World Jan 27 Palestinians bury dead as tensions escalate with Israel Palestinians marched in anger Friday as they buried the last of 10 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire Thursday.
World Jan 26 Israeli troops kill at least 9 in West Bank raid, Palestinian officials say Israeli forces on Thursday killed nine Palestinians — including at least seven militants and a 61-year-old woman — in the deadliest single incident in the occupied West Bank in two decades, Palestinian officials said. Two rockets were fired from Gaza…
World Jan 24 Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu meets Jordan's king in surprise trip amid tension Tuesday marked Netanyahu's first visit in over four years as he seeks to shore up ties that have strained since he took office at the helm of Israel's most right-wing government in history.
World Jan 04 Israel's new far-right government unveils plan to weaken Supreme Court Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's justice minister has unveiled the new government's long-promised overhaul of the judicial system that aims to weaken the Supreme Court.
World Jan 03 Israel's hopes for United Arab Emirates tourism fall short Israel's agreement with the United Arab Emirates to open diplomatic ties in 2020 brought an electrifying sense of achievement to a country long ostracized in the Middle East.
World Nov 25 Pro-government Iranians clash with protesters at World Cup Tensions ran high at Iran’s second match at the World Cup on Friday as fans supporting the Iranian government harassed those protesting against it.
Arts Nov 24 World Cup fans facing costly hotels and alcohol restrictions turn to international shuttle flights Travel at this World Cup was supposed to be easy in the tiny host nation of Qatar after fans had to take long flights between cities at the last three tournaments.
Arts Nov 24 Qatar allows Israelis to fly directly to Doha for World Cup, but conflict with Palestinians catches up The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has become the latest political flash point at the first World Cup in the Arab world — never mind that neither Israeli or Palestinian national teams are competing in the tournament.
World Nov 21 Iran's historic women's protest overshadows World Cup performance Some Iran fans at the team's World Cup opener against England showed their support for protests against the Islamic Republic's regime.
World Nov 11 Israel and Iran bring their politics to 1st World Cup in the Middle East Qatar may hope that soccer fans will ignore politics at the first World Cup in the Middle East, but Israel and Iran are bringing sensitive flashpoints to the tournament's doorstep.