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TEHRAN — US President Donald Trump said Iran has requested a meeting that will be held in Qatar on Tuesday, despite Tehran denying that any technical talks on the deal aimed at ending the Middle East war were planned.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday attended the inaugural ceremonies of the new Hatayelet (Promenade) neighborhood in Kibbutz Migdal Oz in Gush Etzion.
Fadia, written, directed by, and starring Palestinian-Israeli filmmaker Shady Srour, has earned major recognition at the 2026 Monte-Carlo Television Festival, where it won Best Film, Best Actress for Yara Jarrar, and, in a unanimous decision, the Jury Special Prize.
A joint delegation from the Foreign Ministry and the IDF, including the Home Front Command, is set to depart for Venezuela on Tuesday to aid in the response to the earthquakes that devastated the country, killing over 1,700 people and leaving over 15,866 homeless.
Iran’s World Cup 2026 campaign is over, but the team’s farewell has sparked an outpouring of support that stretches far beyond the results on the pitch.
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Lebanese state media on Monday said an Israeli strike hit the country's south, despite a framework accord signed by the two countries last week aimed at securing a peace deal.
Iran’s World Cup 2026 campaign is over, but the team’s farewell has sparked an outpouring of support that stretches far beyond the results on the pitch.
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A lawyer from Ramat Hasharon who was suspected of falsely claiming disability residency status to avoid paying NIS 450,000 in purchase property tax was released under restrictive conditions, the Rishon LeZion Magistrate's Court confirmed earlier this month.
IDF soldiers completed a three-month-long operation to seal the underground tunnel in which the remains of Lieutenant Hadar Goldin were held captive by Hamas, the military announced on Monday.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he could not endorse states that privilege one religion over another, including Israel and Saudi Arabia, during a one-on-one interview with ABC’s Jonathan Karl on Sunday.
Tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz tumbled since late last week, as ship owners and operators froze up amid the renewed hostilities between Iran and the US over the weekend.
Arbitrator rules California State University system violated law when it dismissed Sang Hea Kil, who now plans to sue
Israeli attacks have killed four Palestinian men and an eight-year-old boy in Gaza, and a 15-year-old boy in the occupied West Bank.
Iran again launched drone and missile attacks Sunday targeting Bahrain and Kuwait in response to new U.S. airstrikes against the Islamic Republic, and threatened a “complete halt” in negotiations to end the war if Washington continues its attacks.
Iran on Monday said a delegation of experts would travel to Doha this week to discuss the implementation of the memorandum of understanding signed with the United States earlier this month.
MADRID — The Spanish government on Monday raised its 2026 growth forecast to 2.6 percent from 2.2 percent, saying its economy was well positioned to overcome the energy shock and other turbulence stemming from the Middle East war.
The United Arab Emirates will allow its nationals to travel to Lebanon starting on Monday, the state news agency WAM reported.
Emiratis are permitted to resume travel to Lebanon after the Ministry of Foreign Affairs lifted restrictions on Monday.
Un edificio dañado en la aldea de Abdin en la provincia de Daraa en Siria, el 29 de junio del 2026. (AP foto/Omar Sanadiki)
The battle over the draft law is usually framed around one issue: how many eligible haredi (ultra-Orthodox) men will enlist, and whether the burden of service will be shared more equally.
Opposition Leader Yair Lapid on Monday dismissed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent call for a broad national unity government, accusing him of political maneuvering and attempting to take votes from the opposition bloc ahead of the upcoming elections.
The US administration believes the chances of advancing normalization between Israel and Syria before Israel's upcoming elections are "very slim," a source familiar with the matter told The Jerusalem Post.
The Syria, government has condemned overnight Israeli attacks in southern Syria, as residents near the occupied Golan Heights were forced to flee their homes.
Two boys walk along a road near a damaged building in the village of Abdin, Daraa province, Syria, Monday, June 29, 2026, after local residents said Israeli forces carried out an incursion into the area a day earlier. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)
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State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman overstepped his authority in investigating some of the issues surrounding the October 7 massacre, in the context of the audits published by his office, the High Court of Justice ruled on Monday evening.
