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Israeli journalist and author Amir Tibon won the 2026 Sami Rohr Prize for nonfiction for his book The Gates of Gaza: A Story of Betrayal, Survival, and Hope in Israel’s Borderlands, a Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature press release announced on June 16.
The Iranian-backed Houthis have been reinforcing frontlines in Yemen and preparing possible offensives over the last month. This has now manifested in several incidents over the last 96 hours that may be part of a pattern.
A cargo vessel in the Red Sea has reported coming under attack, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Centre, a British maritime security alert service, said Sunday, amid a fragile ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran.
Leaders including Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian were in attendance for the former supreme leader's funeral, but Mojtaba Khamenei was absent
Una mujer sostiene un cartel que dice “Liberen al doctor Hussam Abu Safiya, Liberen Gaza” durante una protesta ante las oficinas de Shin Bet en la que pedían la liberación del médico, en Tel Aviv, Israel, el 1 de enero de 2025. (AP Foto/Matias Delacroix, Archivo)
A suspect armed with a knife ran at Israel Police officers operating in Bat Yam, police said on Sunday afternoon, adding that the incident has been ruled as criminally motivated.
Eurovision Song Contest director Martin Green affirmed in a recently published interview with Variety that there would be no further votes by countries in the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) on whether to exclude Israel from the competition.
Freed hostage Alon Ohel, who spent over two years in Hamas captivity, performed at a celebration of freedom at a US Independence Day event on July 4, marking the country’s 250th birthday.
A woman holds a sign that reads “Free Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, Free Gaza” during a protest in front of the Shin Bet offices, calling for his release, in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix, File)
Iran invited South Korea to participate in the funeral event for its former supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, but later withdrew the invitation, diplomatic sources said Sunday.
The UAE has delivered a further 416 tonnes of critical aid to Gaza under a major humanitarian mission to support embattled Palestinian communities in the enclave.
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun defended the framework agreement with Israel during a meeting with several journalists, saying that those opposing the move must offer an alternative that can bring Lebanon out of war, Al-Jadeed reported on Sunday.
Hundreds of thousands of people gathered in Iran for the funeral of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Previously unpublished Hamas documents released by Army Radio on Sunday shed new light on the terror group's coordination with Hezbollah in the years leading up to the October 7 massacre, including appeals for the Lebanese terror group to join the attack and details of joint planning with Iran.
Iran will pursue a legal complaint against Israel and the United States for the assassination of former supreme leader Ali Khamenei, the Iranian government spokeswoman, Fatemeh Mohajerani, told reporters on Sunday during the second day of Khamenei's funeral.
Maritime trade between Iran and Qatar has resumed after a roughly five-month suspension, Iran’s commercial attaché in Doha told state media on Sunday.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said there will be no reconstruction of Gaza until Hamas is fully disarmed.
Six ships changed course from the Omani corridor in the Strait of Hormuz, while Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps patrolled the area.
SEOUL, July 5 (Yonhap) -- Iran invited South Korea to participate in the funeral event for its former supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, but later withdrew the invitation, diplomatic sources said Sunday.
The son of a prominent Palestinian doctor abducted and held by Israel without charge has issued an urgent appeal for his father’s release, warning that his health has sharply deteriorated after more than 555 days in prison, as a rights group warned that his life was in danger.
The government unanimously approved a proposal on Sunday by Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi and Justice Minister Yariv Levin declaring that it will not recognize decisions by the Second Authority Council if the body does not meet the legal threshold set by law, according to a government statement.
Mojtaba Khamenei has yet to appear in public since his father’s death, but envoy tells forum that he is in ‘very good health’
Mojtaba Khamenei has yet to appear in public since his father’s death, but envoy tells forum that he is in ‘very good health’
Opec+ has agreed to increase its output for a fifth consecutive month in August owing to lower supply worries and falling oil prices, amid an uneasy ceasefire between the US and Iran.
