US denies shelving plans for de facto Palestinian Embassy
WASHINGTON
The State Department denied Tuesday that it has halted plans to reopen its consulate in Jerusalem, which had served as the US' de facto Embassy to the Palestinians until...
IRGC officer shot dead by unknown assailants in Tehran
TEHRAN, Iran
An officer from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was shot dead by unknown assailants in Tehran on Sunday, the IRGC's public relations division said.
Colonel Sayyad Khodayari was...
Palestinians slam US removal of radical Jewish group from terror blacklist
GAZA CITY, Palestine
Palestinians have condemned a US decision to remove radical Jewish group Kach from the list of terror organizations.
On Friday, the US Department of State removed five extremist...
Israel reports 2nd suspected case of monkeypox
ANKARA
A second suspected case of monkeypox has been detected in Israel, the Health Ministry said on Sunday.
A ministry statement said a 27-year-old person who recently arrived from western Europe...
Hamas chief warns Israel against Jerusalem flag march
GAZA CITY, Palestine
Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh on Sunday warned Israel against allowing a flag march by settlers in occupied East Jerusalem.
On Wednesday, Israeli Public Security Minister Omer Barlev...
Israel’s political scene in disarray as lawmaker quits coalition
JERUSALEM
The resignation of an Arab lawmaker from the ruling coalition in Israel has left the government of Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on the verge of collapse.
Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi, a...
Libyan premier, warlord make condolence visits to Abu Dhabi
TRIPOLI, Libya
Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh and Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar paid condolences Saturday in Abu Dhabi for the death of former United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Sheikh...
Israel’s future ‘in danger’ as gov’t on brink of collapse, says Prime Minister Bennett
JERUSALEM
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Israel’s future is in danger as his ruling coalition became a minority in the Knesset (Israel’s parliament).
"Being responsible for forming a rescue government...
US urges swift formation of government in Lebanon
ANKARA
The United States has called on Lebanese politicians to form a government capable of restoring confidence in Lebanon.
The US urges “the swift formation of a government capable of and...
Voting begins in Lebanon’s general elections
BEIRUT
Voting has started on Sunday for the general elections in Lebanon, where over 3.91 million people will go to ballot boxes for the first time since the 2019 popular...