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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) and UN secretary general Antonio Guterres at a press conference at the former’s office in Jerusalem. (Photo: AFP)

Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu blasts UN over Iran

Israeli PM says Tehran manufacturing missiles as Guterres arrives.

29 Aug 2017 4:49 AM

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas expressed his thanks for North Korea's firm solidarity in support of the rights of our people and the just struggle to end the (Israeli) occupation. (Photo: File)

Palestinian Prez Mahmud Abbas congratulates N Korea on its independence day

In a separate message also carried by Wafa, Abbas congratulated South Korean President Moon Jae-In on the anniversary.

16 Aug 2017 10:50 AM

Marco Frigatti, Head of Records for Guinness World Records, presents Yisrael Kristal a certificate for being the oldest living man last year. (Photo: AP)

Jerusalem: World's oldest man, Israeli Holocaust survivor, dies at 114

Yisrael Kristal was born to an Orthodox Jewish family near the town of Zarnow in Poland in 1903.

13 Aug 2017 9:24 AM

The crash occurred at the end of a training flight which was part of a programme to gradually return the Apaches to service. (Photo: Representational/AFP)

Israeli pilot dead in military helicopter crash

According to Israeli media reports, the Apaches were previously grounded after a large crack was discovered in the rotor blade of one.

08 Aug 2017 11:27 AM

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu. (Photo: AP)

Israel PM exudes calm in face of corruption charges

Israeli police revealed that they suspected Netanyahu of being involved in bribery, fraud and breach of trust in a pair of cases.

07 Aug 2017 4:03 AM

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (File Photo)

Israel PM Netanyahu wants to expel Al-Jazeera for 'inciting violence'

Protests and deadly unrest have erupted in the days since the new security measures were installed at the holy site.

27 Jul 2017 12:25 PM

The Israeli decision to remove metal detectors came after a week of violent protests and international pressure. (Photo: AP)

Israel: Detectors removed but worshippers avoid entering Temple Mount

People prayed at the entrance of the Al-Aqsa mosque compound without entering, in keeping with the Waqf religious trust's instructions.

26 Jul 2017 8:30 AM

Israel has begun dismantling metal detectors it installed a week earlier at the gates of a contested Jerusalem shrine, amid widespread Muslim protests. (Photo: AP)

Post Muslim protest, Israel removes metal detectors from Jerusalem holy site

A work crew removed the metal detectors from one entrance to the compound in the early hours.

25 Jul 2017 2:54 PM

Palestinians burn mock metal detectors during a demonstration in Bethlehem. Israel's minister of public security said Sunday that metal detectors set at the entrance to a major Jerusalem shrine that angered Palestinians could be removed if police have another way of ensuring security there. (Photo: AP)

Pan-Islamic body to meet over clash in Jerusalem

'The issue of the Al-Aqsa mosque is a red line', the Jeddah-based OIC said in a statement after a meeting in the Saudi Red Sea city.

24 Jul 2017 6:58 PM

Palestinian medics and protesters evacuate an injured man during clashes with Israeli soldiers on the Israeli border with Gaza. An escalating dispute over metal detectors at a contested Jerusalem shrine turned violent on Friday, setting off widespread clashes between Palestinian stone-throwers and Israeli troops. (Photo: AP)

Violence leaves 6 dead over tensions at Israel holy site

After nightfall, a Palestinian sneaked into a home in the Israeli settlement of Halamish in the West Bank and stabbed to death 3 Israelis.

22 Jul 2017 11:20 AM

The hawkish leader was trying to convince his counterparts to communicate to their colleagues the need to push forward the EU-Israel Association agreement that has been frozen since Israel's Operation Cast Lead in Gaza in 2008-2009. (Photo: File)

Open mic mishap: Israel PM Netanyahu’s criticism of EU accidentally broadcast

The feed, accidentally broadcast to journalists in a nearby room, was cut off as soon as it was discovered.

21 Jul 2017 11:36 AM

The Dome of the Rock Mosque in the Al Aqsa Mosque compound is seen in Jerusalem's Old City. (Photo: AP)

Israel to reopen Jerusalem holy site after deadly assault

The White House 'strongly' condemned Saturday’s attack, saying 'there must be zero tolerance for terrorism'.

16 Jul 2017 1:25 PM

Police said Friday prayers for Muslims would not be held at the site following the attack. (Photo: AFP)

3 injured in shooting attack at Jerusalem holy site forces cancellation of Friday prayers

Tensions are often high around the marble-and-stone compound that houses the Aqsa Mosque and the golden Dome of the Rock.

14 Jul 2017 1:50 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu prior to a meeting in Jerusalem, Israel. (Photo: AP)

A namesake in Israel that Narendra Modi missed during his visit

Modi'in Maccabim Re'ut is a modern city, located in central Israel, about 35 km south-east of the capital, Tel Aviv.

08 Jul 2017 10:21 AM

PM Narendra Modi with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu at Olga Beach in Haifa. (Photo: PTI)

India, Israel launch Rs 260-crore innovation fund

Each country will allocate Rs 26 crore a year over a five-year period for fund’s activities.

07 Jul 2017 10:53 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu at Olga Beach in Haifa, Israel, on Thursday. Mr Netanyahu gifted Mr Modi a signed picture of them strolling barefoot together at the beach with a message hailing their friendship. (Photo: PTI)

Beach stroll by Benjamin Netanyahu, Narendra Modi causes internet waves

They had gone to the beach to see a demonstration of a mobile water desalination unit.

07 Jul 2017 3:22 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during their meeting at the King David hotel in Jerusalem. (Photo: AP)

PM Modi, Benjamin Netanyahu root for peace

India for the first time has de-linked its relationship with Israel from its traditional support to Palestine.

06 Jul 2017 6:41 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu during their visit to Israeli museum to witness an exhibition on India-Jewish Heritage, in Jerusalem. (Photo: AP)

Modi, Israel PM upgrade ties; vow to do ‘much more together’

Call for ‘strong measures’ against terror sanctuaries; 7 pacts signed.

06 Jul 2017 2:54 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: AP)

Modi meets 3 Pravasi Bharatiya Samman awardees

Modi, who is on a three-day visit to Israel, met Eliyahu Bezalel, Sheikh Ansari and Dr Lael Anson Best.

06 Jul 2017 12:30 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu prior to a meeting in Jerusalem, Israel. (Photo: AP)

India, Israel sign 7 agreements; we are making history, says Netanyahu

A MoU was also signed for setting up of $ 40 million worth India-Israel Industrial R&D and Technical Innovation Fund.

05 Jul 2017 7:38 PM

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