Israel’s controversial finance minister will not meet US officials after Palestinian village comment
LONDON: The White House has announced that Israel’s finance minister, who called for a flashpoint Palestinian town to be “erased,” will not meet…
Category: Middle East
Smotrich’s remarks to erase Hawara town ‘inappropriate,’ says Netanyahu
RAMALLAH: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said the remarks by a key Cabinet ally calling for a Palestinian town to be…
Why West Bank violence between Israelis and Palestinians rages on despite US mediation
AMMAN: Persistent clashes in the West Bank between Palestinians and Israeli settlers have forced the international community to intervene. But talks in Jordan…
Israel does not need a death penalty — they execute us in the streets already, say Palestinians
RAMALLAH: Palestinians have denounced a draft Israeli law to execute Palestinians found guilty of terrorism, which passed its first stage in the Israeli…
TikTok partners with Saudi book fair to bring #BookTok trend into the real world
DUBAI: TikTok has partnered with Al-Sharqiya Book Fair in Saudi Arabia, which begins on March 2, to bring #BookTok, a popular literary trend…
Arab nations condemn Israeli minister’s “racist” Palestine comments
DUBAI: Arab nations have condemned what they say were “racist comments” by Israeli Minister of Finance, Betzalel Smotrich calling for the destruction of…
Gaza warns landfill fire could rage for days, appeals for help
GAZA: Gaza officials called for help to extinguish a fire that started in a landfill in a village bordering Israel on Thursday, saying…
Arab nations condemn Israeli minister’s “racist” Palestine comments
ABU DHABI: Arab nations have condemned what they say were “racist comments” by Israeli Minister of Finance, Betzalel Smotrich calling for the destruction…
UN chief visits Iraq for first time in six years
BAGHDAD: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrived in Iraq for his first visit in six years Tuesday in a show of “solidarity” after a…