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The United Kingdom’s recent decision to impose sanctions on Israeli settlements and individuals in the West Bank is a “disgusting” political calculation that could bankrupt major British companies, Florida Congressman Randy Fine (R) warned in an interview with The Jerusalem Post.
UN special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories Francesca Albanese said the UK will likely come under “fierce pressure” from Israel and the US over its latest move to ban trade with illegal Israeli settlements.
The FBI is working with the private sector and international partners to combat hacking attempts by Iran-linked cyber criminals who are attacking US digital infrastructure.
MP is the Labour Member of Parliament for Sheffield Central Abtisam Mohamed argues in an opinion piece for Middle East Eye that, while British trade ban is not enough to end an illegal Israeli occupation on its own, it is a necessary first step to put economic pressure on Israel and encourage other countries to foll…
Shortly before taking office, Andy Burnham, the new prime minister, apologised for our party’s initial response to Israel's war on Gaza, saying we got it wrong.
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Israeli PM says allegation that UAE president alerted him more than a week before major offensive is ‘absolute lie’
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Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar announced on Tuesday Israel's response to the UK's introduction of sanctions on goods from illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, which includes banning a number of elected officials and British nationals from entering Israel.
The Bahrain International Airshow will not be held this year, with the next staging of the biennial event pushed back to 2028 as the Iran war continues to rage.
Amid unpopular Iran war and persistent inflation, governor says state has had its name since before US existed
Israel’s Foreign Minister said his country will close the UK’s consulate in East Jerusalem after the Labour government on Tuesday announced sanctions against Israeli settlements, in a major escalation of the diplomatic breakdown between Israel and some of its most important western allies.
Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Saar has lashed out at the UK following Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband’s announcement on Tuesday of sanctions and said Israel would close the British consulate in occupied East Jerusalem.
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The United Kingdom has announced a ban on the import of all goods produced by illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, in the country’s most significant policy since London’s historic recognition of Palestinian statehood last year.
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar on Tuesday said that it was closing Britain's consulate in occupied East Jerusalem accredited to the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank after London announced it was imposing sanctions on goods from Israeli settlements.
Israel's foreign minister has accused the UK of "inteference" in his country's sovereignty over its imposition of a ban on trade with illegal settlements.
The Treasury Department on Tuesday sanctioned 27 Iranian airlines and a handful of other entities as part of its ongoing effort to isolate Iran's economy.
Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan has warned that the kingdom will not hesitate to defend itself after attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels that injured dozens of civilians, including women and children.
Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan has warned that the kingdom will not hesitate to defend itself after attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels that injured dozens of civilians, including women and children.
On August 9, the Syrian foreign ministry announced that, following approximately 18 months of negotiations, Syria and Russia had concluded a memorandum of understanding: the Russian presence at the Tartous naval facility and at the Hmeimim air base adjacent to Latakia International Airport would be “reorganized.”
The government is expected to react to the UK sanctions against West Bank settlements announced on Wednesday with a press conference, where the Foreign Minister is expected to speak.
The establishment of a state-led commission of inquiry into the failures during the October 7 massacre will be among the first policies pushed by a government led by the opposition camp, Gadi Eisenkot, Naftali Bennett, Avigdor Liberman, and Yair Golan said in a joint statement on Tuesday.
A lawmaker from Northern Ireland named Jim Shannon stood up in the British House of Commons to tell his colleagues about a Hezbollah operative arrested in Cyprus with eight tons of fertilizer meant for bombs and a forged British passport.
Iran has threatened to wage an “economic war” against the US as tension between the two countries escalates, but experts say Tehran has few conventional economic weapons capable of directly hurting the world’s largest economy.
The U.K. government is pushing ahead with planned sanctions targeting Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, despite U.S. officials and lawmakers warning of economic consequences for doing so.
Britain's Foreign Secretary Ed Milliband announced the country's strongest package of sanctions against Israel’s illegal settlements on Tuesday, targeting the trade, finance and services that sustain their expansion across the occupied West Bank.
BRUSSELS — The EU is looking to Israel to support its new push for high-tech air defense and space capabilities.
For several years, Gulf states have been widening the circle of their international partnerships. The logic was straightforward: keep the US as the principal security partner, while building deeper economic ties with China, India, Europe and the rest of Asia.
Omar Barghouti, the co-founder of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement that aims to pressure Israel over its occupation of Palestinian land, has criticised the new restrictions introduced by the UK on settlement trade as "performative".
A satellite image showed smoke rising from a Saudi Aramco's bulk plant in Abha on Tuesday
Forces loyal to Yemen's internationally recognised government have begun a counteroffensive against the Houthis, with officials promising to recapture Sanaa.
Saudi Arabia’s Delta Energy Group on Monday signed landmark agreements with Afghanistan’s Ministry of Mines and Petroleum covering oil and gas exploration across approximately 9,000 square miles in western Afghanistan.
The prosecution on Tuesday appealed the 17-year prison sentence imposed on Uri Alfi, who posed as a woman online and persuaded fathers to sexually abuse their young children, sometimes watching and directing the acts through live video calls.
The UN has warned that some actions carried out by Israeli in Syria, including the detention of civilians, could amount to war crimes.
Apple sent notifications to phones belonging to at least three Turkish ministers warning that they may have been targeted in mercenary spyware attacks, sources familiar with the matter told Middle East Eye.
The heaviest fighting since the Iran war began is taking place in Yemen currently, also involving significant overnight attacks on Saudi energy and military sites by the Houthis.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the removal of illegal settler outposts in the occupied West Bank, Reuters has reported, citing two people familiar with the matter.
El primer ministro israelí Benjamin Netanyahu, derecha, y su esposa, Sara, depositan su voto en la elección primaria del partido Likud antes de la elección general en Israel, que se realizará en octubre, en Jerusalén, el lunes 17 de agosto de 2026. (AP Foto/Ohad Zwigenberg, Pool)
JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was directly warned by the president of the United Arab Emirates that Hamas was planning a major offensive just days before the militant group attacked on Oct. 7, 2023, according to an Israeli newspaper report.
Yemen's Houthis claimed on Tuesday a wave of attacks on oil facilities and utilities in Saudi Arabia’s south.
Geopolitical risks in the Gulf pushed Brent crude futures toward $100 a barrel overnight as Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthi rebels launched new attacks on Saudi cities and economic infrastructure.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, and his wife, Sara, cast their ballots in the Likud party primary elections ahead of Israel’s general election in October, in Jerusalem, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg, Pool)
Almost nine in 10 casualties from cluster munitions in 2025 were civilians, a report has found, as wars on multiple fronts result in a rise in their use.
Ma'ale Adumim, near Jerusalem, is among the most established Israeli settlements in the West Bank. (ABC News: Tim Swanston)
A dozen countries including the UK, Canada and France, on Tuesday announced plans to introduce or support import bans on goods from Israeli settlements.
In his August 29, 2026 article for The Wall Street Journal, “The ICC Tried to Take On the World’s Big Powers. Now It’s Fighting for Survival,” Matthew Dalton framed Israel as a global power alongside Russia and the United States.
The newly established Mecca Defense Alliance has put a strategic question before India: Will the collective-defense pact linking Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey remain mainly political, or develop into an operational military arrangement?
British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband on Tuesday announced import ban on goods from 'illegal' settlements in the the West Bank, as well as sanctions against specific individuals and businesses that provide services such as construction, instruction, financing or real estate for settlement expansion.
LONDON — France and Canada will join the U.K. in imposing new trade sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements Tuesday in a major diplomatic coup for Britain as it resets its relationship with Israel.