As the war presses on, Israeli evacuees in no hurry to return
One hundred and fourteen days into Israel's war against Hamas, rocket sirens continue to sound in evacuated southern Israel towns as fierce fighting continues in Hamas's southern Gaza stronghold of Khan Younis.
While some of...
Fatah, Hamas push for unity in China talks
Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah faction has reiterated its desire to reconcile with Hamas, China’s Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday following talks in Beijing.
Representatives of Fatah and Hamas recently held negotiations in the...
Palestinian Authority calls for two-week lockdown to curb COVID-19
The Palestinian Authority over the weekend announced a full, two-week lockdown as part of its efforts to curb the coronavirus pandemic in the West Bank.
Supermarkets, pharmacies and other essential services will be allowed to...
Iranian TV: Zionists exploited Holocaust ‘myth’ to establish the State of Israel
A video aired on Iranian television claims that the Zionists exploited the “myth of the Holocaust” to establish the State of Israel, the first phase of their plan for world domination.
The video, called “The...
Iran elects Khamenei protege Ebrahim Raisi to the presidency
Khamenei loyalist Ebrahim Raisi won a landslide victory in Iran’s June 18 presidential election, Iranian media reported.
Raisi garnered 61.9 percent (17.9 million) of the votes versus his next-closest challenger, Mohsen Rezaei, a former Islamic...
Israeli Foreign Ministry: EU sending representative to Raisi’s swearing-in ‘puzzling’
Israel is less than enthusiastic about the European Union’s decision to send a high-level representative to attend the swearing-in of Iranian President-elect Ebrahim Raisi on Thursday
On Monday, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lior Hayat tweeted: “The...
Raisi’s presidency a ‘metaphor’ for Iran’s regional escalation
Iran’s new president Ebrahim Raisi will be sworn in on Thursday, and he is already making his mark. Reports on Tuesday that a number of ships in the Gulf of Oman were the victims...
Palestinian activist brandishes sword at border riot, says ‘occupation worse than livestock’
Palestinian activist and singer Ramze Alokk said at a Gaza border riot in Khan Younis last week that the “sword of Jerusalem” was first drawn in 1948 and “will never be sheathed.”
In remarks broadcast...
Hezbollah warns Israel against drilling in disputed maritime border area
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah warned Israel on Friday not to drill for oil and gas until the maritime border dispute between Israel and Lebanon is resolved.
“If the enemy thinks they can act as they...
Report: Iran-backed militia conducted assassination attempt on Iraqi premier
An Iranian-backed Shi’ite militia in Iraq was behind Sunday’s assassination attempt against Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Khadimi, according to Iraqi security forces cited in a report by Reuters on Monday.
The report said that the drones and...