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Israeli government approves appointment of new head of Shin Bet

Netanyahu announced Zini’s appointment in May Zini, who was appointed for a five-year term, will assume duties on October 5. TEL AVIV...

Palestinian leader to address UN General Assembly as peace push gathers steam

President Mahmud Abbas will address UNGA three days after a slew of Western nations recognized a state of Palestine Trump administration adamantly rejected statehood and barred Abbas from traveling...

G7 members Britain, Canada recognize Palestinian state, others follow suit

LONDON - Britain and Canada on Sunday became the first Group of Seven nations to recognize a Palestinian state, seeking to pressure Israel as it ramps up its offensive in Gaza City.

‘Qatar is not alone. Arab and Islamic worlds stand beside it,’ says Arab League...

Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit addresses preparatory meeting as Qatar’s PM urges the world to punish Israel DOHA : Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit on...

Qatar PM urges world to ‘stop using double standards’ and punish Israel

Israeli airstrikes widely condemned across Arab, Islamic world as violation of Qatar’s sovereignty Prince Faisal bin Farhan heads Kingdom’s delegation at emergency summit in Doha

Netanyahu gambled by targeting Hamas leaders in Qatar. It appears to have backfired

The airstrike has enraged Qatar, an influential US ally that has been a key mediator throughout the war, and drawn heavy criticism across the Arab world Qatar’s prime...

Mossad said to have refused to carry out ground op to kill Hamas leaders...

Reports emerge of widespread dissent among top security leaders ahead of op, which WSJ says involved air-launched ballistic missiles fired at Doha from over the Red...

Rejecting Qatar strike blowback, Israel says it will hit enemies no matter where

UN Security Council to meet on strike this afternoon * WSJ says Turkey and Egypt warned Hamas leaders to up security * Freed researcher Tsurkov to...

Riyadh to host global health expo in October

The event is sponsored by the Ministry of Health and supported by the Health Sector Transformation Program, part of Vision 2030, the Saudi Press Agency reported

Israel army says will target Gaza City high rises ‘in coming days’

Israel has been expanding its forces, intensifying its bombardments and operating on the outskirts of Gaza City ever since announcing its plans to capture the Palestinian territory’s largest urban center...