Geopolitics

Iran nuclear programme at ‘critical point’, Israeli Prime Minister warns

New York: With Iran’s nuclear programme at a “watershed moment”, the country must be stopped from acquiring a nuclear weapon, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Monday in his inaugural speech to the UN General Assembly. more

Israel and Egypt hold talks after a decade

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on Monday and held talks on Israeli-Palestinian conflict and bilateral ties in the first official trip b ...

Escalating Lebanon-Israel aggressions provoking ‘very dangerous situation’

New York: The UN Interim Force in Lebanon, UNIFIL, said on Friday that escalating hostilities over the past two days involving Lebanese and Israeli forces have created “a very dange ...

After Erdogan's call to Israeli Prez, Turkey's ruling party indicates improvement in bilateral relationship

Turkey and Israel have decided to improve their sour relationship after a phone call between the presidents of the two countries, a spokesperson of Turkey's ruling AK Party said on We ...

Israel's new coalition govt faces setback as it fails to pass citizenship law

Israel's new government received its first setback on Tuesday when it failed to garner enough votes to extend a regulation that prevents Palestinians from West Bank and Gaza married t ...

Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid inaugurates embassy in Abu Dhabi; lauds ex-PM Netanyahu's efforts in establishing ties

Abu Dhabi: Israel's foreign minister Yair Lapid reached the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Tuesday, marking the beginning of a bilateral relationship with the Gulf Arab country that was f ...

UNRWA chief calls for ‘clear and unequivocal guarantees’ on staff safety in Hamas-controlled Gaza

New York: The head of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has called for “clear and unequivocal guarantees” over the safety and security of staff wor ...

Israel-Palestine: Political solution only way to end ‘senseless’ cycles of violence

New York: Only a political solution will end the “senseless and costly cycles of violence” between Israelis and Palestinians, UN Middle East envoy Tor Wennesland said in a bri ...

Security Council calls for ‘full adherence’ to Gaza ceasefire, focus on two-State solution

New York: The UN Security Council on Saturday made it’s first statement on the conflict that erupted between Israel and Palestinian armed groups in Gaza, calling for a “full a ...

Ceasefire can’t hide scale of destruction in Gaza, UN warns, as rights experts call for ICC probe

New York: The humanitarian community has welcomed the ceasefire agreed in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel but warned that the destruction in Gaza will take years, if not dec ...