Tue 14 July 2026: Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday rejected a report by The New York Times alleging that Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency had sought to recruit him and that he is under house arrest, describing the claims as “completely false.” In a statement, Ahmadinejad’s office accused the newspaper of publishing fabricated reports […]
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Tue 14 July 2026: Police forces across England will receive a £251 million ($335 million) funding boost to strengthen protection for Jewish communities following a rise in antisemitic attacks, the British government announced. Under the three-year package, London’s Metropolitan Police will receive £86 million to recruit around 300 additional officers as part of plans to […]
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Mon 13 July 2026: Israel reportedly conducted a years-long covert operation aimed at recruiting former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as an intelligence asset before developing a plan for regime change that would have installed him as Iran’s new leader, according to a report by The New York Times citing former US officials. The operation ultimately […]
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Mon 13 July 2026: Yemen’s internationally recognised government says its forces have carried out a strike at Sanaa airport to prevent an Iranian aircraft from landing there. The Yemeni capital, Sanaa – and much of northern Yemen, including the port city of Hodeidah on the country’s western Red Sea coast – is controlled by the […]
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Mon 13 July 2026: Brent crude oil prices rose about 5% on Monday after renewed US-Iran attacks heightened concerns over shipping and energy supplies through the Strait of Hormuz. The international benchmark climbed to around $80 per barrel as of 0550GMT after both sides carried out fresh missile and drone strikes over the weekend. The […]
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Mon 13 July 2026: An Israeli parliamentary committee approved a bill on Sunday to suspend the detention of ultra-Orthodox (Haredi) Jews who evade mandatory military service, paving the way for final votes in the full Knesset later this week, according to local media, Anadolu reports. The Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee approved a temporary order freezing […]
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Sun 12 July 2026: Iran claims attacks on Jordan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, and Oman as the United Arab Emirates also reports intercepting Iranian missiles and suicide drones. The US military says it struck more than 140 targets in Iran with explosions reported in the southern port cities of Bandar Abbas, Sirik, Chabahar, Bandar-e Deyr, Jask and Asaluyeh The […]
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Fri 10 July 2026: Syrian Interior Minister Anas Khattab said Thursday that authorities have arrested a cell responsible for “terrorist bombings” that struck Damascus two days ago. “The cell responsible for the terrorist bombings that targeted Damascus two days ago is now in our custody,” Khattab said in a statement carried by the Syrian Arab […]
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Fri 10 July 2026: When it comes to covering the Middle East, News Corporation has two guiding principles. The first is that it supports Israel, which means it opposes any nation, organisation or individual that doesn’t. This support is decades old and it’s unwavering, even in the face of global condemnation of Israel for the […]
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Fri 10 July 2026: The Israeli parliament (Knesset) on Wednesday approved in a preliminary reading a bill that would allow the government to freeze additional Palestinian Authority clearance revenues, a move expected to deepen the financial crisis facing the Ramallah-based administration. The bill, approved in its first reading, would authorize Israel to withhold additional funds […]
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