Category: 3. Middle East

Ronen Bar fires latest salvo in ongoing showdown with Israeli PM that has divided country.

Israel’s spy chief has accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of trying to fire him for his refusal to commit illegal acts aimed at protecting the…

Egypt yesterday issued a strong condemnation of calls by Israeli settler groups to bomb the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem.

In a statement issued by the Foreign Ministry, Egypt emphasised its…

LONDON: He preferred to be called “Father” rather than “Your Holiness,” and in his…

Leader of the opposition Yisrael Beiteinu Party, Avigdor Lieberman, yesterday warned that the country is in a state of “turmoil”, saying it must not reach the level of a “political assassination”.

Lieberman…

Populist New Zealand First party says bill will ensure country moves away from ‘woke ideology’ harming women.

A minor party in New Zealand’s coalition government has announced proposals to legally define women by biological sex, casting the…

Hamas has condemned Israeli ministers’ calls for the imposition of Israeli sovereignty over the occupied West Bank, saying this represents an extension of aggressive settlement policies and a desperate attempt to…

The head of Israel’s domestic intelligence service said yesterday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bid to sack him followed his refusal to fulfil requests that included spying on Israeli protesters and…

Gaza’s small Christian community is mourning the death of Pope Francis, who had maintained close and consistent video contact with the Palestinian devotees throughout the war that continues to devastate the enclave.

Since the outbreak of…

Far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich drew fire from the families of captives held in Gaza yesterday after saying that the return of their relatives is not the most important thing for…