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The Israeli army arrested five women activists in the occupied West Bank early on Wednesday morning. The women, who work with health committees, were arrested after their homes were raided.
The transfer of US dollars from the United States to Iraq has resumed following a suspension intended to pressure the country to distance itself from Iran, The New York Times reported on Thursday, citing aides to Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi.
Syria’s Higher Committee for People’s Assembly Elections on Wednesday announced the names of the members of the new People’s Assembly. This is the new parliament of Syria, and it has been a year in the making.
To say that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s criminal trial is among the most legally complex and politically consequential cases in Israel’s history is not an exaggeration.
Buques comerciales, vistos en el estrecho de Ormuz desde la costa de Bandar Abbas, Irán, el 30 de junio de 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA vía AP)
Commercial vessels are seen in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Tuesday, June 30, 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)
Engraved outside the entrance to the Military Command Boarding School in Haifa is the biblical injunction to “walk humbly” (Hebrew: “hatzneah lechet”). The words, taken from the Book of Micah (6:18), are intended to instill modesty and humility in the school’s students, many of whom will become IDF officers.
A senior Chinese lawmaker will attend the funeral of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, China’s Foreign Ministry says.
Iranian oil exports are seeking to build momentum after Washington temporarily eased restrictions, giving Tehran a 60-day window to find buyers and bring in badly needed revenue.
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Residents of Arad have launched a protest campaign against what they describe as a “takeover of the city by Gur Hassidim,” with a rally scheduled for Thursday.
The British Museum removed the terms “Palestine”, “Palestinian” and “Israelite occupation” from its displays in direct response to months of lobbying in 2024, a Middle East Eye investigation has found.
On Thursday, 1,000 days after the worst disaster in Israel’s history since its founding, the country still has no state commission of inquiry into the October 7 massacre. Yet some conclusions are already unavoidable, beginning with the man who led Israel, through strategic blindness and political arrogance, into cat…
Former IDF chief of staff and Yashar party head Gadi Eisenkot marked 1,000 days since the October 7 massacre in an X/Twitter post at 6:29 a.m. on Thursday, the same time of day as the start of the attacks themselves in 2023.
Qatar says indirect talks between Iran and the United States in Doha have made “positive progress”, with another round expected after the funeral of Iran’s former Supreme Leader.
In today’s episode of Trending Middle East, debate continues over Lebanon’s new agreement with Israel, with former American special envoy Jeffrey Feltman questioning US President Donald Trump’s suggestion that Syria should take on Hezbollah. Legal experts warn that a clause in the agreement could complicate efforts …
Over 2 million Palestinians remain displaced amid ruins as the region grapples with the immense, gridlocked task of reconstruction
Over 2 million Palestinians remain displaced amid ruins as the region grapples with the immense, gridlocked task of reconstruction
Un niño palestino camina por una calle rodeado de edificio destruidos en ataques militares israelíes durante la guerra entre Israel y Hamás, en Jan Yunis, Gaza, el 1 de julio de 2026. (AP Foto/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Iran is preparing the largest state funeral in its history for former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in a US-Israeli strike on 28 February.
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Wednesday finalized the formation of the country's first post-Assad-era parliament, which is set to hold its first session next week in a step seen as a test for the country's transition.
Iran has filed a protest at the United Nations after Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz threatened to assassinate Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei.
Iran’s military has been placed on high alert before the multi-day funeral for Khamenei, Brigadier General Mohammad Akraminia says.
El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, saluda a la primera ministra italiana, Giorgia Meloni, durante una cumbre para poner fin a más de dos años de guerra entre Israel y Hamas en Gaza tras un cese al fuego el 13 de octubre de 2025 en Sharm El Sheij, Egipto. (AP Foto/Evan Vucci, Pool, Archivo)
Democratic Socialists in the US netted a landmark win on Tuesday after a 29-year-old Ethiopian immigrant and political newcomer unseated a member of Congress who has held that job since before she was born.
One thousand days have passed since the Hamas-led attack on Israel sparked the war in Gaza. Other conflicts have emerged in the region, and fragile ceasefires show scars of persistent attacks. Both Israelis and Palestinians are weary of the strain.
Saber Abu al-Kas's mother Amina died last month while waiting for medical evacuation from Gaza
A currency trader watches monitors near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, July 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Daewoong Pharmaceutical said Thursday it has signed a 145.2 billion won ($93.4 million) export and supply agreement with Switzerland-based Acino Pharma AG to launch its diabetes drug Envlo in eight major markets across the Middle East and North Africa.
Israel Police on Thursday clashed with protesters commemorating 1,000 days since the October 7 massacre outside the Knesset.
The IDF has been dispatched to Mukhmas, a West Bank Palestinian village near Jerusalem, in search of several Israeli civilians who were last heard from in the area, the military confirmed on Thursday.
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The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Thursday.-----------------■ (3rd LD) Consumer prices rise to highest in 30 months in June on Middle East war impact
FILE -President Donald Trump greets Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni during summit to support ending the more than two-year Israel-Hamas war in Gaza after a breakthrough ceasefire deal, Oct. 13, 2025, in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool, File)
Grief is universal, but being able to mourn is a privilege. For those dying in wars from Gaza to Sudan, there is no shroud, no grave, no funeral
On March 12, Ali Shehab received a notification that would upend his life.
Amid a period of prolonged war and societal polarization, a cross-sector Israeli leadership network has brought the conversation around how different parts of Israeli society understand the Israeli-Palestinian conflict back to the table.
Who would have thought that we would ever be looking back nostalgically on the days when the anti-Israel “Squad” in the US Congress numbered only four people?
Dubai inflation hit 5.5 per cent in May as the US-Iran war lifted fuel, transport and imported food prices, adding to cost-of-living pressures.
Brent oil prices slid to nearly $70 a barrel on Thursday for the first time since the days leading up to the start of the US-Iran war, as supply worries continue to ease and the market monitors the progress in peace talks.
A man was sentenced to one year in prison over the late 2023 death of a Jewish man during an altercation in California between pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian demonstrators.
An Iranian mourner goes into a frenzy just after the body of the Ayatollah Khomeini was removed from Beheshte Zahra Cemetery in Tehran, June 6, 1989. The burial was delayed when thousands of mourners crowded the imam’s body in an effort to touch their leader. (AP Photo/Greg English, File)
Given speculation that the US Federal Reserve will soon raise interest rates while the Iran turmoil continues to fan fears across asset classes, should investors boost cash holdings?
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DOHA, Qatar — US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that indirect talks with Iran in Qatar were making progress, offering a tentative sign that diplomacy was holding after recent exchanges of fire threatened efforts to end the Middle East war.
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US President Donald Trump's proposal for Syria to take over the fight against Hezbollah from Israel is "preposterous", a former American ambassador to Lebanon has told The National.
Move risks igniting sectarian tensions and reopening historical wounds, veteran diplomat tells The National
A prominent human rights lawyer and member of the Jewish community has told the royal commission on antisemitism that she faced a wave of abuse from pro-Israel advocates for opposing its actions in Palestine, including being labelled a traitor.
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