Middle East Headlines

By James Mackenzie JERUSALEM (Reuters) Israeli President Isaac Herzog urged the government on Monday to halt its bitterly contested judicial overhaul, a day after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sacked his defence minister for opposing the move, sparkin...

By Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) The White House on Thursday highlighted new U.S. company moves to support electric vehicles (EVs), as final rules on tax credits aimed at boosting the industry are expected this week....

ROME (Reuters) Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's party has presented a bill in parliament to separate retail and investment banks a move that, it approved, would force a radical overhaul of the country's banking sector....

(Reuters) A Florida board created to oversee Walt Disney World's special taxation district is considering legal action after saying its power over the entertainment company's resort has been eviscerated, a spokesperson for the district confirmed o...

By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) Asian stocks rose on Thursday with fears easing on the banking front and the prospect of a break-up at Chinese conglomerate Alibaba offering an encouraging sign that Beijing's regulatory storm focused on tech compa...

ZURICH (Reuters) Four bankers who helped a close friend of Vladimir Putin move millions of francs through Swiss bank accounts have been convicted of lacking diligence in financial transactions....

ROME (Reuters) Pope Francis spent a peaceful night in hospital and medical staff is optimistic about his recovery, Italian news agency ANSA reported on Thursday, after he was hospitalized a day earlier....

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) Alphabet's Google Cloud has accused Microsoft of anti-competitive cloud computing practices and criticised imminent deals with European cloud vendors, saying these do not solve broader concerns about its licensing te...

Roman Zadorov was acquitted after sitting in prison for 15 years in widely talked about murder case....

By Karen Lema and Neil Jerome Morales MANILA (Reuters) Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said this week he would cut off contact with the International Criminal Court (ICC) after it rejected his government's request to suspend a probe into tho...

VIENNA (Reuters) Lawmakers from the pro-Russia, far-right Freedom Party walked out of the lower house of Austria's parliament on Thursday during a speech by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, protesting that it violated Austria's neutrality....

BOAO, China (Reuters) Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Thursday urged Asian countries to reciprocate and open their markets to Western companies....

BEIJING (Reuters) Nuclear submarine cooperation between Australia, the United States and Britain may may spark an arms race, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Thursday....

By Waakhe Wudu JUBA (Reuters) South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has appointed a member of his own party as defence minister, according to a decree read on state media, breaching a peace deal in which the role should be selected by the party of opposi...

By Ellen Zhang and Marius Zaharia BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) Some of China's most indebted local governments are on a hiring spree, a move that analysts say could put fragile regional finances under more strain as officials seek to create jobs for a ...

By Dave Graham MEXICO CITY (Reuters) Canada's ATCO Ltd has agreed to transfer ownership to Mexico of an unfinished pipeline bogged down in a dispute with the Mexican state power company, two officials told Reuters, marking a rare breakthrough in ongoi...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Two US Army Black Hawk helicopters crashed during a training mission over Kentucky on Wednesday night, the US military said....

The hook, possibly for catching sharks, was found in Israel Antiquity Authority excavations in Ashkelon and will be exhibited for the first time. The post Archeologists display 6,000-year-old copper fishhook appeared first on ISRAEL21c ....

From weird supermarket aisles and horrible traffic to delicious foods and politicians stuffing their faces, there's nothing like Passover in Israel. The post 10 things you didn't know about Passover appeared first on ISRAEL21c ....

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Highlighting the significant and fruitful meeting with his Russian counterpart during a visit to Moscow, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said negotiations have been held on the long-term comprehensive cooperation agreement...

Muscat: To avoid traffic congestion, the Royal Oman Police (ROP) has restricted trucks from the main roads during busy hours.To avoid any possible traffic congestion, the Directora......

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Deploring the Western governments for complicating the situation by arming Ukraine, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian highlighted Tehran's constant efforts at ending the Ukraine war....

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Humza Yousaf was sworn in as Scotland's first minister on Wednesday, becoming the first Muslim leader of a government in western Europe but already facing unrest in his party....

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian unveiled plans to finalize the draft agreement on comprehensive and strategic cooperation with Russia within the next month....

Obed Hrangchal, 28, a member of one of the 10 Lost Tribes, dreams of representing Israel in international kickboxing competitions. The post Israel's kickboxing champ is new immigrant from India appeared first on ISRAEL21c ....

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian underlined that the defense cooperation between Tehran and Moscow does not pose any threat to any country, dismissing concerns from the US....

TEHRAN (Tasnim) The spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry pointed to Washington's concern about the serious political crisis that has engulfed the Zionist regime, saying Israel is the sole entity to whose security the US is sincerely committed....

A false narrative may achieve its goal of toppling Netanyahu, the consequences for future governments and U.S.-Israel relations are ominous....

Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs welcomes Netanyahu's announcement that judicial reform legislation will be postponed....

By Lewis Jackson and Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) Competition for Australia's lucrative A$2 trillion ($1.3 trillion) mortgage market is heating up, say bank chiefs, as hundreds of thousands of mortgage holders look to refinance fixed-term loans expirin...

Law approved by majority of 41 to 32. Arrangements Law for the next two years was approved in its first reading as well....

Canada targets two entities and eight individuals as part of new sanctions against Iran over human rights violations and drone production....

(Reuters) Russia's navy fired supersonic anti-ship missiles at a mock target in the Sea of Japan, the Russian defence ministry said on Tuesday....

Sayed Abdullah Al-Ghuraifi called for...

Emirates' flagship A380 made a landmark touchdown at Christchurch Airport today, marking the resumption of its daily service from Dubai to Christchurch via Sydney after more than three years. The special service was greeted by a crowd of spectators at...

Maryam Al-Khawaja posted a tweet on her Twitter account saying that the Bahraini authorities once again prevented her father from seeing a cardiologist, which puts his life to more danger....

(Reuters) Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said a shop was set ablaze in a western district in the Ukrainian capital on Monday but there were no casualties and the fire had been brought under control....

SYDNEY (Reuters) Australian law would not allow regulators to wipe out AT1 tier credit holders while shareholders received some compensation as occurred during the Swiss government-brokered takeover of Credit Suisse by UBS, the assistant treasurer said on...

Sheikh Ahmed bin Atiyatullah Al Khalifa, the royal court...

KUWAIT, March 26 (KUNA) -- Kuwait won the 2023 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship Division IV's bronze, while the Philippines snatched the title of the tournament, which ended in Mongolia Sunday. Speaking to KUNA over the ph...

UTJ and Shas support stopping the legislation of the judicial reform, Levin' opposes and Netanyahu has yet to make a decision....

Demonstrators clash with police near Netanyahu's residence, Ayalon Highway blocked, protesters light fire in the middle of the road....