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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.
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.
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.
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.
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…
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.
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.
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British Middle East figures have told The National the UK's next prime minister should take a harder line with Israel, with a ban on importing goods from illegally occupied territories.
The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), a major Volkswagen shareholder, blocked a proposed agreement between Volkswagen and Israeli defense company Rafael to manufacture Iron Dome components at a factory in Germany, according to German newspaper Bild.
On December 10, 2023, 29-year-old Yotam Haim, of Kfar Aza, who had survived 42 days in Hamas captivity since Oct. 7, escaped from his captors, along with two other hostages – Alon Shamriz and Samer Talalka. The trio survived for five days by hiding in abandoned houses in the Shejaia neighborhood of Gaza City. Five d…
An Israeli drone strike wounded several Palestinians after hitting the courtyard of Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahiya, Al Jazeera reported on Friday, citing sources in Gaza's emergency services.
Qatar has urged the US and Iran to honour their Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and continue talks to prevent escalation and protect freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, warning that safe passage is essential to regional security and stability.
Israel’s crisis of diminishing US support reached new lows this week, as polls suggested a fundamental change is under way to Israel’s most important relationship.
The UK Maritime Trade Operations said on Friday that the security threat in the Strait of Hormuz remains at its highest level, following a renewed exchange of attacks between the US and Iran.
The Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, stated on Friday that any attacks on Iranian infrastructure will be met with retaliation, adding that "Israel will not be spared from the response," according to Iranian state media.
France’s return of 23 archaeological objects to Syria reflects an improvement in the security situation in the Middle Eastern country and a desire by both nations to step up cultural co-operation, archaeologists have said.
Fri 10 Jul 2026 at 10:16pm
US equity futures are flat on the final trading session of the week, with Tech lagging, as traders hold off on big bets ahead of the weekend, with the fragile truce in the Middle East keeping geopolitical risk front of mind. Overnight, the US said Iran talks will continue, a positive step amid the recent escalation …
The question, “Is Israel facing a constitutional crisis?” echoed across the country’s airwaves this week.
China announced on Friday a temporary export ban on helium, effective immediately, as resumption of military conflict in the Middle East threatens to trigger new shortages of the gas critical for chip manufacturing.
Jerusalem Border Police rescued an Israeli citizen on Thursday who accidentally entered the village of A-Ram, just north of Jerusalem, in Area A of the West Bank.
Diego Lopes celebrates during a featherweight bout against Steve Garcia during UFC Freedom 250 on the South Lawn of the White House, Sunday, June 14, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Israeli forces have detained Sheikh Mohammad Hussein, the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, on Friday, Wafa news agency reports.
Un camión, en la parte superior, que transporta los ataúdes del difunto líder supremo iraní, el ayatolá Alí Jamenei, y miembros de su familia, avanza entre los dolientes durante su procesión fúnebre, el lunes 6 de julio de 2026, en Teherán, Irán. (AP Foto/Altaf Qadri)
The return of fighting between the United States and Iran threatens to extend the global energy crisis, the International Energy Agency has warned.
Iran says strikes hit southern areas, but US denies it carried out the attacks
Israel’s military said it killed a Hamas commander in a strike on southern Gaza on Thursday.
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.
Israel has issued orders to confiscate large tracts of Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank in order to expand a road for Israeli settlers in the area.
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.
Varias personas observan el encendido de la menorá más grande del mundo en la Quinta Avenida, junto a Central Park, durante la séptima noche de Janucá, el 31 de diciembre de 2024, en Nueva York. (AP Foto/Heather Khalifa, archivo)
In 2025, 742 Britons migrated to Israel, the highest number since the 1980s. They haven’t been making the move without help.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot on Thursday said that Paris is developing "alternative routes" following a return to war between the US and Iran, singling out Syria as a primary gateway to Persian Gulf oil.
An Israeli drone has struck a car in Kfar Rumman, in southern Lebanon’s Nabatieh district, an Al Jazeera correspondent reported.
Regional mediators were scrambling again on Friday to pull the United States and Iran back from the brink of renewed war, as days of strikes by the two countries appeared to settle into an uneasy pause.
Senior Israeli military officials met their Egyptian counterparts in Cairo this week for what Israeli media described as a "strategic dialogue" focused on regional developments, Gaza and broader security cooperation.
Talk about poetic justice.
Is Israel headed toward a January 6 moment? After this week, it is impossible to rule out the possibility.
Six months on from the bloody crackdown on anti-regime protesters, families remembering loved ones at their graves at Behesht-e Zahra in Tehran tell their stories
Renewed hostilities could undermine credibility of future ceasefires with long-term impact on global energy markets, inflation and risk premiums, analyst says
Renewed hostilities could undermine credibility of future ceasefires with long-term impact on global energy markets, inflation and risk premiums, analyst says
Greece has announced temporary cuts to petrol and diesel prices as the US-Israeli war on Iran drives up costs across Europe.
A man waves an Iranian flag during funeral ceremonies for slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family at Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, July 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
Politicians and advocates say dismissals are ‘deeply concerning and part of president’s ‘relentless efforts to interfere with elections’
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The Philippines is now the world’s largest spender on solar panels amid the conflict.
Police and the Shin Bet arrested four Negev residents suspected of planning to carry out a terror attack in Beersheba. An indictment was filed against them on Friday morning.
History, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a recent Channel 14 interview, “teaches that when one regional power declines, another rises. Our task is to make sure Israel continues rising faster than anyone else.”
France has returned 23 Syrian archaeological treasures that remained in the country for about 15 years after being loaned for an exhibition.