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Israel preparing to increase water supply for Gazans, sources say
JERUSALEM - Israel, under pressure from Western allies to ease a humanitarian crisis in Gaza, is preparing to boost electricity to a...
Jun 27, 20242 min read
Russia's Sovcomflot says its ship rescued crew from tanker off Yemen
LONDON - A ship operated by Russian shipping group Sovcomflot rescued the crew of a tanker taking in water off Yemen's coast this week,...
Jun 27, 20242 min read
Iran election hopefuls struggle to offer fix for economic woes
DUBAI - Candidates in Friday's Iranian presidential election have vowed to revive the flagging economy, but voters see little prospect of...
Jun 27, 20244 min read
Factbox-What next for Israel's military exemption for ultra-Orthodox community?
JERUSALEM -Israel's Supreme Court has ruled the state must begin drafting ultra-Orthodox Jewish seminary students to the military, a move...
Jun 26, 20243 min read
Israel court ends draft exemptions for ultra-Orthodox Jews
JERUSALEM - Israel's Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that the state must begin drafting ultra-Orthodox Jewish seminary students into the...
Jun 26, 20243 min read
Blinken emphasized to Israel's Gallant the need for post-war Gaza plan
WASHINGTON -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday pressed Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on the need for Israel to...
Jun 26, 20243 min read
Netanyahu says intense fighting against Hamas is ending but war to go on
JERUSALEM -Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that the phase of intense fighting against Hamas in the Gaza Strip...
Jun 24, 20241 min read
For Iran's youth, legacy of 2022 clashes shapes presidential race
DUBAI - Atousa joined angry protests against Iran's rulers in 2022 that loyalists like Reza helped crush. Two years on, the two young...
Jun 24, 20243 min read
Analysis-Israel and Hezbollah faceoff raises risk of wider conflict
JERUSALEM - Regular puffs of smoke from missile intercepts over northern Israel and fires from air strikes in southern Lebanon are...
Jun 21, 20244 min read
Iran condemns Canada's listing of Revolutionary Guards as terrorist group
DUBAI -Iran condemned Canada's listing of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization as "an unwise and...
Jun 21, 20241 min read
Europe must host Gaza children impacted by war, Greek foreign minister says
ATHENS - Europe has a duty to host children hurt and traumatised by war in Gaza for as long as the conflict continues, Greek Foreign...
Jun 19, 20242 min read
Israel, Lebanon escalate rhetoric as US tries to prevent war
BEIRUT/JERUSALEM -Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz on Tuesday warned that a decision on an all-out war with Hezbollah was coming soon...
Jun 19, 20243 min read
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