West Asia

An expert meeting on the Horizon of Palestine Development was held on the eve of International Quds Day with the attendance of Nasser Abu Sharif, representative of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad Movement in Tehran, and Hossein Ruivaran, expert on regional issues.

Hackers with suspected ties to Hamas targeted Israeli defence, law enforcement and emergency service organisations by setting up bogus accounts that appeared to be women on Facebook, according to the Israeli cyber-security firm Cybereason.

Israel's coalition government lost its parliamentary majority after its chair Idit Silman, announced that she is resigning from the alliance.

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A Kuwaiti fencer has withdrawn from the World Fencing Championships held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to avoid facing an Israeli counterpart, following similar measures taken by a host of Muslim players from across the Islamic world.

Yemen’s armed forces have carried out airstrikes targeting the facilities of Saudi Arabia’s state-run oil giant Aramco.

Five settlements will be built near the city of Arad and another five close to the vital road that connects Beersheba and Dimona cities

A knife-wielding Palestinian on Tuesday killed four people and seriously wounded two others in the southern Israeli city of Beersheba before he was martyred by armed Zionist settlers.

On Wednesday night, Israeli navy ships fired many live rounds, concussion grenades, and flares at Palestinian fishing boats near the shore of Gaza city, forcing them to leave.

IRGC Commander-in-Chief reiterates Iran's will to avenge its martyrs, warning Israelis against continuing in their aggression.

Currently, Israeli prisons house 4,600 Palestinians, among whom are 160 minors and 34 women. The vast majority of them remain in detention without charge or trial.

Everyone with sense of justice, rights must support Palestine cause, says Mehmet Gormez.

A Palestinian man was shot by Israeli forces on Saturday in an alleged stabbing attack in occupied East Jerusalem, according to Israeli police.

Tens of thousands of Palestinians performed Friday prayer at al-Aqsa Mosque in Occupied al-Quds, amid strict Israeli measures at its gates since the morning hours.

Execution of 81 dissidents in Saudi Arabia in recent days has raised shock and outrage around the world, which was slammed for neglecting international human rights and regulations.

The Gaza-based Palestinian Water Authority announces on Tuesday that 35% of the population in the besieged coastal enclave now can drink fresh water from the tap at home after a series of projects were completed.

Israeli troops shot and killed a teenager and wounded at least three other Palestinians during an early morning raid in a West Bank refugee camp, the Palestinian Health Ministry said Tuesday.

Mohamed Masleh, director of resources at Gaza's Environment Ministry, estimated that there are 25,000 tonnes of used batteries in Gaza that need to be recycled.

Iranian intelligence forces have succeeded in dismantling the biggest spy network affiliated to the Zionist regime in West Azarbaijan province, northwestern Iran.

‘On contrary, Israel urges Russia to assess events more adequately,’ says Ukrainian president’s top advisor.

81% oppose the normalizations of relations between other countries and the Jewish state.

Israel fired several missiles toward Syrian military positions near the capital Damascus Monday, killing two civilians and causing material damage, Syria's defense ministry said.

A Palestinian was martyred at dawn on Sunday by the Israeli occupation fire in occupied Al-Quds.

Israel's President Isaac Herzog will pay a two-day visit to Turkiye next week making him the first Israeli head of state to visit the country since 2008.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman called Israel a 'potential ally' that shares many interests with Saudi Arabia, but says 'some issues must be solved before we get to that'.

I have been in Iran for 42 years and I have always spoken based on the facts I believed in. Imam Khomeini left a heavy burden on people and you must have self-sacrifice to achieve the ultimate goals, Salah al-Zawawi said during the ceremony.

On Friday, Palestinians marked the 28th anniversary of the Ibrahimi Mosque massacre, and in the West Bank city of Hebron the tragic memories of the incident are still alive under many Israeli restrictions.

Palestinian authorities on Monday received 500,000 doses of Egypt-made Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines to combat the spread of COVID-19 in the coastal enclave Gaza Strip.

Israeli police violently dispersed protesters in the occupied East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah where demonstrators poured in to support Palestinians facing eviction and Zionist violence.

Over the five-year period, Israeli forces destroyed 1,169 Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank’s Area C, Israeli defence ministry data reportedly shows.

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Activists are calling on Amman to investigate how nearly 200 Jordanians' phones were compromised.

Israel has been lobbying the Biden administration to re-designate Yemen's Ansarollah movement as a terror group on behalf of the United Arab Emirates, The Times of Israel first reported on Tuesday.

The 30-episode series, titled "Fist of the Free," presents the fighters as heroes outwitting a better-armed Israeli military.

Mohammed Al-Thalathini, a Gaza-based photographer, has won the Pictures of the Year 2021 Award.

Clashes erupted after Israeli forces prepared to demolish the home of a man accused of shooting an Israeli in December.

Russia warned Israel against turning Syria into a battleground for proxy wars.

Hamas' Khaled Mashaal says the Palestinians must act to shape their future and not wait for international developments.

Bahrain's foreign ministry confirmed in a statement on Saturday that an Israeli officer will be stationed in the country, according to the state news agency.

Israeli army conducts military exercise in al-Aghwar in West Bank.

Yemeni military expert warns that Houthi missiles and drones can hit targets in Israel. The attack occurred during the visit of President Isaac Herzog to the UAE.

Israeli police allegedly used spyware on the phones of former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's son and members of his inner circle, an Israeli newspaper reported Monday.

“There is no legitimacy for any meeting that is held unilaterally, far from national consensus and the majority of the powers and factions and major influential Palestinian components are absent from it,” Hamas said.

Announced changes to security arrangements at Dubai airport have been branded 'unacceptable' by Shin Bet intelligence service.

Lebanon’s letter stresses that “the Israeli action in that disputed area endangers international peace and security.”

The drill involved combining advanced means of observation with tanks, drones, and artillery, in scenarios focused on fighting Hezbollah in the northern borders.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan told reporters on his flight back from Ukraine that Turkey and Isreal could work together to transport Israeli natural gas to Europe.

Israel’s security establishment is urging the government to act with caution and not rush into normalising ties with Turkey, the Israel Hayom newspaper reported on Wednesday.