Archives for April, 2024

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Israeli army intel chief first top official to resign over Oct. 7 failures

IDF intelligence chief Aharon Haliva is the first high-ranking Israeli military official to take responsibility for the intelligence failures that led to the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel.

Muslim worshippers performing the umrah pilgrimage walk between the Marwa and Safa hills at the Grand Mosque on the first day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, Mecca, Saudi Arabia, March 23, 2023.

Culture

After 9 years, first Iranian pilgrims head to Saudi Arabia for umrah

The flights carrying Iranian pilgrims are the latest sign of rapprochement between Saudi Arabia and Iran after restoring ties last year.

Palestinians walk on a road lined with destroyed buildings in Khan Yunis, where intense fighting raged in February 2024

Israeli military intelligence chief resigns over Hamas attack

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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Iraq's Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani exchange signed agreements

Turkey's Erdogan in Iraq to talk security, water and oil

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi (C) arrives in Islamabad for talks with Pakistani leaders on Monday

Iran's president in Pakistan to mend ties after January strikes

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Israeli soldiers of the Netzah Yehuda Battalion hold morning prayers as they take part in their annual unit training in the Israeli annexed Golan Heights, near the Syrian border, May 19, 2014.

Analysis

Inside Netzah Yehuda Battalion, Israel’s army unit bracing for US sanctions

In an unprecedented move, the Biden administration is set to sanction the Netzah Yehuda Battalion, which is accused of violating the human rights of West Bank Palestinians.

Rina Bassist

By Rina Bassist

In Paris, reporting on Israeli politics and European affairs

(L to R) Turkey's Transport Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu, UAE's Energy Minister Suhail Mohamed al-Mazrouei, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Iraq's Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, Qatar's Minister of Transport Jassim bin Saif bin Ahmed al-Sulaiti, and Iraq's Transport Minister Razzaq Muhaibas al-Saadawi applaud during their meeting for the signing of the "Development Road" framework agreement on security, economy, and development in Baghdad on April 22, 2024. (Photo by Thaier Al-Sudani / POO

Breaking | Last Updated: June 3, 2024, 12:42 pm

Turkey, Iraq, UAE, Qatar ink $20B transportation deal during Erdogan visit

The Turkish president’s visit heralds a new chapter between the two neighbors after more than a decade of turbulent ties.

An Ultra-Orthodox Jew prepares Matzoth, unleavened bread, at a Jerusalem bakery on the eve of Passover

Empty chairs for hostages as Israel at war marks Passover

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German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier walks in Istanbul at the start of his three-day visit to Turkey

Doner diplomacy: German president takes kebab chef on Turkey trip

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Military spending rose across the globe with particularly large increases in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, according to a new report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

Conflicts push military spending to 'all-time high': report

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A funeral procession for 13 Palestinians killed in the Israeli army raid passed through roads piled with rubble

West Bank camp mourns Palestinians killed in Israeli raid

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Palestinians react after the body of a relative was found buried at the Nasser hospital in southern Gaza

Bodies found at Gaza hospital as Israel vows to 'increase pressure' on Hamas

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A handout picture provided by the office of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei showing him speaking to commanders of the Iranian armed forces a week after Tehran's direct attack on Israel

Iran's Khamenei praises 'success' of military after Israel attack

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Retired Israeli general and Executive Director of Tel Aviv University's Institute for National Security Studies Amos Yadlin attends a session at the Manama Dialogue security conference, Manama, Bahrain, Dec. 5, 2020.

Interview

Israel's ex-intel chief: Biden distrusts Netanyahu, Iran escalation unlikely

Former head of IDF intelligence Amos Yadlin believes Israel should take the time to estimate whether the additional sanctions announced by the US and the EU would indeed affect Iran’s decision-making on its regional aggression and nuclear program.

Amos Yadlin

Amos Yadlin

Former Head of Israeli Military Intelligence

An Israeli policeman cordons off the Beit Einun junction area, after the latest deadly incident in the Israeli-occupied West Bank

Israeli troops kill three Palestinians in West Bank: ministry

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Hundreds were killed when Iran cracked down on protests that began in 2022

'War against women': Iran ramps up crackdown as regional tensions rage

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