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Middle East

UAE purchases land in Israel to build permanent embassy: Reports

Tel Aviv: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has purchased land in Israel to construct its first permanent embassy, marking a new chapter in bilateral relations established under the Abraham Accords in 2020,…
Middle East

Iran hangs man for spying for Israel’s Mossad

Tehran: Iran executed a person convicted of spying for Israel’s intelligence agency Mossad in the city of Qom, the official judiciary news agency reported Sunday. The sentence was carried out early Saturday…

Middle East

Israel bids farewell to Nepali student killed in Hamas captivity

Jerusalem: Israel on Sunday, October 19, bid farewell to a Nepali student, who was abducted by Hamas on October 7, 2023, and later killed in captivity, the Israeli foreign ministry said. The…
Middle East

Israel strikes Gaza in first major test of ceasefire

Tel Aviv: Israel’s military said it struck multiple targets on Sunday in Gaza, using aircraft and artillery, after it said Hamas militants shot at Israeli soldiers who were inside the area still…
Middle East

Netanyahu confirms bid for another term in 2026 elections

Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that he will run for office again in the 2026 parliamentary elections. He made the announcement during an interview with Israel’s Channel 14…
Middle East

Iran’s IRGC unveils upgraded Emad, Qadr missiles

Tehran: Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has unveiled upgraded versions of two of its homegrown ballistic missiles, along with overhauled launchers that were damaged during the 12-day war with Israel, according…
Middle East

Israel says Rafah crossing to stay closed until further notice

Cairo: The Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt will stay closed “until further notice,” Israel said Saturday, after the Palestinian embassy in Egypt said the territory’s sole gateway to the outside…

Middle East

Israel confirms remains of hostage Eliyahu Margalit handed over by Hamas

Tel Aviv: Israel says the remains of another hostage that Hamas handed over the day before have been identified as Eliyahu Margalit, as the Palestinian militant group looks for more bodies under…
Middle East

Houthi chief dies from wounds sustained in Israeli airstrike

Dubai: An Israeli airstrike targeting the top leaders of Yemen’s Houthi rebels in August killed the chief of staff of its military, officials said on Thursday, further escalating tensions between the group…
Opinions

Time running out for Netanyahu as Gaza conflict winds down

It is relatively easy to fight a war with dreaded enemies on the front, but it is tougher to confront peace with its own citizens. This is the predicament of the Israeli…
Middle East

Trump arrives in Egypt for Gaza summit after urging Israel to seize chance for peace

Sharm el-Sheikh: President Donald Trump arrived in Egypt on Monday for a global summit on Gaza’s future as he tries to advance peace in the Middle East after visiting Israel to celebrate…
Middle East

Donald Trump arrives in Israel as Hamas releases hostages

Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog welcomed US President Donald Trump on Monday as he arrived at Ben-Gurion International Airport. During this, Netanyahu’s wife, Sara, and Herzog’s wife,…
Middle East

After Hamas frees Israeli hostages, Palestinian prisoners return home

Gaza Strip: Hamas released all 20 remaining living hostages on Monday as part of a ceasefire, pausing two years of war that pummeled the Gaza Strip, killing tens of thousands of Palestinians.…
Middle East

Hamas hands over first seven hostages to Red Cross in Gaza ceasefire: Israel

Deir al-Balah: Hamas released seven hostages into the custody of the Red Cross on Monday, the first to be released as part of a breakthrough ceasefire after two years of war between…
Middle East

Israel prepares to welcome last living hostages from Gaza amid ceasefire

Cairo: Israelis on Monday prepared to welcome home the last 20 living hostages from devastated Gaza and mourn the return of the dead, in the key exchange of the breakthrough ceasefire after…

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