Tag: Israel

Netanyahu says plans to annex settlements in West Bank if reelected

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday that he would annex Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank if he wins another term...

Oman calls on Arabs to ease Israel’s ‘fears for its future’

A top Omani government official on Saturday said Arabs must take initiatives to make Israel overcome “fears for its future” in the region, drawing...

Netanyahu visits US ally ahead of close Israeli election

JERUSALEM: With Israel’s election only two weeks away, Benjamin Netanyahu will get to showcase his close ties with Donald Trump in a U.S. visit days...

Malaysia stripped of hosting swimming event over Israel ban

TOKYO: Malaysia has been stripped of the hosting rights for the World Para Swimming Championships after refusing to let Israelis compete in the event that...

Pakistani Jew ‘allowed’ to visit Israel

Fishel Benkhald‏, a Pakistani Jew, said on Wednesday that he has been allowed to visit Israel on his Pakistani passport by the Ministry of...

Israel says strikes Iranian targets in Syria

JERUSALEM: Israel's military said it carried out strikes on Iranian targets in Syria early Monday after it intercepted a rocket fired from Syrian territory...

Pakistan provides no visa facility to Israelis, clarifies govt

ISLAMABAD: A government spokesperson has denied a misleading news item carried by a section of press regarding the provision of visa facility to Israeli citizens on...

Pakistan ‘mistakenly’ allows conditional entry to Israeli citizens

The Directorate General of Immigration and Passports conditionally allowed Israeli citizens to visit Pakistan, but the director blamed the interior ministry for the “mistake”...

Australia recognises west Jerusalem as capital of Israel

JERUSALEM: Australia now recognises west Jerusalem as Israel's capital, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Saturday, but a contentious embassy shift from Tel Aviv will...

In a first, US votes against UN resolution on Golan’s occupation

JERUSALEM: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday welcomed a US decision to vote for the first time against an annual UN resolution condemning Israel’s...

Israel defence minister says resigning after Gaza ceasefire

JERUSALEM: Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman announced his resignation on Wednesday and called for early elections after a sharp disagreement over a Gaza ceasefire deal,...

Hamas announces ceasefire with Israel after worst escalation in years

GAZA: Palestinian militant groups in the Gaza Strip announced an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire with Israel on Tuesday after a severe escalation of violence threatened to descend...

Pakistan is not establishing relations with Israel: President Alvi

President says Khashoggi's murder should be investigated, but Pakistan will stand with KSA during this 'difficult time' ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Sunday...

Netanyahu warns of plan to oust him

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused the Jewish state's president and a former minister of conspiring to have him toppled, triggering charges of...

Jordan to reclaim leased land from Israel

JORDAN: Jordan has told Israel that it intends to reclaim two tracts of territories remained in Israeli private ownership under a 1994 peace treaty,...

US to merge Jerusalem consulate in to new embassy

WASHINGTON: The United States will merge the US Consulate General, which serves Palestinians, with its new embassy in Israel into a single diplomatic mission...

Iranian fake news website provoked Khawaja Asif to threaten Israel with...

An Iranian fake news campaign was behind the news article that provoked former defence minister Khawaja Asif to threaten Israel with nuclear war in...