JERUSALEM (AP) – Israel’s attorney general has warned Benjamin Netanyahu that he cannot share the country’s surplus vaccine with distant allies in Africa, Europe and Latin America, and that such an important …
Read More »Former US ambassador sees no nuclear deal with Iran this year amid escalation
A series of back-and-forth retaliatory moves and antagonistic statements between Washington and Tehran are putting the Biden administration’s plans for a return to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal in greater danger every …
Read More »Israel’s High Court Says Non-Orthodox Converts Are Jews
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) – Israel’s Supreme Court dealt a major blow to the country’s powerful Orthodox establishment on Monday, ruling that people who convert to Judaism through reform and conservative movements …
Read More »Virus deaths in Israel drop sharply as vaccines rise
Israel saw a sharp decline in the number of coronavirus-related deaths in the second part of February, health officials said Monday. The Health Ministry said 2,393 people have died from the coronavirus …
Read More »Netanyahu accuses Iran of attacking Israeli-owned cargo ship
JERUSALEM (AP) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday accused Iran of attacking an Israeli-owned ship in the Gulf of Oman last week, a mysterious explosion that further increased security concerns …
Read More »In oil-rich Iraq, some women oppose the rules and take jobs at the drilling site
BASRA, Iraq (AP) – It’s almost dawn and Zainab Amjad has been up all night working on an oil rig in southern Iraq. She lowers a sensor into the black depths of …
Read More »‘Not a good idea:’ Experts concerned about Pope’s trip to Iraq
VATICAN CITY (AP) – Infectious disease experts raised concerns about Pope Francis’ upcoming trip to Iraq, given the sharp rise in coronavirus infections there, a fragile healthcare system, and the inevitable likelihood …
Read More »Israeli-owned ship docked in Dubai after mysterious explosion
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – An Israeli-owned cargo ship that suffered a mysterious explosion in the Gulf of Oman arrived at the port of Dubai for repairs on Sunday, days after …
Read More »Palestinian Authority Announces New COVID Restrictions As Cases Rise
The Palestinian Authority on Saturday announced new coronavirus restrictions, including a partial lockdown, for the occupied West Bank as COVID-19 cases rise. The panorama: The new measures come as Israel, which leads …
Read More »US attack on Syria: Biden explains justification in letter to congressional leaders
President Biden told congressional leaders in a letter Saturday that this week’s airstrike on facilities in Syria linked to Iranian-backed militia groups was consistent with the United States’ right to self-defense. Because …
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