Israel Economy Deterioration Worsens as Gaza Conflict and Other Hostilities Grind On

nakedcapitalism.com There’s been remarkably little coverage in the Western press about how well, or not, Israel’s economy is holding up under the impact of what is turning out to be a…

Hezbollah Launches Deepest Attack Into Israel Since War's Start, On Passover

zerohedge.com Hezbollah Launches Deepest Attack Into Israel Since War's Start, On Passover Hezbollah on Tuesday conducted its deepest strikes into Israeli territory since the start of the…

Russia outsmarts Western sanctions

economist.com Nazem Ahmad, an art collector and financier, who owns work by Andy Warhol and Pablo Picasso, has been under American sanctions since 2019. That may sound like a problem, but…

Israeli military intelligence leader resigns over failing to prevent Oct. 7 attack

pbs.org The head of Israeli military intelligence resigned on Monday over the failures surrounding Hamas’ unprecedented Oct. 7 attack, the military said, becoming the first senior…

Oil prices fall more than 1% as Iran-Israel tensions ease

theglobeandmail.com Oil prices fell by more than 1 per cent on Monday, as the market focus switched to fundamentals after Israel and Iran played down the risk of an escalation of hostilities…

Oil prices retreat as US crude build, rate cut concerns come to the fore

investing.com Oil prices fell at Asia's open on Monday, dragged down by a renewed focus on market fundamentals, as Israel and Iran played down the risks of an escalation of hostilities in…

Terry Anderson, American journalist held hostage for years, dies at 76

newsweek.com Terry Anderson, a Middle East correspondent for the Associated Press who was held hostage for nearly seven years in Lebanon during the 1980s, died on Sunday, the outlet…

Israeli airstrike in Rafah kills at least 9 Palestinians, including 6 children, hospital says

pbs.org An Israeli airstrike on a house in Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah killed at least nine people, six of them children, hospital authorities said Saturday, as Israel pursued…

Inside the 2024 Venice Biennale: Papal Pavilions, a Polarizing Program, and Billionaires Aplenty

vanityfair.com On Saturday, a full week before the public opening of the Venice Biennale, the Lebanese retail magnate Tony Salamé was in Rome to open a new show of work from his sprawling…

Iran, allies respond to Israel's "attack"

newsweek.com Iran and its Lebanese Hezbollah partners appear to be dismissing the significance of Israel's reported overnight strike on targets inside the country, as the world again…

Airport chaos, sleeping in metro stations, no running water: Dubai's flood mayhem continues

cnbc.com The United Arab Emirates continues to reel from floods caused by the heaviest rainfall ever recorded in the desert state, with airlines, banks, and city transport facing…

Why Benjamin Netanyahu may defy Joe Biden

newsweek.com Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his war cabinet are poised to retaliate against Iran, British Foreign Minister David Cameron said on Wednesday, despite U.S.…

Iran and Israel dragged their shadow war out of the dark, and it's much more dangerous now

businessinsider.com An anti-missile system operates after Iran launched drones and missiles towards Israel, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel on April 14, 2024. REUTERS/Amir Cohen Iran and Israel…

Footage Shows Hezbollah Drone Slam Into Northern Israel Community Center, 18 Wounded

zerohedge.com Footage Shows Hezbollah Drone Slam Into Northern Israel Community Center, 18 Wounded Israeli emergency authorities are reporting that casualties from a suicide drone attack…

Netanyahu dismisses calls for restraint, saying Israel will decide how and when to respond to Iran's attack

pbs.org Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday his country would be the one to decide whether and how to respond to Iran’s major air assault earlier this week,…

Ex-Mossad Chief Says Hitting Iran's Nuclear Facilities 'On The Table'

zerohedge.com Ex-Mossad Chief Says Hitting Iran's Nuclear Facilities 'On The Table' Several statements were issued by Iranian leaders on Wednesday as they attended a military parade at a…

The Morning Risk Report: U.S., China to Cooperate in the Fight Against Dirty Money

createsend.com Europe’s action on forced labor lags behind U.S., lawmakers say. The U.S. State Department should press the U.K. and European Union to take a harder line on forced labor…

US expects to impose further sanctions on Iran 'in the coming days'

bbc.co.uk We're going to pause our coverage of the conflict in the Middle East for now, as Israel continues to consider its response to Iran's attack on its territory on Saturday.…

How powerful is Iran?

theweek.com "No move by any enemy against our sacred system goes unanswered," said Iran's supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, after Israel's deadly strike on the Iranian consulate in Syria…

China is refusing to condemn Iran's strike on Israel

businessinsider.com China's leader, Xi Jinping, holds a welcoming ceremony for Iran's president, Ebrahim Raisi, on February 14, 2023. Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images China refused to…

Hezbollah Detonates Bomb After IDF Troops Caught Breaching Lebanese Border, Wounding 4

zerohedge.com Hezbollah Detonates Bomb After IDF Troops Caught Breaching Lebanese Border, Wounding 4 Four Israeli soldiers were wounded Monday after a bomb was detonated inside Lebanese…

Iran sought mass casualties in Israel strike, U.S. officials say

semafor.com The News Iran’s weekend aerial attack on Israel was designed to cause mass casualties and infrastructure damage, senior U.S. officials said, an assessment that complicates…

A timeline of recent events that led to Iran's assault on Israel

pbs.org Iran’s dramatic aerial attack on Israel follows years of enmity between the countries and marks the first time Iran has launched a direct military assault on Israel. WATCH:…

Biden officials worry that a 'frenetic' Israeli response to Iran's attack could trigger a wider war

nbcnews.com Iran’s retaliatory attack Saturday — which swarmed Israeli airspace with hundreds of drones and missiles while causing relatively limited damage — was unprecedented but…

As Israel weighs response to Iran's attack, here's how their military capabilities compare

fortune.com Iran’s massive missile and drone attack on Israel, which began in the late hours of April 13, pushed the conflict between the two countries into a potentially explosive new…

Hezbollah in Lebanon launch dozens of rockets towards Israel

youtube.com An IRGC-affiliated Telegram channel posted the moment Lebanese Hezbollah started firing "dozens of rockets" from north ...

Israel's Netanyahu vows victory after Iran strikes, fears of wider conflict grow

investing.com Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Sunday his country would achieve victory after the military said it shot down almost all the more than 300 drones and…

Iran’s retaliatory attack against Israel, briefly explained

vox.com Israel’s Iron Dome anti-missile system is seen here firing an interceptor missile in 2022. | Photo by Ilia Yefimovich/picture alliance via Getty Images Iran had threatened…

US Pressuring China, Turkey, Saudi Arabia To Halt Attack Plans On Israel

zerohedge.com US Pressuring China, Turkey, Saudi Arabia To Halt Attack Plans On Israel The past days have seen American diplomats in a global push to get countries to hold back Iran from…

Visions du Réel Lebanese Doc ‘We Are Inside’ Debuts Trailer: ‘It’s About Change in My Father, in Me, in My Country’ (EXCLUSIVE)

variety.com Seven years after showcasing “You Make a Better Window Than You Do a Door” at Visions du Réel’s Short Film competition strand, Lebanese-born Farah Kassem is back in Nyon,…