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Israel is paying millions to influence what AI tells you about Gaza
The next time you ask an AI chatbot about the war in Gaza, the answer you get may have been quietly shaped by an Israeli government-funded operation, and there is no actual…
- Middle East
Few families return to south Lebanon under Israel’s pilot plan
Zawtar Al-Gharbieh: Mahasen Faqih and her husband returned this week to their village in southern Lebanon, digging through the debris of their home in search of their belongings, as part of the…
- India
India reiterates support for Palestine at UNSC
United Nations: Speaking in Arabic at the Security Council, India’s Permanent Representative P Harish has strongly assured Palestinians of India’s support for them and commitment to a two-state solution that grants them…
- World
Trump and Netanyahu meet for the first time since Iran war
Washington: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Donald Trump met at the White House on Tuesday, July 28, for the first time since they launched a joint war against Iran, offering…
- World
Netanyahu’s first meeting with Trump since Iran war began
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s meeting with President Donald Trump on Tuesday, July 28, is the first since the two leaders launched a joint war against Iran and a chance for…
- Middle East
Israel-Lebanon peace talks move to Rome
Washington: The next round of US-led talks between Israel and Lebanon will be held in Rome from August 4 to 6, with technical teams seeking to advance a framework for an eventual…
- Middle East
Iran rejects temporary ceasefire without Hormuz demands: Araghchi
Tehran: Iran will not agree to a temporary ceasefire until its demands over the Strait of Hormuz are met, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Friday, July 24, according to Iranian media.…
- World
Sadiq Khan says Netanyahu not welcome in London over Gaza
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not welcome in London, accusing him of responsibility for what he described as genocide in Gaza. He also said he…
- Middle East
Al Jazeera cuts ties with 20 Gaza journalists after ceasefire: Report
Gaza Strip: Qatar-based news network and TV channel Al Jazeera has ended the contracts of more than 20 journalists, correspondents, cameramen and producers in the Gaza Strip following the October 2025 ceasefire,…
- World
Mamdani says his wife, him received death threats over Gaza
Washington: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has said he and his wife have received death threats over their public positions on Israel, the war in Gaza and wider Middle East issues,…
- Middle East
Israel launches fresh strikes on Lebanon despite ceasefire talks
The Israeli military launched fresh strikes across southern Lebanon on Friday, July 24, carrying out drone attacks and demolition operations despite an existing ceasefire framework and renewed diplomatic efforts between the two…
- Middle East
Four Palestinians, one Israeli killed in West Bank shooting
Jerusalem: Four Palestinians and one Israeli were killed in a shooting in the northern West Bank, health officials said Friday, July 25. Several more people were injured. The circumstances of the shooting,…
- Middle East
Iran claims strike on Amazon data centre in Bahrain
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed on Friday, July 24, that it had struck and destroyed a data centre belonging to US technology giant Amazon in Bahrain, alleging the facility played…
- Middle East
Gaza hunger eases, but food insecurity remains severe: IPC
Gaza Strip: The world’s leading authority on food insecurity said on Thursday that the situation in Gaza had improved since famine was declared in parts of the Palestinian territory last year, but…
- Middle East
Israel says Saudi’s Abraham Accords entry would be ‘historic’
Israel on Thursday, July 23, said Saudi Arabia’s entry into the Abraham Accords would mark “a historic leap forward for peace in the Middle East”, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office renewed…