TEHRAN (Reuters) -- Three sons of slain Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei prayed beside his coffin and those of four other family members on Sunday, but Mojtaba, the son who succeeded him as Iran's supreme leader, did not make an appearance.
The import-heavy nation is looking at huge ‘unexplored’ areas off the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago bordering Thailand and Indonesia
The import-heavy nation is looking at huge ‘unexplored’ areas off the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago bordering Thailand and Indonesia
The Islamic Republic intends to charge fees to ships crossing the Straight of Hormuz, offering exemptions to “friendly nations,” officials announced this weekend, despite US President Donald Trump claiming late last month that Iran had promised him there would be no “CHARGES OF ANY KIND BEING SOUGHT OR RECEIVED BY I…
Palestinian Authority officials have rejected US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace's announcement that the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) will no longer be involved in the 'new Gaza,' describing it as a politically motivated move, inspired by Israeli influence, to destroy…
By Farhad Ibragimov – lecturer at the Faculty of Economics at RUDN University, expert and lecturer at the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences and Mass Communications, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
Three sons of slain Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei prayed beside his coffin and those of four other family members on Sunday, but Mojtaba, the son who has succeeded him as Iran's supreme leader, did not make an appearance.
DUBÁI, Emiratos Árabes Unidos (AP) — Un buque de carga fue atacado el domingo frente a la costa de Yemen, informó el ejército británico el domingo.
Middle Eastern leaders joined governments around the world in congratulating the United States and President Donald Trump on the country's 250th anniversary and Independence Day.
A terrorist who held Ilana Gritzewsky for 10 days after she was abducted from Kibbutz Nir Oz told her she would marry him and have his children, the former hostage told The Jerusalem Post on Thursday, weeks after she bravely shared her experience of sexual abuse in captivity at the UN Human Rights Council.
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LONDON — Seven OPEC+ members are likely to raise oil production quotas on Sunday as Gulf countries are reeling from the Middle East war, analysts told Agence France-Presse.
The Foreign Ministry is considering easing its evacuation advisory for Iran and three other Middle Eastern countries in response to a deal between the United States and Iran to end their fighting.
Three sons of killed ayatollah were seen beside coffin during ceremonies drawing huge crowds in Tehran
Would we get a 21st-century Gettysburg address? Or YMCA, gripes about his legal woes and boasting about Iran?
Japan is taking lessons on “new ways of warfare” gleaned from the Ukraine and Iran conflicts and making them its own, with the government considering making “new ways of defense” a key tenet of revisions to the country’s security policy.
Hussam Abu Safiya, director of Gaza's Kamal Adwan Hospital, is facing an immediate threat to his life in Israeli prison, Israeli NGO Physicians for Human Rights has warned.
Iran’s ambassador to China says ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz would be charged new fees but added that China and other “friendly” countries would be granted “special considerations”.
Saudi Arabia's non-oil private sector reported strong growth in business activity in June, hitting the highest level in four months driven by domestic demand, despite a slump in export sales.
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As I write today’s column, I am sitting on an airplane returning home to Israel after 10 days in the United States.
The glass entrance door of Channel 12 News studios in Tel Aviv was shattered on Sunday morning, marking a concerning escalation after graffiti targeting the news company was sprayed on the building twice in recent months.
Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi held separate meetings in Tehran with delegations from Hamas and Hezbollah, who were in the Iranian capital to attend funeral ceremonies for former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
The week-long funeral for former Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei will extend beyond Iran, with ceremonies scheduled in the Iraqi cities of Najaf and Karbala later this week, according to Al Jazeera.
The understanding reached between the US and the Islamic Republic of Iran during negotiations in Switzerland regarding the establishment of a deconfliction mechanism in Lebanon – involving Qatar and Pakistan, yet notably excluding Israel – has brought to a head a core flaw in the memorandum of understanding (MoU) si…
Iran's funeral for former supreme leader Ali Khamenei entered its second day on Sunday, as crowds gather to pay respects at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla in Tehran.