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‘Our pride is greater than our sorrow’: Family of Ran Gvili hail his heroism,...

Gvili’s parents, Itzik and Talik, express pain and gratitude as their son’s body returns to Israel for burial, marking a bittersweet end to the 843-day ordeal of the...

Israel says Rafah Crossing to reopen when IDF finishes search for last hostage body

No timeline given by Netanyahu’s office on search for Ran Gvili, but US official says operation expected to last several days, allowing crossing to open by...

Netanyahu plans to discuss Gaza with Witkoff, Kushner in Jerusalem on January 24 —...

According to the Ynet portal, Washington insists that Israel fully reopen Rafah even before Hamas returns the body of the remaining hostage TEL AVIV -...

Israel demolishes UNRWA’s East Jerusalem headquarters; UN agency: ‘Unprecedented attack’

Israel, which has banned the agency, says compound doesn’t enjoy immunity as UNRWA had ceased operations there; Ben Gvir celebrates at scene: ‘Terror supporters being kicked...

In first, Trump appears to call for end of ‘sick man’ Khamenei’s rule in...

In interview, US president says ‘best decision’ Iranian supreme leader ever made was not hanging political dissidents, calls Iran ‘worst place to live anywhere in the...

Islamic Republic in ‘survival mode’ amid protests, Iranian officials said to believe

At least 16 killed in week of demonstrations, according to rights groups, amid reports Khamenei planning to flee to Russia if security forces fail to quell...

Trump and top Iranian officials exchange threats over protests roiling Iran

Trump says US will intervene if Iran violently suppresses peaceful protests WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump and top Iranian officials exchanged dueling threats Friday as...

Iran Central Bank governor resigns as protests erupt over currency drop

TEHRAN, Iran — The head of Iran’s Central Bank resigned Monday as the biggest protests since 2022 erupted in Tehran and other cities after the country’s currency plummeted to a new record low against...

Algeria parliament to vote on law declaring French colonization ‘state crime’

The vote comes as the two countries are embroiled in a major diplomatic crisis ALGERIA: Algeria’s parliament is set to vote on Wednesday on a...

China’s Wang Yi seeks deeper oil and gas ties with UAE on Middle East...

Wang, on a three-nation tour of the Middle East that began on Friday, held talks with UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed in Abu Dhabi