Category: 3. Middle East

Back in 2019, Donald Trump – then as now the U.S. president – announced that the coalition against the Islamic State had taken control of “100 percent” of the organization’s territory. But in fact, the Islamic State still controls territory…

By Renju Jose

SYDNEY, Dec 22 (Reuters) – Australia’s New South Wales state parliament was recalled on Monday to vote on proposed new laws that would impose major curbs on firearm ownership, ban the display of terror symbols and restrict protests,…

The Israeli military said Sunday that it targeted Hezbollah operatives in strikes in southern Lebanon. The Lebanese health ministry reported one person was killed and another wounded.

Israel has kept up regular strikes on Lebanon, usually…

Culture Minister Miki Zohar threatens to end all state funding for film industry amid awards spat

Culture Minister Miki Zohar threatens to cut off all state funding to the film industry amid an ongoing spat over his attempt to…

An Israeli citizen was killed and his son was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident in Thailand on Thursday, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement Sunday.

Neither of the citizens was named.

The Department for Israelis in Distress…

REUTERS — The US Coast Guard was pursuing an oil tanker in international waters near Venezuela on Sunday, officials told Reuters, in what would be the third such operation in less than two weeks if successful.

“The United States Coast…

The High Court of Justice on Sunday gave the state a final extension to respond to a petition by the Foreign Press Association (FPA) demanding unfettered media access to Gaza, and scolded the state for its repeated delays despite a long…