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Israel says it killed Hamas spokesman Abu Obeida in air strike
Israel's Defence Minister said on Sunday the army had killed Abu Obeida, spokesman for the armed wing of Palestinian militant group Hamas. "Hamas terror spokesperson Abu Obeida was eliminated in Gaza," Israel Katz said in a post on X,...
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Esha Deol's ex-husband confirms new relationship, says 'Welcome to the family' to the mystery woman A year after parting ways with Esha Deol, businessman Bharat Takhtani has introduced a new chapter in his life — featuring entrepreneur Meghna...

Irish Central Bank to no longer approve Israeli bonds
The Central Bank in Ireland has not been used for the latest bond prospectus issued by Israel, it has been confirmed. The prospectus for Israeli bonds has been approved by Luxembourg. There have been widespread protests over the use of Ireland as...
Egypt to invest $400m in Israel gas pipeline

Low-cost Wizz Air’s plan to open Israel hub faces fierce opposition from local rivals
As Hungarian low-cost carrier Wizz Air eyes setting up a base at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport in a move that could boost competition and bring down sky-high fares for travelers, Israeli airlines are fiercely pushing back. Israel’s flag carrier,...

Turkish Intelligence Report Warns of Possible Confrontation with Israel
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp A recent Turkish intelligence report has raised the possibility of a military confrontation between Turkey and Israel, prompting Ankara to accelerate its military and security preparations. The strategy rests on...

Israel weighs West bank annexation amid Palestine push
Published on: September 1, 2025 11:21 AM Israel is considering annexation of parts of the West Bank as a possible response to France and several other countries moving forward with the recognition of a Palestinian state. The matter was included on...
Yemen's Houthis claim fresh missile strike on Israeli-linked tanker in Red Sea
SANAA, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- Yemen's Houthi group said Monday it has targeted and hit an "Israeli-linked" oil tanker in the northern Red Sea. Yahya Sarea, the group's military spokesman, said in a statement broadcast on the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV...

Netanyahu rejects prisoner exchange deal as Israel pounds Gaza
Israel pounded Gaza on Monday killing scores of people who were sheltering in camps [Getty] Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced his rejection of a prisoner exchange deal with Hamas, despite the military supporting the idea, Hebrew...

Houthis launch missile at Israeli-owned tanker near Saudi port of Yanbu
The Houthis on Monday said they launched a missile at an Israeli-owned tanker sailing south-west of Saudi Arabia's Red Sea port city of Yanbu. The Sunday assault on the vessel Scarlet Ray came a day after the Israeli army launched an attack on...

Turkey Cuts All Trade and Port Access to Israel Amid Gaza War Tensions
Turkey has moved to completely sever maritime and trade links with Israel, escalating its response to the ongoing war in Gaza. Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan announced Friday that Turkish ports are now closed to Israeli vessels, Turkish ships are...

Starmer names ex-BoE official Shafik as top economic adviser
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has appointed Minouche Shafik, a former deputy governor of the Bank of England, as his chief economic adviser, his office said on Monday. Shafik served as the BoE's deputy governor for markets and banking...

Business InsightsLibya opens its oil fields and the world is taking notice
The fourth-largest country in Africa, the continent’s second-biggest oil producer, has been terra incognita for the petroleum industry for a decade and a half. Since Libya’s 2011 revolution, its oil output has oscillated wildly, and volatile,...

‘There is never a vacuum’: How Hamas keeps functioning even as Israel kills its leaders
In April, the IDF eliminated the same Hamas official three times. That month, Israeli troops announced that they had killed the terror group’s battalion commander in the Shejaiya neighborhood of Gaza City. A new Hamas operative replaced that...

Tel Aviv home mixes style with family comfort
In the new Tel Aviv vacation apartment of a high-tech couple and their five children—whose permanent residence is in the Sharon region—there is hardly a single element purchased off the shelf. The chosen style, created with designers Sara and...

Business News | AbbVie Named to 2025 Best Workplaces in Asia List by Great Place To Work
PRNewswire Singapore, September 1: Great Place To Work®, the global authority on workplace culture, has selected AbbVie for the 2025 Best Workplaces in Asia™ List, ranking the company No. 7 up from No. 8 last year. Also Read | 'The Summer I Turned...

Turkey-Israel: Diplomatic relations in turmoil
The recognition of the Armenian genocide has infuriated Erdogan, so his decision to suspend trade relations and close Israeli airspace to Israeli aircraft is not surprising. Regarding the terrible massacre of Armenians by the Ottoman Turks, we...

Houthis launch missile strike on Israeli-owned oil tanker in Red Sea — spokesman
DOHA, September 1. /TASS/. Houthi rebels from the Yemen-based Ansar Allah movement have launched a missile strike on the Scarlet Ray oil tanker, which they claim belongs to Israel, in the Red Sea, the movement’s military spokesman Yahya Saria...

Relations between Turkey, Russia in trade, investment, energy developing — Erdogan
TIANJIN, September 1. /TASS/. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in China that relations between the two countries in trade, tourism, investment, and energy continue developing on the...

Houthis say they shot at Israeli ship in Red Sea; maritime agency says missile missed
The Iran-backed Houthi terror group said Monday that it had fired a missile at an Israeli-owned tanker in the Red Sea, days after the prime minister of Yemen’s rebel government and several other ministers were killed in an IDF strike on the...