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Israeli PM Netanyahu extends wishes Modi, Indians on Holi
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday extended Holi greetings to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and wished “happiness, joy and prosperity” to the people of India. Holi, the festival of colours,…
- Middle East
Israeli PM says minister’s call to erase Palestinian village ‘inappropriate’
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has acknowledged a senior cabinet minister’s call to “erase” a Palestinian village as “inappropriate,” after the US had urged the Prime Minister to reject it. In…
- Middle East
Israeli PM’s wife Sara Netanyahu’s beseiged on hair salon visit
Dozens of Israeli protesters besieged a hair salon in the center of Tel Aviv after they discovered that Sarah Netanyahu, the wife of the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, was inside it.…
- Middle East
Israeli PM Netanyahu confirms captive Mengistu in Gaza alive
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has confirmed that an Israeli held captive in Gaza is alive, a day after Hamas released a rare video of him. “Yesterday we received additional confirmation…
- India
PM Narendra Modi invites Israeli PM Netanyahu to India
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to visit India at an early date during a telephonic conversation on Wednesday, according to a press release by…
- Middle East
Ben Gvir storms Al-Aqsa: UAE calls for UN meet; Israel PM postpones trip
After the far-right Israeli Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben Gvir, stormed the courtyards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque on Tuesday, the United Arab Emirates called for a meeting of the UN Security…
- Middle East
Israeli parliament passes law to boost Netanyahu’s emerging coalition
Tel Aviv: The Israeli parliament has passed a law intended to strengthen the emerging coalition of Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of his looming deadline on Wednesday midnight to form a new…
- Middle East
Netanyahu vows to be ‘PM of everyone’ after Israeli Prez invites him to form new govt
Jerusalem: Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday promised to be the “prime minister for everyone” after Israeli President Isaac Herzog officially invited the country’s longest-serving premier to form the new government. Netanyahu, who has…
- Middle East
Israeli PM Lapid visits Karish gas rig after historic maritime border deal with Lebanon
Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid visited the Karish gas rig in the Mediterranean for the first time since his country signed a historic maritime demarcation deal with Lebanon. Standing at…
- Middle East
Israeli PM rejects prosecuting soldier who likely shot Shireen Abu Akleh
Jerusalem: Israel’s prime minister on Wednesday said no one would “dictate our open-fire policies”, appearing to reject US calls for Israel to review its rules of engagement following the shooting death of…
- Middle East
Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid to visit Berlin on Sep 11
Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid will arrive in Berlin on September 11 for a two-day visit, his office said, adding that political discussions are planned. Tuesday’s announcement comes amid sharp…
- Middle East
‘Forced to work as sex slave in prison’, claims ex-Israeli guard
Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Sunday, July 31, vowed to investigate allegations by a former Gilboa prison guard that she was repeatedly raped by a Palestinian prisoner, and forced into sex…
- Middle East
Ahead of Parliament dissolution, Israeli PM holds final cabinet meeting
Tel Aviv: Naftali Bennett held what was likely his final cabinet meeting as the Prime Minister of Israel, ahead of the Knesset or Parliament’s expected dissolution this week following the collapse of…
- Middle East
Israeli PM visits West Bank settlement amid protest
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has made his first official visit to a settlement in the occupied West Bank since he took office. Bennett, also the leader of the pro-settler Yamina…
- Middle East
Putin, Bennett discuss Ukraine over phone
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett to discuss the Ukrainian situation. The leaders on Thursday paid special attention to humanitarian issues, including the evacuation…
