Israeli defense minister threatens to resign over judicial overhaul

Members of Netanyahu's Likud Party are reportedly arranging to 'soften' the upcoming reforms following Yoav Gallant's threats

Russia coordinating four-way meeting with Turkish, Syrian, Iranian officials

Syrian officials remain adamant about participating in the meeting without first receiving guarantees from Turkiye to end its occupation of northern Syria

Israeli official under fire for violating Jordan peace treaty, anti-Palestinian tirade

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich claimed 'there is no such thing as a Palestinian people' during a speech commemorating a far-right figure in Paris

Hezbollah chief sits down with top Hamas, PIJ officials

The high-level meeting comes as Israeli officials warn of a looming 'civil war' and Palestinian resistance factions expand their influence in the occupied West Bank

Assad arrives in UAE for official visit as relations warm

The Gulf countries continue to improve relations with Syria despite opposition from Washington

Israeli officials will not meet EU foreign policy chief over critical remarks

Borrell criticized increased settler violence and civilian casualties caused by Israel’s West Bank raids

Risk of civil war in Israel on the rise: Former official

Former Defense Minister Benny Gantz also expressed concern that Netanyahu’s overhaul plans could place the State of Israel itself at high risk

Hamas delegation on official visit to Moscow

Israel has attempted to backpedal public support for Ukraine in order to appease Russia

Netanyahu forbids ministers from meeting US officials until Biden invites him to DC: Report

Israeli prime ministers have historically visited the US within the first few weeks of their premierships

Israeli president warns ‘civil war’ imminent if Netanyahu forges ahead with judicial overhaul

Israel's far-right government coalition refused to compromise on reforms that would neutralize the high court of justice and bring the judiciary under its control

Iran’s top security official scheduled to visit UAE

The visit of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council secretary marks an important turning point at a time of growing rapprochement between Iran and Gulf countries

Dead on arrival: The US plan to train PA ‘special forces’ in the West Bank

Despite being in conflict with armed resistance factions in the West Bank, Palestinian Authority forces have also collaborated with them, posing a challenge to those who seek to divide Palestinians.

UAE preparing to negotiate with Ansarallah: Yemeni official

The official also confidently claimed that the war ‘has ended,’ and echoed earlier reports that a ceasefire extension will be announced soon

Sergey Glazyev: ‘The road to financial multipolarity will be long and rocky’

In an exclusive interview with The Cradle, Russia's top macroeconomics strategist criticizes Moscow's slow pace of financial reform and warns there will be no new global currency without Beijing.

Yemeni PM meets with Hamas officials to discuss latest developments

Ansarallah's official affirmed Yemen's full support for the Palestinian cause during the meeting

Israel cannot use Azerbaijan as base to attack Iran: Official

Azeri officials continue to deny that Israel may be allowed to use its territory to attack Iran, despite the close relations between the two countries

Lebanese banks liable for financial collapse claim ‘no liquidity’ to pay back depositors

Several Lebanese commercial banks have been charged with money laundering

Turkiye should reconsider purchase of ‘outdated’ F-16 fighters: Turkish official

Turkiye has chosen Russian to purchase superior Russian-made, rather than inferior US-made weapons in the past, to the consternation of Washington

Israeli military pilots boycott training over judicial reforms

The IAF Squadron 69 is one of Israel's top units and operates advanced F-15 Thunderbird aircraft, primarily serving as Tel Aviv's long-range strategic arm

Hamas-Syria relations back to normal: Official

A Hamas delegation visited Damascus on Thursday to coordinate a unified stance against Israeli aggression with the representatives of the Palestinian factions in Syria

High-time for Turkiye-Syria normalization: Russian official

At the end of last month, Russian media reported that the long-awaited foreign ministers' meeting between Turkiye and Syria is back on the agenda

US, EU officials condemn Israeli settler violence, demand justice

Over the past year, the occupied West Bank witnessed a severe uptick in violence, both from settler assaults and the Israeli military

Lebanese prosecutor calls on judge to ‘temporarily’ halt commercial banks probe

Last week, Lebanon’s prime minister ordered security forces to ignore judicial orders issued by a Lebanese judge against two banks accused of corruption

First Israeli commercial flight passes through Omani airspace

This new route via Oman's airspace will shorten flights from Israel to Asian destinations by two hours

More Israelis seek foreign passports after judicial overhaul: Report

Israelis are calling the far-right government's judicial overhaul a threat to Israeli 'democracy'

Tehran ‘not resuming’ nuclear armament program: CIA chief

The comments made by CIA chief William Burns follow recent accusations made by the IAEA that Iran has reached enriched uranium levels of 84 percent

US-trained Afghan special forces recruited by Wagner Group in Ukraine: Report

The chaotic US withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021 continues to have ripple effects in Ukraine

UN human rights official condemns Israel after Nablus massacre

The UN's High Commissioner specifically condemned Israel's use of 'explosive projectiles' on civilians, killing 11, injuring 102 others

520,000 housing units collapsed or require demolition: Turkish official

Ankara revealed that 80 percent of its damage assessment of the earthquake has been completed, with 7,300 personnel currently evaluating the total damages

Iraqi officials host Iranian FM

Baghdad hosted several rounds of negotiations between the Tehran and Riyadh aimed at ensuring regional stability