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IS attacks Syria prison, freeing jihadists: monitor

By Hashem Osseiran

Relatives of jihadists, including children, are kept in Kurdish-controlled camps in Syria's northeast

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Israel's ultra-Orthodox Jews confront #MeToo claims

The ultra-Orthodox community makes up roughly 12 percent of Israel's 9.3 million population

By Alexandra Vardi and Michael Blum

US Navy says heroin worth about $4 mn seized in Arabian Sea

Two weeks earlier the US Navy said it had rescued five Iranian sailors injured in an explosion on their vessel and...

By AFP News

Israel hosts Miss Universe finale despite boycott calls

Reigning Miss Universe Andrea Meza, of Mexico, said the pageant should steer clear of politics.

By AFP News

Tel Aviv ranked world's priciest city for first time

Paris and Singapore came joint second, followed by Zurich and Hong Kong. New York was in sixth, with Geneva in seventh.

By AFP News

Apple sues Israeli spyware maker for targeting its users

NSO has consistently denied any wrongdoing and insisted its software is intended for use by authorities only in...

By Joshua Melvin

US, Gulf countries accuse Iran of causing 'nuclear crisis'

Some Gulf countries such as Qatar and Oman are often seen as channels for the US to communicate with Iran.

By AFP News

Mum keeps daughter's body in bathroom for five years, police find skeletal remains

The father of the victim alleged that the woman used to physically abuse her daughter.

By Meera Suresh

Doctors remove 13-pound hairball from 20-year-old woman's stomach

The patient had lost nearly 66 pounds during the last year

By Meera Suresh

Deadly clashes rock Lebanon capital after rally against port blast judge

The army said it had responded to an exchange of gunfire in the Tayouneh - Badaro area as protesters headed to the...

By Rouba El Husseini and Hashem Osseiran

Dubai Expo to welcome millions in biggest event since pandemic

Dubai's edition, the first in the Middle East, is expected to be the biggest event ever held in the region with...

By Talek Harris

US House approves $1 billion for Israel's Iron Dome

Iron Dome has destroyed thousands of short-range rockets and shells launched by Hamas militants from Gaza

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Middle East

IS attacks Syria prison, freeing jihadists: monitor

Israel's ultra-Orthodox Jews confront #MeToo claims

US Navy says heroin worth about $4 mn seized in Arabian Sea

Israel hosts Miss Universe finale despite boycott calls

Tel Aviv ranked world's priciest city for first time

Apple sues Israeli spyware maker for targeting its users

US, Gulf countries accuse Iran of causing 'nuclear crisis'

Mum keeps daughter's body in bathroom for five years, police find skeletal remains

Doctors remove 13-pound hairball from 20-year-old woman's stomach

Deadly clashes rock Lebanon capital after rally against port blast judge

Dubai Expo to welcome millions in biggest event since pandemic

US House approves $1 billion for Israel's Iron Dome

EU urges joint fight with Arab states against migrant traffickers

Gaza rulers Hamas wage perilous campaign of harassing Israel

Macron visits IS former stronghold in Iraq's Mosul

Husband attempts to murder wife in front of son, stabs her 20 times; found guilty

'Potential hijack' of ship off UAE coast: UK maritime security agency

US ready to take in thousands more Afghans as violence worsens

US, UK join Israel in accusing Iran of deadly tanker attack

Dead man wakes up seconds before burial after mourners notice coffin 'moving'

NFT and esports: One of the most promising collaborations of 2022

NFT and esports: One of the most promising collaborations of 2022

Closing the gap between the promise of AI and its implementation

Closing the gap between the promise of AI and its implementation

How decentralisation is expanding the possibilities of finance

How decentralisation is expanding the possibilities of finance