1+ week, 18+ hour ago   (1101+ words) The U.S. ambassador to Israel said Saturday there was no plan to forcibly remove Palestinians from Gaza, seeking to draw a distinction between voluntary departure and proposals by Israeli far-right ministers to relocate the territory's roughly 2 million residents. Ambassador Mike Huckabee…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (358+ words) Israel's response makes the point. An official quoted by the Ynet news website dismissed the so-called Iran rationale, insisted the alliance is aimed at Israel, and urged a massive force-building program in reply. Yet nothing changed on Aug. 7 for Israeli…...

2+ day, 19+ min ago   (242+ words) As tensions rise again in Yemen, the real story is not simply one playing out between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia. The latest developments reported by Reuters in an exclusive story point to a far more consequential equation taking shape…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (170+ words) The U.N. nuclear watchdog's board referred Iran to the Security Council on Wednesday for the first time in two decades, escalating international pressure on Tehran over its failure to cooperate with an investigation into uranium traces found at undeclared sites. Twenty-three…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (360+ words) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking to portray Türkiye as a new threat as part of "cheap politics" aimed at gaining an electoral advantage, Türkiye's Communications Directorate said Friday, warning that Israel's increasingly aggressive threat rhetoric poses serious risks…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (183+ words) President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is being relentlessly targeted by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government because of his uncompromising stance against Israel's genocide, massacres and crimes against humanity, the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) spokesman Ömer…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (607+ words) The International Criminal Court denounced U.S. sanctions on its president, Tomoko Akane, on Wednesday, calling the move a “flagrant attack” on the court’s independence. The U.S. sanctioned Akane of Japan and trial lawyer Abdoulaye Seye of Senegal late Tuesday, as…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (410+ words) Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei on Sunday called on Muslim nations, particularly neighboring Gulf Arab states, to unite against the "real enemy," six months since the start of the Middle East war. The message, a clear swipe at the U.S....

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (693+ words) For years, tensions between Türkiye and Israel unfolded primarily through political rhetoric. Disagreements over Gaza, Palestinian rights and Israel’s regional policies repeatedly brought Ankara and Tel Aviv into confrontation, yet their disputes largely remained within the boundaries of diplomacy and…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (345+ words) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered his lawyers Wednesday to sue Haaretz and journalist Shlomi Eldar for libel over a report alleging he was warned by the UAE ahead of Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, incursion, The Jerusalem Post reported. In a statement…...