Middle East

Israel cannot call itself a democracy while excluding Arabs from political power - opinion

Demanding full equality and opposing military occupation should not place anyone outside legitimate political life. Arab citizens have the same right as Jewish citizens to elect representatives.

Mansour Abbas is the head of Ra’am, one of four Arab parties vying for a place in the Knesset.
Smoke rises above Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, March 5, 2026

Schools in Riyadh move to remote learning without warning amid renewed Saudi-Houthi tensions

A woman walks next to a banner with a picture of Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, May 8, 2026.

Mojtaba Khamenei injured before Iran war, pulled from Tehran hospital rubble after strike - report

Former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant attends a press conference shortly after he was sacked by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who cited a lack of trust, at the Ministry of Defense in Tel Aviv, Israel November 5, 2024.

Gallant confirms Hamas warned Shin Bet ahead of Oct. 7, says Netanyahu barred him from US talks


Yemeni government forces repel overnight Houthi assault on critical Hejat al-Abd supply route

Seizing parts of the Taiz-Aden road could allow the Houthis to tighten their grip around Taiz and deal another blow to the government, which has struggled to regain the initiative.

Houthi supporters demonstrate in solidarity with Iran, amid a two-week ceasefire between U.S. and Iran, in Sanaa, Yemen, April 10, 2026.

The election will decide whether Jerusalem becomes Ankara - opinion

On those terms, Palestinian statehood is the only coherent end state that preserves Israel as Jewish, democratic, secure, and sovereign without permanent rule over another people. 

Relations between Turkey and Israel (illustrative)

Can the darkest places inspire humanity’s brightest ideas? - opinion

With so many disruptions around us – and we haven’t even mentioned the climate, the economy, and AI yet – fresh thinking is needed. Not only new solutions, but also new ways of producing them.

HACKATHONERS DISCUSS ‘hasbara’ ideas last week at the Technion

Pakistani girl, 3, sold into marriage for $9,000 under 'walwar' custom, sparking int'l outrage

Police arrested the girl’s father and are searching for the 60-year-old man identified as her alleged husband as investigators examine links to the killing of her older sister.

Pakistani girl helps make bricks at a kiln during World Day Against Child Labour on the outskirts of Islamabad on June 12, 2014.

IDF stops civilians attempting to cross Gaza border, UAE suspends Iranian airlines flights

Israeli officials say "only a matter of time" until fighting with Iran resumes • UK announces £88 million in humanitarian aid to Gaza • IDF reduces brigades in southern Lebanon from eight to six

IDF soldiers operating at the scene of the ramming terror attack at the Maccabim checkpoint, September 23, 2026.

Senior IRGC commander killed in clash with gunmen near Iran-Pakistan border - report

Brig.-Gen. Hossein Zarifi, commander of the IRGC's Shahid Sajjad Operational Headquarters, was killed during clashes with gunmen in southeastern Iran.

IRGC Brig.-Gen. Hossein Zarifi

How global investment is redrawing sports’ future

Saudi venues, club networks, racing, media rights, and Israeli technology show where global sports capital is finding durable returns.

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

The Quran is pro-Zionism. Here’s why – opinion

Islam’s holiest book contains elements that reinforce Jews’ right to the Land of Israel

A Quran manuscript from Turkey, dated between 1851 and 1852. Artist Unknown.

UK arms broker jailed for 16 years over missiles and fighter jet deals with Libya and Sudan

David Greenhalgh, 68, was convicted in June of 10 counts of involvement in the unlicensed supply of arms between 2009 and 2016, which included surface-to-air missiles and fighter jets.

 Thousands of AK-47 assault rifles, (Illustrative)

Trump’s Persian Gulf Summit must look beyond the Iran war - opinion

The consequential question is whether the political structure that has generated recurring confrontation for nearly half a century will remain intact and rebuild what the war has destroyed.

US President Donald Trump, with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, holds a press conference during the G7 Summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, June 17, 2026.