Israel

Defence lawyers accuse Russian president of making gesture to keep business healthy with the West.

Gianluca Mezzofiore Aug 03, 2012

Expiry of Tal Law makes Israeli Ultra-Orthodox seminary students eligible for national service.

Anissa Haddadi Aug 01, 2012

Iran's atomic energy chief Fereydoun Abbasi laughs off claims that nuclear computers burst into AC/DC's Thunderstruck at full volume.

Gianluca Mezzofiore Aug 01, 2012

IBTimes UK reporter Anissa Haddadi finds life in Jerusalem and the West Bank a chaotic and depressing experience, she reveals in the first of a three-part series.

Anissa Haddadi Aug 01, 2012

Brig Gen Masoud Jazayeri says no need for Iran to enter conflict but it 'will not allow enemy to advance'.

Anissa Haddadi Aug 01, 2012

Mitt Romney in Poland as part of three-nation tour to project himself as world leader and alternative to Barack Obama.

Geetha Pillai Jul 31, 2012

Palestinians fuming at US Republican presidential candidate MItt Romney for his remarks on Israel's economic efficiency.

Gianluca Mezzofiore Jul 30, 2012

US says Assad's regime 'is coming to an end' and 'has lost all legitimacy'

Staff Reporter Jul 30, 2012

The Republican presidential nominee is taking an aggressive line against Iran because he sees an existential threat to Israel.

Geetha Pillai Jul 29, 2012

Team Poison hacker jailed for six months after dumping ex-PM's personal details and bombarding anti-terror hotline

Gianluca Mezzofiore Jul 27, 2012

Obama to sign Enhance Security Cooperation Act, giving Israel more firepower and access to US spy satellite images.

Gianluca Mezzofiore Jul 27, 2012

Romney, who doubted London's readiness to host the Olympics a day earlier, now says he expects the Games to be highly successful.

Staff Reporter Jul 27, 2012

Gaza's Hamas PM Ismail Haniyeh meets Egypt's intelligence chief ahead of talks with new president Mohammed Mursi.

Anissa Haddadi Jul 26, 2012

Tensions between Iran and Israel continue to escalate following series of accusations from both camps.

Anissa Haddadi Jul 26, 2012

A security company has found a piece of code in the Madi malware which could indicate a link with the highly-complex, cyber weapon known as Flame.

David Gilbert Jul 26, 2012

A week after command and control servers were shut down, a new and improved version of the Madi malware has returned.

David Gilbert Jul 26, 2012

Three remaining gates on Turkey-Syria border blocked in attempt to stop commercial traffic.

Gianluca Mezzofiore Jul 25, 2012

Candid Camera-type prank backfires as angry film star hits presenter and 'producer' when told show being aired in Israel.

Toyin Owoseje Jul 24, 2012

Syria, which has the fourth largest stockpile of chemical weapons in the world, says it will use them only in cases of external aggression.

Geetha Pillai Jul 24, 2012

Israel fears Assad's arsenal of chemical weapons could fall into the hands of Islamist militants if regime falls.

Gianluca Mezzofiore Jul 23, 2012

PM tries to win back support by offering government roles to opposition MPs in national service row for Orthodox Jews.

Gianluca Mezzofiore Jul 23, 2012

Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of an ancient harbour in the city of Acre, Israel.

Sanskrity Sinha Jul 21, 2012

Christian tourists bathed in the waters of the Jordan River, at the baptismal site known as Qasr el-Yahud, near the West Bank city of Jericho, in Israel

Sanskrity Sinha Jul 20, 2012

The attack was believed to be retaliation for the recent assassinations of Iranian nuclear scientists.

Vasudevan Sridharan Jul 20, 2012

Bulgarian government releases CCTV footage showing a long haired man wearing a baseball cap and plaid shorts.

Nicholas Edmondson Jul 19, 2012

Israeli government says it will do everything to find perpetrators of the bombing, which claims at least eight lives.

Vasudevan Sridharan Jul 19, 2012

Bomber kills eight including himself and injures dozens in attack on tourist bus full of young Israelis in Burgas.

Nicholas Edmondson Jul 19, 2012

Rabbi Elyashiv, an indisputable authority on the Torah and Talmud (Jewish law) had expressed a wish against saying eulogies at his funeral.

Geetha Pillai Jul 19, 2012

Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv was one of most influential and revered figures in Judaism.

Julian Kossoff Jul 18, 2012

Laszlo Csatary, the most wanted Second World War Nazi war criminal, who is accused of killing 16,000 Jews, said he was only “obeying orders”.

Ewan Palmer Jul 18, 2012