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Iranian presidential candidates accuse each other of having no plan or experience ahead of...

The candidates will face Tuesday in a second and last debate TEHRAN, Iran: Iran’s presidential candidates on Monday accused each other of having no solution...

Israel army says Gaza militants fire barrage of ‘20 projectiles’

Armed wing of Islamic Jihad says it had fired the salvo that targeted several southern Israel communities along the border with Gaza Israel’s military said...

Fighting for third day in north Gaza as thousands displaced

Israel’s military on Saturday said its operations were continuing in Shujaiya where fighting “above and below the ground” left a “large number” of militants deadA resurgence of fighting in the area comes...

Finance minister says Israel to promote West Bank settlement

 Israel’s hard-line finance minister said on Thursday that the government would promote West Bank settlements and punitive measures against the Palestinian Authority in response to Palestinian moves against Israel on the international...

As Iran’s presidential vote looms, tensions boil over renewed headscarf crackdown

Seemingly every afternoon in Iran’s capital, police vans rush to major Tehran squares and intersections to search for women with loose headscarves and those who dare not to wear them at all.

For Iran’s youth, legacy of 2022 clashes shapes presidential race

All six candidates have been wooing youthful Iranian voters in speeches and campaign messages Hashtag #ElectionCircus has been widely posted on social media platform X by Iranians

German FM to travel to Middle East next week

On Tuesday, she will hold talks with Palestinian prime minister Mohammed Mustafa in Ramallah Baerbock will travel to Lebanon for talks with officials in Beirut, including the...

Hezbollah fires rockets at Israel after fighter killed

Hezbollah announced that one of its fighters had been killed A source close to the group told AFP he was killed in the Deir Kifa strike

Hamas responds to Gaza cease-fire plan seeking some changes. US says it’s ‘evaluating’ the...

Hamas said Tuesday that it gave mediators its reply to the U.S.-backed proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza, seeking some “amendments” on the deal. It appeared the reply was short of an...

Israeli strike kills senior Hezbollah commander in Lebanon

The commander killed is the most important in Hezbollah to be killed up to now since the start of the war An Israeli strike on...