MidEast

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestinian refugees announced on Monday that it had sealed a Hamas terror tunnel built under two of its schools in the Maghazi refugee camp in the Gaza Strip. The tunnel was discovered at the beginning of June, after the Maghazi Elementary...

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Major-General Amikam Norkin officially assumed command of the Israeli Air Force (IAF) in a ceremony at Tel Nof air base on Tuesday evening. Norkin replaced Major-General Amir Eshel, who has retired after 40 years of military service. The ceremony was attended by both Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eisenkot and...

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In a speech before Iran’s parliament on Tuesday, newly reelected President Hassan Rouhani threatened that if the United States continued to impose new non-nuclear sanctions on Iran, Iran could resume its nuclear program at a more advanced level than before the negotiations began. “The new US administration officials should know...

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The multinational firm Oracle has chosen its inaugural class of startup participants in its new six-month Oracle Startup Cloud Accelerator program in Tel Aviv. Run by members of Oracle’s R&D team, the Oracle Startup Cloud Accelerator program provides mentoring from technical and business experts, state-of-the-art technology, a co-working space, and access to...

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Three top administration officials are headed to the Middle East to consult with Israel, the Palestinians and other Arab states in efforts to restart negotiations with no preconditions, a U.S. official announced Friday. Presidential adviser Jared Kushner, who is also President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, U.S. Special Representative for International Negotiations Jason...

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Iran’s parliament voted overwhelmingly on Sunday to increase the country’s budget for its ballistic missiles program and the elite Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), in a direct challenge to new sanctions announced by the Trump administration against the Islamic Republic earlier this month. Some lawmakers shouted “Death to America” after...

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