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Authorities rescued 17 unconscious women from a beauty salon in the A-Tur neighborhood of Jerusalem on Wednesday, with some of them being in moderate condition while others were in more serious condition.
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The Esports World Cup made its debut in Paris this week with more than 100,000 tickets already sold, organisers say, as the Saudi Arabia-founded tournament is held outside the kingdom for the first time.
Image of man in underwear, blindfold and bound to iron rod has been widely shared on social media
After declaring the ceasefire with Iran over and threatening to "hit them hard tonight", the US president said Nato allies will send minesweepers to the critical waterway.
Thousands of mourners marched through the streets of the Iraqi holy city of Najaf on Wednesday as they followed the coffin of the late Iranian leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Lebanon has accepted a US invitation to attend direct talks with Israel in Rome, set to take place on July 15 and 16, after initially rejecting the proposal because it had not been notified of the change in venue, political sources told The National on Wednesday.
Daily realities of healthcare, prices and Gaza driving wave of anti-establishment sentiment among Democratic voters in closely watched contest
NATO leaders have reconvened in Ankara for the second and final day of the US-led military bloc’s annual summit, with efforts to project unity overshadowed by persistent disagreements over defense spending, as well as the Russia-Ukraine and Iran conflicts.
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A group of people stands in shallow water as a cargo ship appears anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Tuesday, June 30, 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)
Iranian officials threaten to assassinate Trump as MoU seemingly falls apartThe Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Shifra Jacobs -the top stories, clear and concise. Follow us on GoogleUS President Donald Trump attends a working session during the NATO leaders summit at the Bestepe Presidential Compound …
Absolutely not. That must be the immediate, unequivocal, and stern response from the State of Israel if and when any formal request to relocate American military bases or assets from other countries in the region to Israel is made by the US Central Command.
Overnight clashes in the Gulf and Strait of Hormuz have angered US President Donald Trump, who is in Ankara for a NATO Summit.
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he would "probably hit Iran tonight" during a press conference following the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey.
Following 20 years of governance shaped by a suffocating siege, deeply entrenched political divisions, and relentless military conflict, Hamas has officially dissolved its Government Emergency Committee in the Gaza Strip, a body that effectively ran the Palestinian territory.
Qatar's role as a mediator between the US and Iran is facing a significant test after Doha accused Tehran of attacking a Qatari liquefied natural gas carrier transiting near the Strait of Hormuz.
A United Nations inquiry commission has called for Israel to immediately release a Palestinian doctor it has jailed without charge for more than 18 months.
Thousands of people thronged the streets of Najaf and packed the courtyards of its majestic shrine as they mourned the late supreme leader during his funeral procession in Iraq.
Damascus, Syria – Authorities have tightened security across Damascus following a series of bomb blasts that have shaken the Syrian capital and tested the limits of the country’s transitional government.
Tehran, Iran – Iran has insisted on exercising control in the Strait of Hormuz after another flare-up of attacks that prompted United States President Donald Trump to lash out against Iranian leaders.
BRUSSELS — Renewed geopolitical tensions in the Middle East would hurt growth and stoke inflation, the International Monetary Fund warned Wednesday, as a fragile ceasefire between Iran and the U.S. threatens to fall apart after fresh military strikes on both sides.
Children wade in the water with cargo ships at anchor in the background and a fisherman nearby, in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Tuesday, June 30, 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)
SEJONG, July 8 (Yonhap) -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday revised up its growth forecast for South Korea in 2026 to 2.6 percent, as strong global demand for memory chips offset the negative impact of the Middle East war.
The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday sharply downgraded its 2026 growth forecast for the Middle East as the Strait of Hormuz's prolonged closure choked off the region's energy supply chains.
Food prices are likely to continue climbing as the fallout from the war against Iran ripples from farms through to the nation’s grocery distribution system, the Reserve Bank’s chief economist has warned, as the International Monetary Fund cautions the fallout from the Middle East is not over yet.
