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Middle East
Israeli air strikes on northern Gaza kill 30, 13 children
Dozens of people were killed and wounded in an Israeli strike on Jabilia on Sunday, as footage of the dead circulated on social media.
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10 Nov 2024 - 12:48AM
Israel to send planes to Amsterdam after violence against Israeli soccer fans
8 Nov 2024 - 6:37PM
Politics
Trump’s victory raises fears of Israel-Iran clash before he can ‘stop wars’
Analysts warn both sides are likely to ‘take even more risks’ in the dying days of the Biden administration.
8 Nov 2024 - 12:31PM
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Iranians burn a US flag to mark the 45th anniversary of America’s expulsion from Iran on Sunday. Photo: West Asia News Agency via Reuters
Middle East
US deploys F-15 fighter jets to Middle East in warning to Iran
Pentagon spokesman says the US will take ‘every measure’ to defend American personnel and interests in the region.
8 Nov 2024 - 11:03AM
Middle East
Israel’s Netanyahu discusses ‘Iranian threat’ with Trump
Tehran-backed Hezbollah says its militants are ready to fight Israel, and the US election result will have no bearing on the war in Lebanon.
7 Nov 2024 - 4:23AM
Middle East
Iranian student in underwear protest put in ‘specialised care centre’
Authorities say she suffers from ‘psychological fragility’; activists say other women opposing the system have been sent to such facilities.
7 Nov 2024 - 2:29AM
Global Economy
Why is China planning to issue US dollar bonds in Saudi Arabia?
The Ministry of Finance says it will sell up to US$2 billion of notes in Riyadh next week.
6 Nov 2024 - 11:40AM
US dollar banknotes. Photo: DPA
Middle East
Concern grows for Iran woman detained over underwear protest
Activists fear the student – seen as a feminist icon after stripping outside her university – could be confined in a psychiatric institution.
6 Nov 2024 - 5:31AM
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Middle East
Israel’s Netanyahu fires defence minister in shock move, sparking protests
The PM cited a ‘crisis of trust’, as he made his surprise announcement while the country faces war on the Gaza and Lebanon fronts.
6 Nov 2024 - 6:08PM
Middle East
Israeli strike kills 20 in Gaza, mostly women and children: Palestinian officials
The strike targeted a home sheltering displaced families in Beit Lahiya, raising concerns about Israel’s tactics in the ongoing conflict.
5 Nov 2024 - 5:54PM
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Middle East
Israel sees unprecedented surge in citizens spying for Iran
More than 20 suspects, mostly from Israel’s Jewish majority, have been indicted.
5 Nov 2024 - 2:19PM
Israel and Iran are arch-enemies. Photo: Reuters
Politics
Malaysia seeks Israel’s expulsion from the United Nations
Muslim-majority Malaysia has been a vocal critic of Israel’s assault on Gaza, which has led to more than 43,000 deaths.
5 Nov 2024 - 2:15PM
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Middle East
Israel issues 7,000 new draft orders for ultra-Orthodox members
Orders come at a time when Israel is struggling to bolster troop numbers as it fights a multi-front war.
5 Nov 2024 - 10:15AM
Middle East
US voices alarm to Israel over settler violence in West Bank
US State Department spokesman pointed to West Bank settlers’ torching of cars, attacks on homes and the killing of Palestinians’ livestock.
5 Nov 2024 - 10:03AM
Middle East
Iran slams US deployment of B-52 bombers as ‘destabilising’
The US has announced the deployment of B-52 bombers to the Middle East as a warning to Iran, which has vowed to respond to Israeli strikes.
4 Nov 2024 - 11:58PM
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The United States military has announced the deployment of B-52 bombers to the Middle East as a warning to Iran. Photo: Shutterstock
Middle East
Israel ends agreement with UN agency providing aid in Gaza
Israel says the agency, known as UNRWA, has been infiltrated by Hamas and is ‘part of the problem’. UNRWA denies the allegations.
4 Nov 2024 - 8:17PM
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Middle East
Israel probes leaks that appear to have bolstered Netanyahu as Gaza truce talks stalled
Leaks of classified information coincided with public anger in Israel at failed hostage talks with Hamas.
4 Nov 2024 - 12:43PM
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Middle East
Israel carried out ground raid into Syria, seizing Syrian connected to Iran
Israeli military said the operation that captured a Syrian spy for Iran took place ‘in recent months’.
4 Nov 2024 - 9:18AM
Middle East
Israel issues new evacuation call for Lebanon’s Baalbek region
The Israeli military warned on Sunday that it was ready to strike Hezbollah targets there and in nearby Douris.
3 Nov 2024 - 8:54PM
Smoke rises from sites hit by Israeli airstrikes on the outkirts of the eastern city of Baalbek, in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, on Thursday. Photo: AFP
Middle East
US journalist detained in Iran as tensions rise over Israeli attack
Iranian-American Reza Valizadeh once worked for a US government-funded broadcaster and is believed to have been detained by Iran for months.
3 Nov 2024 - 4:52PM
Middle East
Iran’s supreme leader threatens Israel, US with ‘crushing response’ over Israeli attack
The warning comes as the country marks the 45th anniversary of the US embassy hostage crisis in Tehran.
3 Nov 2024 - 11:00AM
Middle East
Female Iranian student strips to protest harassment, is arrested, reports say
The woman sat outside a university in her underwear before defiantly walking in the street to the astonishment of passers-by.
3 Nov 2024 - 2:17AM
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