Israel began preparations for a new settlement in the Golan Heights named after US President Donald Trump, following Israeli government approval on Sunday. "We will start today with practical steps to construct Ramat Trump in …
Further unilateral Israeli annexation of Palestinian territory would destroy any hopes for rapprochement between the Zionist state and the Arab world, warned the UAE Ambassador to Washington, Yousef Al-Otaiba, in a first ever op-ed …
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed moves by U.S. President Donald Trump to sanction any International Criminal Court officials who investigate U.S. troops, as the tribunal examines alleged war crimes in Afghanistan. …
The ministerial committee in charge of combating Covid-19 decided on Monday not to submit to a parliamentary vote a bill authorizing the continued use of phone surveillance technologies by the Israel Security Agency, also known as Shin …
Israeli and Azerbaijani researchers plumb the mysteries of living a long life
Israel’s flag carrier completed its first cargo flight to Turkey in 10 years, the latest sign of a thaw in ties between the two nations, the Israeli embassy in Turkey said on Twitter. An El-Al plane landed in Istanbul on Sunday, …
Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre has reopened to visitors after a two-month closure due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Christian authorities managing the site closed it to visitors in March to prevent the spread of …
He was his country's most powerful man. Time magazine crowned him "king of Israel." But he couldn't win over Israel's unforgiving free press. So he is accused of buying his way inside the newsroom of a leading news site, …
China’s ambassador to Israel Du Wei was found dead in his residence on Sunday and initial indications were that he had died of natural causes, an Israeli official said. Du Wei, 57, became ambassador to Israel in February, …
Nine nuclear powers spent $72.9 billion last year on their nuclear weapons arsenals, or nearly $138,700 every minute, according to the Geneva-based International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, or ICAN. As IBT …
On May 14, 1948, Israel declared its independence. Shortly thereafter, five Arab states invaded to join Palestinian fighters in a campaign to destroy the new Jewish state. Let’s put aside the real and imagined flaws of Israel today, and …
U.S. secretary of state Mike Pompeo has arrived in Israel amid the coronavirus pandemic to discuss U.S.-backed plans to annex large parts of the Palestinian territories. The single-stop visit – Pompeo’s first in nearly …
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin tasked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with forming a new government. Rivlin formally informed Netanyahu in a letter that he has two weeks to put together a new coalition government. …
Malls, markets and workout centers across Israel will open their doors today for the first time since they were forced to shutter nearly two months ago due to the coronavirus crisis. Patrons will be required to wear masks, have their …
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that the Islamic Republic of Iran expects Europe to put pressure on Israel and not allow it to continue attacks on Syria, Mehr news agency reported. Rouhani made the remarks in a telephone …
UAE, Jordan and Iran among countries in Middle East that have partially lifted coronavirus lockdown restrictions
Israel has isolated a key coronavirus antibody at its main biological research laboratory, Israeli defence minister Naftali Bennett said, calling the step a “significant breakthrough” toward a possible treatment for the COVID-19 …
The conflict between Turkey and this bloc is expected to intensify in various parts of the Middle East and North Africa
Israel allowed some businesses to reopen on Sunday and said it was considering letting children return to school as part of trial efforts to ease coronavirus restrictions and help the country's struggling economy. After weeks …
