
Israel stays unexpectedly quiet amid Trump’s war drums with arch‑foe Iran
Netanyahu aims to topple the ayatollahs’ regime, but military assessments warn of the risks of an airstrike

Netanyahu aims to topple the ayatollahs’ regime, but military assessments warn of the risks of an airstrike

The Israeli prime minister is using his position of strength to implement the truce with a different approach than initially planned, with Trump’s approval

Life has barely improved for Palestinians in the Strip in the almost four months since the ceasefire came into effect

US thinker Peter Beinart denounces the perpetual victimization of the Israeli people, which transforms supremacy into a form of protection
Jared Kushner announced a project to rebuild the Strip with tourist skyscrapers by the sea, even as Israeli strikes continue and Palestinian children die from hypothermia
The investigating judge said Israeli authorities are obstructing the years-long probe and are in breach of international agreements ratified by their country

The US president will unveil a club in Davos Thursday that is attracting both members and detractors, and which the Republican hopes will go beyond the initial purpose of strengthening the truce in Gaza

The project to rebuild and run the Gaza Strip gives broad powers to the US president but Israel objects to the composition of the new body

The first anniversary of the Republican’s second term is marked a broken country and an international panorama at the mercy of the unpredictable White House show
Nostalgia for the shah’s authoritarian monarchy has grown in the shadow of an opposition without clear leaders, but it offers no alternative and enjoys no real support in Iran, according to experts

‘Not being pure doesn’t make you any less legitimate. It’s a very effective way to discredit and demobilize us,’ says the leader of Fridays for Future in Germany

Women in Iran can drive cars, buses, and even pilot commercial airplanes, but they cannot legally operate two-wheeled motor vehicles because the law regulating such licenses only mentions ‘men’

Benjamin Netanyahu has angered many by establishing relations with the breakaway region of Somalia in a move that could reshape the Horn of Africa and the Middle East

US support for its ally has triggered a schism on the far right and a bitter debate around figures such as Tucker Carlson, the limits of free speech, and antisemitism

The UN special rapporteur for the Palestinian territories has become a leading voice in her country, but she is on a US blacklist as if she were a terrorist and can only use cash

A toxic mix of 61 million tons of debris, 100,000 tons of explosives, and chemicals leaked into the earth has destroyed arable land, water and air quality. Any recovery is expected to take decades
The City Council is resuming the festivities in the hope of boosting the economy of a city where 85% depends on tourism and unemployment has climbed to 65%

Al Jazeera’s English-language correspondent left Gaza with her children after being threatened. Now she continues to report on the war as a refugee and asks that Gaza’s plight not be forgotten

Around 400 parishioners will spend their third Christmas sheltered in Gaza City’s church, with few resources and no spirit to celebrate. The gunfire they hear every night reminds them that the war is not over
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency is running for UN Secretary-General

The UN has denounced Israel for continuing to restrict the entry of aid while a storm is expected that could worsen the already catastrophic humanitarian situation in the Strip

The South American country has become the seventh nation to try to stop the group, which has been charged with sexual abuse and trafficking

Al Majd Europe finds clients among desperate families with no alternative to leaving the Strip. Its mission aligns with the objectives of the Netanyahu government, which created a Voluntary Migration Office to third countries

The 2021 Nobel Peace Prize laureate calls for rebuilding journalism in a world that ‘no longer believes in the truth’ and criticizes Europe for neglecting human rights in Russia in exchange for oil and gas

The assassination of Haytham Ali Tabatabai, the militia’s number two, exacerbates the group’s weakness and leaves it paralyzed over how to respond

Israel killed one of the group’s members in May and destroyed its bikes in an air strike, but several of its athletes have managed to compete in international races

From the war in Ukraine to the Middle East and Sudan, international justice is suffering its biggest crisis since the advances of the 1990s