US: Iran ‘responsible’ for safety of Americans being held in Evin prison

State Department spokesman Ned Price says Washington watching events at notorious facility ‘with urgency’ after clashes and fire reported on site By AFP Today, 4:29 am   The US State Department said Saturday that Iran was accountable for the safety of Americans held at Evin prison, after fire and clashes erupted at the notorious Tehran […]

Heightened alert level in Jerusalem, Judea & Samaria

16.10.22, 7:21 The security system continues to be on heightened alert throughout Jerusalem, as well as Judea and Samaria following the latest spade of attacks and riots in the capital. Four Border Police reserve units have been mobilized to reinforce existing forces.

Xi: ‘China will never renounce the right to use force over Taiwan’

“Resolving the Taiwan issue is the Chinese people’s own business, and it up to the Chinese people to decide,” he said. By REUTERS Published: OCTOBER 16, 2022 07:23 Chinese president Xi Jinping speaks at a meeting marking the 110th anniversary of the Xinhai Revolution, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, earlier this month. (photo […]

Israel-Lebanon Maritime Border Agreement: Defeat for Israel

Alex Nachumson21 Tishri 5783 – October 16, 2022 Photo Credit: Abu Ali Express Map of potential Israel Lebanon maritime border agreement. “Ending wars is very simple if you surrender,” said American political satirist P.J. O’Rourke. It is a very true statement, but lost on far too many today. Advertisement   The Israeli government recently announced […]

White House ‘deeply disappointed’ after Abbas tells Putin he doesn’t trust US

White House ‘deeply disappointed’ after Abbas tells Putin he doesn’t trust US Biden spokesperson says Russian president ‘a far cry’ from international leader needed to address Israeli-Palestinian conflict, after PA president meets Putin, hails Russian stance By Jacob Magid Today, 10:32 pm Edit   Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel’s US correspondent based in […]

US: Israeli-Palestinian violence is horrific and must stop

State Department Deputy Spokesman Vedant Patel voiced his concern over recent Israeli-Palestinian violence. By TOVAH LAZAROFF Published: OCTOBER 15, 2022 22:06 Palestinians clash with Palestinian security forces in Nablus, in the West Bank on September 20, 2022, following the arrest of Hamas members by Palestinian security forces, September 20, 2022. (photo credit: Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90) The United States […]

14 dead, 28 hurt, dozens trapped underground after blast in Turkish coal mine

Eight people managed to escape after blast; hundreds gather at entrance to pit in Black Sea town of Amasra APToday, 9:38 pm ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — An explosion inside a coal mine in northern Turkey on Friday left 14 people dead, at least 28 injured and nearly 50 trapped underground, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said. […]

Fatah and Hamas sign reconciliation agreement

The sides hope to end a rift that has lasted more than 15 years. Elad Benari, Canada14.10.22, 20:23   The Palestinian Arab Fatah and Hamas factions have signed a reconciliation deal in Algiers, vowing to hold elections by next October in their latest attempt to end a rift that has now lasted more than 15 […]

Russia wants just settlement to Palestine-Israeli issue, says Putin

Russia wants a just settlement to the Palestine-Israel issue in line with UN resolutions, President Vladimir Putin said in a meeting with his Palestinian counterpart, Mahmoud Abbas, on Thursday, Anadolu News Agency reports. Russia has “a principled stance based on the fundamental resolutions of the United Nations and it remains unchanged,” Putin told Abbas during […]

North Korea fires missile, flies warplanes near South Korea border

South Korea’s National Security Council condemned the North for escalating tension. By REUTERS Published: OCTOBER 14, 2022 04:07 North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un oversees a missile launch at an undisclosed location in North Korea, in this undated photo released on October 10, 2022 by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). (photo credit: KCNA VIA REUTERS/FILE […]

Abbas meets with Putin, rails at ‘Israeli violations against the Palestinians’

Amid Russian invasion of Ukraine, PA chief and Russian leader sit down in Kazakhstan; Abbas hails ‘Russia’s positions at all international forums in support of Palestinians ‘ TOI staffToday, 2:10 pm The Times of Israel is liveblogging Thursday’s events as they happen. .wrap-article-single .crm-post-module + .banner { padding-top: 50px; } <!– –> Hear ‘Paralyzed Nation’ […]