MANAMA, Bahrain — People in Bahrain and Kuwait awoke on Wednesday to the now familiar sound of warning sirens and explosions in the distance, as Iranian strikes again dashed hopes of a return to normalcy.
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Lebanon's military court has approved the release of singer-turned-militant Fadel Chaker on bail despite still being under investigation for his alleged involvement in clashes with the Lebanese army.
Viewers of Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary debate on Tuesday night could be forgiven for forgetting at times that one candidate has the heavy backing of pro-Israel donors.
Mehdi Eskandarian, 44, was a devoted family man who believed in a better future for all Iranians.
Six months after Iran’s January 8–9 massacre, in which opposition-linked estimates and evidence from inside Iran place the number of dead at between 35,000 and 40,000, The Jerusalem Post is publishing profiles of some of those killed, based on testimony provided by their families.
Wednesday and Thursday mark six months since the two-day bloody crackdown against nationwide protests in Iran, when the Iranian security forces responded with force. The retaliation from the Iranian government resulted in over 30,000 Iranian citizens’ deaths.
Taha Naderi, 18, was fatally shot by Iranian security forces outside an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps headquarters in Shahreza, near Isfahan, according to testimony his family gave to The Jerusalem Post on the six-month anniversary of the January 8-9 massacre.
Former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was spotted at the funeral events for former supreme leader Ali Khamenei on Monday.
Every year, thousands of young men and women put on an IDF uniform without having parents waiting for them at home in Israel, and the Lone Soldier Center in the IDF exists to fill that gap, a representative from the center told The Jerusalem Post.
Markets are on the backfoot this morning with equity futures and macro credit under pressure, bond yields spiking, the USD higher, and oil jumping after President Trump thrust geopolitical risks back into focus by declaring the ceasefire between the US and Iran to be over calling it “a waste of time” after the US la…
This summer, House Democrats did something they'd mostly avoided for two years: they argued about Israel out loud. A doomed Republican amendment to strip
US President Donald Trump has declared that the ceasefire between the US and Iran is “over”, after a wave of attacks were exchanged by both sides despite the memorandum of understanding (MoU) agreed last month.
As a real-time Persian passion play unfolds across Iraq and Iran for the funeral ceremonies of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, one question remains paramount: what gives a European settler colony the audacity, the vulgarity, the vicious gall to fly over a sovereign nation’s territory and murder its supreme leader?
As a real-time Persian passion play unfolds across Iraq and Iran for the funeral ceremonies of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, one question remains paramount: what gives a European settler colony the audacity, the vulgarity, the vicious gall to fly over a sovereign nation’s territory and murder its supreme leader?
Even if most individual NATO members are still reluctant to jump on board Trump's Iran war, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte is busy praising American military action there amid the annual summit in Ankara.
About 112 Israeli settlers, backed by a police escort, on Wednesday forced their way into the al-Aqsa Mosque complex in occupied Jerusalem, WAFA reported.
The Irish parliament on Tuesday approved legislation to prohibit the import of products from Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories of the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
New Delhi, India – In 2020, the Indian government transferred Srinivasan Muralidhar, a judge in New Delhi, to another court in the middle of the night in an alleged move to stop him from acting against a politician from the governing party.
As American and Iranian officials continue their waltz around the negotiating table, thousands of families across Iran will this week be mourning six months since their loved ones were massacred in cold blood by the very regime now seeking legitimacy abroad.
By Murad Sadygzade, President of the Middle East Studies Center, Visiting Lecturer, HSE University (Moscow).
President calls Iranian leadership ‘scum’, rails against alliance, repeats demand for Greenland and threatens Spain
Cape Verde’s Pico Lopes smiles as he celebrates with fans after the World Cup Group H soccer match between Cape Verde and Saudi Arabia in Houston, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
LONDON — The head of the International Maritime Organization on Wednesday called for "maximum restraint and de-escalation" as almost 6,000 seafarers remained stranded in the Persian Gulf amid fresh US-Iran attacks.
