12 terrorists in Gaza, including senior Hamas figures, Oct. 7 perpetrators
The IDF killed 12 terrorists in the Gaza Strip in recent days, including a commander in Hamas’s production headquarters, a commander in the Nuseirat Battalion, and the head of a Nukhba cell that raided Camp Re’im on Oct. 7, the IDF Spokespersons Unit announced Friday.
· AVI ASHKENAZI
Inside the IDF's cutting-edge 'targeting cell' course, shaped by lessons from the Gaza war
The IDF is now running a cutting-edge “targeting cell” officers’ course, with The Jerusalem Post recently exclusively interviewing four officers in connection with it.
· YONAH JEREMY BOB
Trump says US has ‘agreed’ to continue Iran talks but ceasefire ‘over’
United States President Donald Trump said that Washington has consented to a request from Iran to continue negotiations, as war between the two countries continues.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Iran war latest: Ceasefire off but talks still on, says Trump | The National
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· The National
Trump says US will keep talking to Iran but ceasefire is over | The National
President Donald Trump said on Friday that the US had agreed to continue talks with Iran but that the ceasefire was "over", signalling that military operations will continue.
· Jihan Abdalla
Trump: U.S. has told Iran ceasefire is 'over' despite agreement to continue talks
WASHINGTON, July 10 (Yonhap) -- The United States has told Iran that the ceasefire with it is "over" though Washington agreed to continue talks with the Islamic Republic, U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday, following an escalation of tensions caused by an exchange of strikes this week.
· Song Sang-ho
Mercy for Iraqi criminals who return corruption profits | The National
Suspects in Iraq's corruption scandal could be offered lighter punishments if they pay back ill-gotten funds, it was announced on Friday.
· The National
Egypt, Qatar call for restart of US-Iran talks
Egyptian and Qatari foreign ministers on Friday called on the United States and Iran to resume negotiations, as US President Donald Trump said Washington had agreed to continue talks with Tehran but repeated that the ceasefire between the two countries was over.
· Middleeasteye
Russia open to Turkey selling S-400 air defence systems to UAE, sources say
The Russian government views the potential sale of S-400 air defence systems currently operated by Turkey to the United Arab Emirates in a “positive light”, multiple sources familiar with the issue told Middle East Eye, while cautioning that negotiations have yet to be completed.
· Middleeasteye
Israel bans Jerusalem’s grand mufti from Al-Aqsa Mosque for one week
Israel has barred the grand mufti of Jerusalem and Palestine from entering the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound for one week.
· Daniel Khalili-Tari
Smotrich: Steve Witkoff called Gaza Palestinians ‘two million Nazis’
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has said US envoy Steve Witkoff described Gaza’s entire population as “two million Nazis” during a private meeting last year.
· Middleeasteye
How the U.S.-Iran deal set the stage for renewed fighting over the Strait of Hormuz
Iran wants to shut down a U.S. Navy-protected shipping lane through Oman's waters that has allowed oil and gas tankers in the Persian Gulf to exit the Strait of Hormuz without seeking Tehran's permission.
· Spencer Kimball
Israel responds to viral PHOTO of tortured Palestinian
Israel’s military has confirmed that a viral photo showing a semi-naked and blindfolded Palestinian man bound to an iron rod is authentic. The photo triggered an uproar on social media, with rights groups arguing that the image corroborates years of testimony on torture inside Israeli detention facilities in Gaza.
· RT
IEA Warns Escalation In US-Iran Hostilities Could Upend Oil Surplus Forecast
Despite the tentative recovery of oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz and the first build-up in global stocks since the war began, this week’s re-escalation of the U.S.-Iran hostilities could flip the outlook for an oil market surplus for next year, the International Energy Agency said on Friday.
· Tyler Durden
Guns Fall Silent As Trump Says US-Iran Talks On Again, But Insists 'In No Uncertain Terms, Ceasefire Is OVER'
The guns have actually been silent in the Middle East overnight, after two days of deadly strikes between the United States and Iran, amid a general return to premarket open headlines of 'peace imminent again' as mediators desperately work to get diplomacy back on track. The White House position is that the ceasefir…
· Tyler Durden
Israeli drones strike Lebanon despite US-brokered framework deal
Two people have been injured in an Israeli drone strike on a pick-up truck in southern Lebanon, according to state-run media, the latest attack despite a United States-brokered framework agreement intended to pave the way for a phased Israeli withdrawal.
· Al Jazeera
China halts helium exports amid Iran war as it seeks to protect its own supply
HONG KONG (AP) — China on Friday said it is temporarily blocking the export of helium, a key element for chipmaking, as the Iran war’s escalation adds to global supply disruptions.
· Chan Ho Him
China temporarily bans helium exports as US-Iran tensions could trigger shortages
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· Reuters