Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu picked former navy commander Eli Sharvit to head the domestic security agency, his office said Monday, despite the supreme court freezing the incumbent’s dismissal.
Netanyahu moved to oust current Shin Bet…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu picked former navy commander Eli Sharvit to head the domestic security agency, his office said Monday, despite the supreme court freezing the incumbent’s dismissal.
Netanyahu moved to oust current Shin Bet…
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has said it is “outraged” at Israeli killing of eight medics while on duty in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.
The IFRC said the eight medics…

Why it matters:
Tensions in the region are at a boiling point, with Israel’s continued attacks on Gaza and U.S.-led attacks on Yemen.
The big picture:
Ayatollah Khamenei denounced Israel as a “criminal entity” that…

The BBC is in Myanmar’s capital Nay Pyi Taw to see the destruction caused by a powerful earthquake that struck on Friday.
It hit central Myanmar, near the city of Mandalay, more than 200km (125 miles) from Nay Pyi Taw.
One local resident…
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei warned the enemies that any evil action against Iran will draw its harsh retaliatory response.
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Ayatollah Khamenei delivered a speech at the Grand…

TEHRAN, Mar. 31 (MNA) – The Leader of the Islamic Revolution led this year’s Eid al-Fitr prayer in the Imam Khomeini (ra) Mosalla in Tehran on Monday morning.

The Iranian and Egyptian foreign ministers extended mutual congratulations on Eid al-Fitr in a telephone conversation and talked about the latest regional developments, specifically in Gaza.
Abdelatty gave Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi a…
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The Iranian and Egyptian foreign ministers extended mutual congratulations…