Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te, citing the biblical story of David and Goliath, said at a dinner hosted by the US pro-Israel lobby AIPAC that Israel is a model for Taiwan to learn from in strengthening its defenses.
Taiwan has been a…
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Iran demands Israel’s richest man pay $170m fine after it seized his cargo ship
Iran has demanded a $170 million fine from the Israeli owner of a cargo ship that it seized in Gulf waters last year and accused of having ties to Israel, a judicial official said Tuesday.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the military…
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Saudi ‘Davos in the Desert’ kicks off, with focus on AI, urban megaprojects
Saudi Arabia opened a major investment conference featuring heads of state and members of the global business elite on Tuesday, as it seeks support for sprawling so-called “gigaprojects” and sky-high AI ambitions.
The ninth edition of…
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Casket returned by Hamas had remains of hostage whose body IDF recovered in 2023, Israel says
A casket handed over by Hamas on Monday night to Israel contained the remains of Ofir Tzarfati, a hostage whose body was recovered by the military in early December 2023, Israeli officials said.
The return of Tzarfati’s remains means that…
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Syrian refugees sexually assaulted in Turkey for aid
Syrian refugees sexually assaulted in Turkey for aid | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastThe charity shop owner claimed it was physically impossible that he had committed sexual assault, as he only had one testicle and only four women…
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Israeli official: Reconstruction of Gaza can begin immediately in areas held by IDF
Reconstruction on the Israeli-controlled side of the “Yellow Line” in the Gaza Strip can start right away and doesn’t have to wait for the second phase of the Gaza peace plan brokered by US President Donald Trump, an official in the…
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Jordan’s king says international forces in Gaza should ‘keep,’ but not ‘enforce,’ peace
International forces slated to be deployed to Gaza under US President Donald Trump’s ceasefire plan will not be willing to actually enforce a peace between Israel and Hamas, Jordan’s King Abdullah predicted in an interview with the BBC…
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PIJ’s influence in Gaza has effects on peace plan
PIJ’s influence in Gaza has effects on peace plan | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastKhalil Shikaki, director of the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, told The Media Line that his survey shows Islamic Jihad support at…
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Iran to execute elderly woman over alleged opposition tie
Iran to execute elderly woman over alleged opposition tie | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle East/Iran NewsAppearing before the court last week by video conference, Judge Ahmad Darvish was said to have delivered a verdict “with a…
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Trump said to withdraw nominee for State Department Middle East role
After committee hearing in May, Joel Rayburn, a former envoy for Syria accused of not sufficiently supporting Trump, was seen as unlikely to win confirmation in full Senate
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