Iranian authorities have issued an indictment against Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi and several figures associated with the opposition broadcasters Manoto TV, which ceased operations a few weeks ago, and Iran International, accusing them of helping instigate the nationwide protests that swept the country on January 8 an…
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines, through the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), has urged concerned parties to "remain committed" to the initial peace agreement between the United States and Iran.
The removal of mines from the Strait of Hormuz is to be carried out solely by Iran, according to the Islamabad MoU between Tehran and Washington, Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said in a post on X on Monday, in response to French President Macron's comments on the subject.
There was a 19th-century Orientalist traveller and diplomat by the name of David Urquhart, who said about (Mount) Lebanon that there “never was a country for which God has done so much, nor a people who could do less for themselves”.
Nearly three years into the war, one thing is clear: Israel is in a far stronger strategic position than it was before October 7.
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UN experts have expressed “grave concern” that a Dubai resident detained in Iraq for five years over a work contract dispute is facing a potentially life-threatening medical situation.
US Central Command chief Adm Brad Cooper has arrived in Lebanon as political divisions deepened across the country over the government’s agreement to a US-brokered agreement with Israel aimed at ending hostilities with Hezbollah.
Tehran believes it should control the shipping route but its neighbour has its own plans for reopening it
Run, Hide, Fight: Infidels, a new film produced by the Daily Wire, the media company co-founded by American right-wing comentator Ben Shapiro, has drawn backlash online after the trailer was released alongside details of its plot singling out Muslims and pro-Palestine university students.
Run, Hide, Fight: Infidels, a new film produced by the Daily Wire, the media company co-founded by American right-wing comentator Ben Shapiro, has drawn backlash online after the trailer was released alongside details of its plot singling out Muslims and pro-Palestine university students.
Five European nations on Monday warned businesses not to seek contracts for Israel's E1 settlement project in the occupied West Bank, calling it a “deliberate and direct attack” on the viability of a Palestinian state, saying it risks unprecedented annexation and forced displacement.
Five European nations on Monday warned businesses not to seek contracts for Israel's E1 settlement project in the occupied West Bank, calling it a “deliberate and direct attack” on the viability of a Palestinian state, saying it risks unprecedented annexation and forced displacement.
People in the Philippines are increasingly installing rooftop solar panels to cut soaring electricity bills, making the country the world's biggest spender of solar panels since the conflict in Iran began. Power distributor Meralco has raised electricity rates by about 10% since the Middle East conflict started in l…
While the Tehran regime continued its now-familiar theater of “negotiations” with the United States, 66 members of Iran’s so-called Assembly of Experts chose to remind the world that medieval fanaticism, not modern statecraft, still governs the Islamic Republic.
Tension has flared up in southern Syria after Israel killed two unidentified men in the area, where the seizure of territory has hampered US efforts to advance negotiations between the neighbouring countries.
France and Oman are working together to de-escalate tensions in the Middle East and will cooperate with their partners on clearing mines from the Strait of Hormuz, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday.
When US President Donald Trump and Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf put an electronic pen to paper on a 14-point memorandum of understanding (MoU) in June, it was supposed to halt a 109-day war between the two countries.
The haredi (ultra-Orthodox) party United Torah Judaism (UTJ) announced on Monday that it would boycott coalition voting in the Knesset, disrupting the legislative agenda, after accusing the coalition of failing to advance legislation promised to the haredi parties quickly enough.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich canceled his visit to Kibbutz Be’eri on Monday following strong opposition by relatives of the 32 Gaza hostages from the kibbutz, who protested the minister's comment over his role in bringing back the hostages.
Israel's Defense Attaché to Canada is returning to Israel and will not be replaced, the Defense Ministry told The Jerusalem Post on Monday.
‘It's never too late to do the right thing,” Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar said on June 28 as Israel moved to recognize the Armenian Genocide. He said he thanked Israel’s prime minister for supporting the decision and noted the “unanimous approval of the resolution I initiated for Israel's recognition of th…