Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday the Latin Patriarch would get "full and immediate access" to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, after police denied him entry on Palm Sunday. "I have instructed the relevant authorities that Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa,
March 30 (Reuters) - Israel's parliament approved the 2026 state budget,a Knesset spokesperson said in a statement early on Monday, allowing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to head off early elections as his country's joint war with the U.S. on Iran continues.
LONDON, March 29 (Reuters) - Britain's finance minister will urge her G7 counterparts on Monday not to pursue unilateral measures such as new trade barriers while the Iran war continues, saying such steps could further threaten energy security. During a meeting with G7 finance
Social media users have accused the anti-Hezbollah MTV Lebanon channel of everything from clickbait to treason for promoting a video of an IDF soldier in southern Lebanon. 'The first Arab channel… promoting the Israeli occupation army,' one critic wrote
By Asif Shahzad and Alexander Cornwell ISLAMABAD/TEL AVIV, March 29 (Reuters) - Pakistan said on Sunday it was preparing to host "meaningful talks" to end the conflict over Iran in coming days even though Tehran earlier accused Washington of preparing a land assault while
March 29 (Reuters) - The Israeli military said on Sunday it had found no negligence or ethical failures by officers involved in the killing of Israeli farmer Ofer Moskovitz near the Lebanese frontier earlier this month. The head of Israel's Northern Command said on March 23
The parliament speaker said Iran's military is waiting for U.S. ground forces to enter so it can 'set them ablaze' and 'punish' U.S. allies in the region. Earlier on Sunday, The Washington Post reported that the U.S. Defense Department is preparing for ground operations in Iran
Iran's Revolutionary Guards warned 'all employees, professors and students' of U.S. universities in the Middle East to move away from their campuses. The American University of Beirut moved to online classes
Worshippers attended a muted Palm Sunday service at a Greek Catholic cathedral in Damascus after the city's churches decided to limit celebrations to prayers only after violence hit a Christian town. On Friday night, Suqaylabiyah, one of the largest Christian communities in
March 29 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he had instructed the military to further expand the existing security buffer zone in southern Lebanon, vowing to fundamentally change the security situation there. "I have just instructed to further
Israeli police blocked the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre to celebrate Palm Sunday mass, which the prime minister's office said was done out of 'concern for his safety". "This morning, the Israeli
Israeli police prevented the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre to celebrate Palm Sunday mass, the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem said. "This morning, the Israeli Police prevented the Latin Patriarch
Israeli police blocked the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre to celebrate Palm Sunday mass, which the prime minister's office said was done out of 'concern for his safety". "This morning, the Israeli
Pakistan said on Sunday that it was ready to broker and host "meaningful talks" between the United States and Iran to bring an end to their war, outlining growing support for its peace efforts, including from the United Nations and China. The government in Islamabad has emerged
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Turkey on Sunday held talks about trying to end the war in the Middle East, as Islamabad acts as a go-between between the United States and Iran. The four-way meeting between the top diplomats of the Muslim nations lasted several hours in the
By Ariba Shahid, Jonathan Spicer and Mubasher Bukhari ISLAMABAD/ISTANBUL, March 29 (Reuters) - Pakistan hosted talks with Turkey, Egypt and Saudi Arabia on Sunday as part of its efforts to broker an end to the Iran war, with initial discussions focused on proposals to reopen
By Ali Sawafta and Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM, March 29 (Reuters) - Israeli police prevented the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem from marking Palm Sunday at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre "for the first time in centuries," the Patriarchate said, with police citing security concerns
KYIV, March 29 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrived in Jordan on Sunday as part of a Gulf tour aimed at shoring up defence ties with countries in the region amid rising tensions over the Iran war. Zelenskiy is seeking support from Gulf states for
Here are the latest developments in the Middle East war: - Trump says Iran has undergone 'regime change' - US President Donald Trump said Sunday that the US-Israel war had achieved regime change in Iran. "We're dealing with different people than anybody's dealt with before.
In 1975 Israeli artist Shmuel Katz visited the shah's kingdom to illustrate a travel guide. He was allowed inside locations closed to foreigners, and his work was shown at a solo exhibition in Tehran. Two months later, Khomeini was in power
Acutely sensitive to noise because of childhood trauma, Nili stresses when air raid sirens send her into a crowded shelter where her own "internal war" overlaps with the one raging outside. The experience of Nili, whose name has been changed for this article, highlights the
The Houthis, who are focused on rebuilding war-torn Yemen, are in no rush to open a front despite the missile launches towards Israel. Their threats aim to deter Saudi Arabia, UAE and Trump, reminding of their ability to block the key Red Sea shipping route
Zelenskyy visit comes days after he revealed that Ukraine had already assisted five Middle Eastern nations, including Saudi Arabia, in their fight against Iranian drones ■ Zelenskyy tells NBC News: '100 percent' confident Russia sharing intel with Iran on U.S. assets
Police have arrested two more people over an apparent bid to explode a homemade device outside the Paris branch of the Bank of America, the French domestic security service said on Sunday. Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said on Saturday he thought the war in the Middle East
The funeral took place on Sunday in Lebanon of three journalists killed by an Israeli strike on the south the previous day, an attack which Beirut called a "blatant crime". Ali Shoeib, a veteran correspondent for Hezbollah's Al Manar TV, Fatiman Ftouni of the pro-Hezbollah Al
By Steve Holland and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON, March 29 (Reuters) - As the war in Iran threatens to imperil President Donald Trump's legacy, the political stakes also are rising for two of his top lieutenants: Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The pair,
By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY, March 29 (Reuters) - Pope Leo said on Sunday that God rejects the prayers of leaders who start wars and have "hands full of blood", in unusually forceful remarks as the Iran war entered its second month. Addressing tens of thousands of people in
CAIRO, March 29 (Reuters) - Two Israeli air strikes on two checkpoints of the Hamas-led police force killed at least six Palestinians including a child, local health officials said, in the latest round of violence despite a U.S.-brokered ceasefire that is now more than five
Airstrikes knocked out electricity to parts of Tehran and its surroundings on Sunday as a top Iranian official accused the United States of plotting a ground invasion despite publicly pushing for a negotiated deal. Pakistan said meanwhile that it was ready to broker and host
Iran's parliament speaker on Sunday accused the United States of plotting a ground attack despite talking about diplomacy, after a US warship with around 3,500 military personnel arrived in the Middle East. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf's comments come after more than a month of
Iran claimed on Sunday attacks on two major aluminium plants in the Gulf, further raising the economic stakes of the Middle East war after Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis joined the conflict. The war that began on February 28 with US-Israeli attacks on Iran has mushroomed
The speaker of Iran's parliament accused the United States on Sunday of plotting a ground attack despite publicly pushing for a negotiated deal, after a US warship with around 3,500 military personnel arrived in the Middle East. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf's comments came after
Iranian forces' threat to ships in the crucial Strait of Hormuz has driven up payments for the insurance that underpins the world freight industry. Here are facts and figures about how maritime insurance works -- and the impact from the war sparked by US-Israeli strikes on
Seafarers' helplines say they are overwhelmed with messages from crews stuck in the Gulf by the Middle East war, desperately seeking repatriation, compensation and onboard supplies. "Writing to urgently inform you that our vessel is currently facing a critical situation