Israeli minister talks to Al Jazeera about several regional issues, including solving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Jerusalem – An Israeli minister has said US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital does not signal the end of the two-state solution, with Israel willing to grant Palestinians their own independent state but with limited sovereignty. Tzachi […]

Ahmad Salim, 24, was hit by Israeli fire on Monday in the town of Jayous, east of Qalqilya. A Palestinian man has died of his wounds after being shot by Israeli forces during confrontations in the occupied West Bank, according to officials. Ahmad Salim, 24, was hit by Israeli fire on Monday after clashes erupted […]

TEHERAN (AFP) – Iran launched a satellite criticised by the United States on Tuesday (Jan 15) but it failed to reach orbit, state television quoted the telecommunications minister as saying. “The Payam satellite was successfully launched this morning with the Basir satellite carrier. But the satellite unfortunately failed to be placed in orbit in the […]

Giselle Cycowicz (born Friedman) remembers her father, Wolf, as a warm, kind and religious man. “He was a scholar,” she says, “he always had a book open, studying Talmud [compendium of Jewish law], but he was also a businessman and he looked after his family.” Before the war, the Friedmans lived a happy, comfortable life […]

ISTANBUL (REUTERS) – US President Donald Trump threatened Turkey with economic devastation if it attacks a US-allied Kurdish militia in Syria, weakening the Turkish lira and prompting sharp criticism from Ankara on Monday (Jan 14). Relations between the two Nato allies have been strained over US backing for the Kurdish YPG, which Turkey views as […]

RIYADH (REUTERS) – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Saudi Arabia’s king and crown prince in Riyadh on Monday (Jan 14), but will cut short the rest of his Middle East trip to attend a family funeral, a State Department spokesman said. Pompeo will return home after meetings in Oman instead of travelling on […]

At least seven people have died in a cargo plane crash near the Iranian capital, Tehran, media have reported. The Boeing 707 reportedly hit a building while trying to land at Fath airport in Karaj, west of Tehran. The Fars news agency said 16 people were on board and one survivor has so far been […]

The US secretary of state insists he will press Saudi Arabia’s crown prince to ensure that the killers of journalist Jamal Khashoggi are held accountable. Mike Pompeo is meeting Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) in Saudi Arabia as part of his Middle East tour. The relationship between Riyadh and Washington remains tense following the October assassination […]

JERUSALEM (REUTERS) – Israel said on Sunday (Jan 13) that it had completed a search for Hezbollah tunnels from Lebanon after uncovering at least six of the passages dug secretly under the border by the Iranian-backed guerrillas. The operation, made public by Israel in early December last year, had stirred fears on both sides of […]

BEIRUT (AFP) – More than 600 people had been evacuated from the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria group’s remaining holdout in eastern Syria, a monitor said, as US-backed fighters prepare for a final assault on the area. “More than 600 people, mainly women and children, were evacuated on 25 buses sent” by the Syrian […]