As belly dancing gains popularity internationally, young Egyptian performers are working to restore its reputation at home, pushing back against decades of stigma to reclaim the dance as part of their artistic heritage. Once iconic figures of Egypt's cinematic golden age, belly
Clashes erupted in Istanbul Monday with police firing rubber bullets and tear gas to break up an angry mob after allegations that a satirical magazine had published a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed, an AFP correspondent said. The incident occurred after Istanbul's chief
An Algerian court is expected to deliver a verdict Tuesday on prosecutors' bid to double the jail term of a dual-national author whose conviction has strained ties with France. Boualem Sansal, 80, was first sentenced to five years behind bars on March 27 on charges related to
More than 14 million of the world's most vulnerable people, a third of them small children, could die because of the Trump administration's dismantling of US foreign aid, research projected on Tuesday. The study in the prestigious Lancet journal was published as world and
President Donald Trump on Monday formally dismantled US sanctions against Syria, hoping to reintegrate the war-battered country into the global economy as Israel eyes ties with its new leadership. Trump lifted most sanctions against Syria in May, responding to appeals from
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will visit the White House next week for talks with President Donald Trump, a US official said Monday, as Washington ramps up the pressure for a ceasefire in Gaza. The July 7 visit -- Netanyahu's third since Trump returned to power in
'The bombing by the U.S. and Israel didn't kill us. Then the Islamic Republic brought us to a place that will practically kill us,' said a jailed Iranian dissident, who narrowly escaped death when Israeli missiles struck Tehran's Evin Prison
Questions over who funds the U.S.-backed Gaza aid project rose again at the Knesset when a transfer of $208 million to the defense budget was approved, a sum one MK said suspiciously resembled the estimated cost of the aid
The State Department has greenlit $500 million worth of JDAM guidance kits for Israeli bombs, as at least 80 people were reportedly killed by Israeli military gunfire and airstrikes across the Gaza Strip on Monday.
Trump officials have increasingly alluded in recent days to an agreement between Israel and Syria. But a hawkish post-Oct. 7 Israel and a new Syrian leader with a skeptical domestic base make a deal far from plain sailing
Boaz Sapir, who was active in efforts to get captured Israeli solider Gilad Shalit released, says he is 'constantly moved by the ability' of the hostage relatives 'to convey that the nation's recovery cannot begin until the last hostage is brought home'
The rial has fallen considerably since May, as officials lash out against the US despite the recent conflict coming to a close.
UK police on Monday launched a criminal investigation into remarks made by rap groups Kneecap and Bob Vylan during the Glastonbury festival, as the US revoked visas for the latter after its frontman led an anti-Israel chant. Bob Vylan, a London-based duo which often tackles
Iranian authorities have arrested hundreds of people and executed dozens in a wave of repression following the 12-day war with Israel, activists say, accusing the Islamic republic of using fear to compensate for weaknesses revealed by the conflict. Campaigners have been
The sweeping directive unwinds layers of sanctions but maintains Syria's designation as a state sponsor of terrorism.
The Israeli military on Monday stepped up its operations in Gaza, calling for Palestinians to evacuate large areas of the north and carrying out fresh strikes, including one on a beachfront cafe.
Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli forces killed at least 51 people on Monday, including 24 at a seafront rest area, as fresh calls grew for a ceasefire in the war-ravaged Palestinian territory. The swift resolution of Israel's 12-day war with Iran has revived hopes for a
Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli forces killed at least 48 people on Monday, including 21 at a seafront rest area, as fresh calls grew for a ceasefire in the war-ravaged Palestinian territory. The swift resolution of Israel's 12-day war with Iran has revived hopes for a
Once again, after this weekend, a 14-year-old boy has been hospitalized and the pattern of using minors in the settler project continues. How can supposedly religious communities and leadership continue to endanger children?
From Tamra to Tel Aviv and further south, Israeli engineers' maps show how a shock wave can be as ruinous as a direct hit if the building is old and unrenovated
From Tamra to Tel Aviv and further south, Israeli engineers' maps show how a shock wave from Iran's ballistic missiles can be as ruinous as a direct hit
The PIF said that the impairments were mainly related to changes in operational plans and increases in budgeted costs.
Amid Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, an international backlash is affecting the country’s participation in global sports competitions.
The agreement covers 37 bridges in Syria, where infrastructure was severely damaged during the civil war, but may now be rebuilt following the lifting of Western sanctions.
The US demands that the Lebanese cabinet approve a plan on the disarmament of Hezbollah as Israeli attacks in south Lebanon continue despite a ceasefire.
Ben-Gurion University was hit, the Weizmann Institute was devastated and the Technion was threatened. As one professor puts it, 'Iron Dome, David's Sling and the rest of the air defense systems began at the universities'
Militants from the PKK will begin laying down their weapons at a disarmament ceremony in Iraqi Kurdistan in early July, the Kurdish media outlet Rudaw reported on Monday. The move comes just six weeks after the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) announced it was ending more than
A French court on Monday sentenced seven Afghans and two Iraqi Kurds to seven to eight years in jail over the fatal capsizing of a boat carrying would-be asylum seekers from France to England in 2022. France and Britain have vowed to crack down on people smugglers who heap
The new US ambassador to Ankara says that Congress is open to taking a fresh look at the F-35 issue.
The new US ambassador to Ankara says that Congress is open to taking a fresh look at the F-35 issue.
Egypt's electricity and renewable energy minister met with a range of high-level officials and business leaders while on a visit to the Asian country over the past week.
Wildfires rage in Turkey’s tourist heartland, forcing airport closures and evacuations amid fierce winds.
The High Court in London rejected a legal challenge on Monday brought by a Palestinian rights group seeking to block the UK from supplying components for Israeli F-35 fighter jets. Israel has used the jets to devastating effect in its bombardment of Gaza. Both sides have been
Israel said Monday it is "interested" in striking peace agreements with neighbouring Lebanon and Syria, a potentially historic shift in the region after decades of war and animosity. With Syria under new leadership after the fall of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad and Lebanon's
CIA Director John Ratcliffe told lawmakers the strikes wiped out a key step in Iran's bomb-making process, delaying its nuclear ambitions by years. But IAEA chief Rafael Grossi warned that 'You cannot undo the knowledge' and urged renewed diplomacy
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged the world to "rev up the engine of development" at an aid conference in Spain on Monday at a time when US-led cuts are jeopardising the fight against poverty and climate change. Dozens of world leaders and more than 4,000
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's rise in popularity during the war with Iran may already be fading, as pressure mounts at home to end the conflict in Gaza. Netanyahu claimed victory over the Islamic republic in the 12-day war that ended with a ceasefire last week,
British judges will rule on Monday on a legal challenge brought by a Palestinian human rights organisation seeking to block the UK from supplying components for Israeli F-35 fighter jets. Israel has used the jets to devastating effect in its bombardment of Gaza, with both sides
Hajjar Shademani's family waited for hours in the heat and dust after crossing the border into Afghanistan, their neat pile of suitcases all that remained of a lifetime in Iran after being deported to their homeland. The 19-year-old and her three siblings are among tens of