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Israeli leader talks to Biden about Islamic State, Iran
Jerusalem: Israel’s prime minister on Sunday congratulated President Joe Biden for last week’s deadly raid in Syria that killed the leader of the Islamic State group, the Israeli premier’s office announced. In…
- Middle East
Israel sanctions Lebanese companies over Hezbollah’s missile project
Jerusalem: Israel has announced sanctions against three Lebanese companies that allegedly supplied materials to the Lebanese Hezbollah’s efforts to manufacture precision missiles. Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz signed an administrative order to…
- Middle East
Israeli police chief pays first visit to UAE
Jerusalem: The Israeli Police Chief Kobi Shabtai has paid his first trip to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), in a bid to strengthen security cooperation between the two countries. Shabtai is expected…
- Middle East
Palestine holds Israel responsible for settlers’ practices in West Bank
Ramallah: Palestine held the Israeli government “fully and directly” responsible for the Jewish settlers’ practices in the West Bank and warned of its consequences on the possibilities of launching a real peace…
- Politics
Owaisi using shoulder of Israel for his communal politics: BJP
New Delhi: On the remark of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) Chief Asaduddin Owaisi comparing Indian politics with that of Israel, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National Spokesperson Nalin Kohli on Saturday took…
- World
At least 159 Palestinians injured in West Bank clashes
Ramallah, Feb 5 (IANS) At least 159 Palestinian protesters were injured during clashes with the Israeli soldiers in the northern West Bank, according to the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS). The medical…
- Middle East
Erdogan says Israeli President to visit Turkey in March
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that his Israeli counterpart Isaac Herzog will visit Ankara in mid-March as the two countries seek to restore bilateral ties. “With this visit, we will…
- India
Afraid if Indian politics may become like Israel: Owaisi
New Delhi: A day after shots were fired at the vehicle of AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, the Lok Sabha MP on Friday said that Indian politics, which is…
- Middle East
Israel, Bahrain sign ‘historic’ security deal since normalisation
Jerusalem: Israel and Bahrain signed a security agreement, the first of its kind since the normalisation of ties between the two nations, during a two-day visit by Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz to…
- Middle East
Israel upholds use of surveillance technology on protesters
Jerusalem: Israel’s attorney general has upheld the Shin Bet security agency’s use of mobile-phone tracking technology to monitor and threaten Palestinian protesters at Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site last year. The decision,…
- Middle East
Israeli army to build laser-based shield against missiles
Jerusalem: Israel will start using a laser-based system to intercept missiles within a year, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett announced on Tuesday. “Within about a year, the IDF (Israel Defense Force) will bring…
- Middle East
Israel orders bus operators to buy only electric buses by 2026
Jerusalem: All buses purchased in Israel since 2026 should be electric types, Israel’s Ministry of Environmental Protection announced on Tuesday. By 2024 at least 30 per cent of the buses purchased will…
- Middle East
US military fired missiles during Yemen Houthi attack on UAE
Dubai: The U.S. military launched interceptor missiles during an attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels that targeted the United Arab Emirates during a visit by Israel’s president, the second-such time American troops have…
- Middle East
Israeli PM’s remarks incitement to violence: Palestine PM
Ramallah: Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Ishtaye said that the remarks of his Israeli counterpart Naftali Bennett on rejecting the establishment of a Palestinian state are “an incitement to violence and proof of…