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Thousands gathered in the Iranian capital, Tehran, on Wednesday for a state send-off for the national football team due to take part in the FIFA World Cup next month.
The Palestinian ambassador to the UK, Husam Zomlot, has announced his intention to run for the central committee of Fatah.
Egypt’s latest IMF review is taking place as officials present the economy as stable, even while many households are facing rising costs and reduced support.
The CEO of the Board of Deputies of British Jewry, Michael Weiger, the 265-year-old representative body of Britain's 275,000 Jews, gives a frank assessment of a community living through what the UK government has now officially declared an antisemitism emergency. Wegier sat down with Jerusalem Report Editor-in-chief…
EL-KHIAM, Lebanon – Those looking to understand Israel’s new security doctrine – one born out of the horrors of October 7 – need look no further than El-Khiam, a Shia town in southern Lebanon, just 6 kilometers from Israel’s border.
By midday, the Muslim Quarter of Jerusalem’s Old City in occupied East Jerusalem had largely emptied.
Israel's Mossad chief and the Shin Bet director joined Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his visit to the UAE weeks into the war on Iran, Israel's i24 News reported on Friday.
By midday, the Muslim Quarter of Jerusalem’s Old City in occupied East Jerusalem had largely emptied.
Newly increased fuel prices are displayed at a petrol pump in Malvan, India, on May 15. © Reuters
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Neighbours Lebanon and Syria both started 2025 under new leadership widely viewed as a potential turning point after years of conflict and crisis.
Neighbours Lebanon and Syria both started 2025 under new leadership widely viewed as a potential turning point after years of conflict and crisis.
Egyptian smallholders have seen their lives upended by the war in Iran, with soaring fertiliser and energy prices forcing many to lay off workers and reduce the amount of land they farm.
Israeli authorities on Friday forced a Palestinian woman to demolish her own home in the al-Suweih neighbourhood of occupied Jerusalem, Wafa news agency reported, citing the Jerusalem Governorate said.
Israel's genocide in Gaza and campaign of ethnic cleansing in the occupied West Bank have not yet become an issue in the battle to succeed Sir Keir Starmer as British prime minister.
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, third right, talks to Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia, Waleed bin Abdulkarim, second right, as Indian Foreign Minister S.Jaishankar, right, South Africa’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Ronald Lamola, second left, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, left, a…
This week’s Torah portion opens the fourth of the Five Books of the Torah, Bamidbar (Numbers), known by our sages as Humash Hapekudim (“the book of countings”) because it describes two central censuses of the people of Israel: one at the beginning of the book (Chapter 1), and another toward its end (Chapter 26).
On Thursday, shares of Sunnyvale, California-based AI chipmaker Cerebras went public and nearly doubled in the moments after it opened on the Nasdaq at $185 per share. It closed out the day at $311 per share marking a 70% increase in the price of the stock, giving it a $95 billion market cap, and making it the large…
Here is a prediction: when the election campaign really moves into high gear, expect to see a Likud advertisement claiming that it was the party that protected and supported IDF soldiers by refusing to pass the ultra-Orthodox draft law that the haredi parties demanded.
The 18-year fencing match between Shimon Peres and Yitzhak Rabin came to a sudden end, thanks to an invention Israel had never seen: primary elections.
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From tariff turmoil and stock shocks to market meltdowns, the global financial system has never been in such flux.
Oil prices rose on Friday and were headed for a weekly gain as supply disruptions continued, with no breakthrough in sight for ending the Iran war and reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
Abu Dhabi is accelerating construction of the new West-East pipeline to Fujairah as it looks to expand its oil export capacity and bypass the Strait of Hormuz chokepoint.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has blamed Washington for complicating negotiations with “contradictory messages”, in comments carried by Iran’s state broadcaster IRIB.
IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir made a secret visit to the United Arab Emirates to meet with counterparts during Operation Roaring Lion, a security source told Walla on Friday.
Trump and Xi hold final day of critical meetings in China
اسامه ایوب در گذشته یک باشگاه مشتزنی را در شهر غزه اداره میکرد، اما جنگ خانه و باشگاه او را ویران کرد. او اکنون در خانیونس بهطور رایگان ۴۵ دختر بین هشت تا ۱۹ ساله را آموزش میدهد. او به خبرگزاری فرانسه گفت: «هدف ما این بود که به دختران آرامش روانی بدهیم.» بسیاری از آنها سه بار در هفته به تمرین میآیند، زیرا در …
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi attends the BRICS foreign ministers' meeting at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on May 14. © Reuters
An Israeli strike has targeted a motorcycle in the southern Lebanese town of al-Majadel, according to Lebanon’s National News Agency.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called to annex the entirety of the West Bank during a speech at a Jerusalem Day rally on Thursday night.
Israel and Lebanon are expected to agree to an IDF withdrawal from Lebanese territory in exchange for Hezbollah's disarmament, Israel's public broadcaster KAN News reported on Friday.
Two drones targeted the headquarters of the Iranian Kurdish opposition group north of Iraq's Erbil on Friday, security sources told Reuters.
US President Donald Trump departed China on Friday, touting business deals that gave markets little to cheer, while Beijing warned Washington about mishandling Taiwan and said its war with Iran should never have started.
Palestinian game developer Rasheed Abueideh has entered the full production phase of Dreams on a Pillow alongside the launch of a new crowdfunding campaign to support development. The narrative adventure title is inspired by stories from the Nakba, the displacement of Palestinians by Israeli forces in 1948.
A leading UAE insurance company has introduced vehicle war cover in an effort to offer greater protection to customers in response to the Iran conflict.
4,400-ton destroyer deployed amid possibility of operations in Strait of Hormuz
Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian homes in the village of Al-Maniya, southeast of Bethlehem, on Friday, injuring an elderly woman, Wafa news agency reported, citing local officials.
(6th LD) U.S., China agree Iran can never have nuke, Strait of Hormuz must remain open: White House
As US naval pressure disrupts Iran's access to the Arabian Gulf, Tehran is turning east.
As US naval pressure disrupts Iran's access to the Arabian Gulf, Tehran is turning east.
Beijing tightened jet fuel exports after the war broke out, forcing Canberra to seek alternative suppliers
Beijing tightened jet fuel exports after the war broke out, forcing Canberra to seek alternative suppliers
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Thursday said Barcelona star Lamine Yamal had made Spain "proud" for waving a Palestinian flag at a victory parade that sparked Israeli accusations of "inciting hatred".
BEIJING, May 15 (Yonhap) -- A long-speculated meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un did not materialize during Trump's visit to Beijing this week as Trump focused on a high-stakes summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping and the ongoing war with Iran.
BEIJING, May 15 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump left Beijing for Washington on Friday, wrapping up his three-day visit here for summit talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on trade, the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, as well as Taiwan and other key issues.
Something dangerous is happening within Israeli society, and it could have consequences for the entire region.
It's a date inked in infamy for generations of Palestinians.
Drake has called out fellow rapper DJ Khaled over Khaled's lack of public support for Palestine on a track from Drake's newly released album Iceman.