Israel & the Region

Illustrative: US President Donald Trump signs a Presidential Memorandum on the Iran nuclear deal from the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, on May 8, 2018. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump signed secret pledge to safeguard Israeli nukes — report

According to New Yorker, Israeli envoy Dermer raised US ire in seeking assurances on program; 'This is our f*ckin’ house,' White House official reportedly said in disapproval

Joint (Arab) List MK Ayman Odeh (C) argues with police during an event in East Jerusalem hosted by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine terror groups on June 18, 2018. (Screen capture: Twitter)

Minister urges probe of Arab MK for attending event held by terror groups

By TOI staff

AnalysisEx-minister likely a spy who knew too little, but Iran still got an intel coup

By Judah Ari Gross

Iraqi forces, supported by members of the Hashed al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization units), advance in the western desert in the northern Iraqi region of al-Hadar, 105 kilometers south of Mosul, on November 23, 2017, as they attempt to flush out remaining Islamic State group fighters (AFP/Stringer)

Iraq denounces mysterious Syria airstrike attributed to Israel

By TOI staff and AFP

Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara Netanyahu boarding a plane to Uganda at Ben-Gurion International Airport on July 4, 2016. Raphael Ahren/Times of Israel)

July 15, 2017, 10:49 pm

Netanyahu departs for 5-day trip to France and Hungary

After a day in Paris, PM controversially set to head to Budapest, for a series of meetings with PM Viktor Orban

By Raphael Ahren

Israeli border police officers stand guard at the entrance to the Temple Mount compound in Jerusalem's Old City, Friday, July 14, 2017. (AP/Mahmoud Illean)

July 15, 2017, 9:25 pm

Israel to reopen Temple Mt. on Sunday; 3 Waqf officials held

Netanyahu says opening will be gradual with new security measures; Arab-Israeli gunmen who shot dead two police officers on Friday said to have stored weapons at compound days earlier

By TOI staff

Protesters chant slogans in the Jordanian capital Amman on July 15, 2017 during a demonstration against the closure of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, which Israeli security forces closed a day earlier after Arab gunmen killed two Israeli policemen in the Holy City. (AFP PHOTO / KHALIL MAZRAAWI)

July 15, 2017, 9:05 pm

Hundreds in Jordan protest Temple Mount closure

Demonstration in Amman in wake of terror attack follows Friday's protest in Turkey outside Israeli consulate

By TOI staff

US President Donald Trump visits the Western Wall, the holiest site where Jews can pray, in Jerusalem's Old City on May 22, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / MANDEL NGAN)

July 15, 2017, 8:54 pm

US backs Israel’s closure of Temple Mount, calls for patience

White House condemns terrorism, says it must be 'eradicated,' welcomes Jerusalem's pledge to maintain status quo at holy site

By TOI staff

Hundreds of people protesting against the Iran nuclear deal on July 26, 2015, in Los Angeles, California. (Peter Duke)

July 15, 2017, 8:03 pm

Two years on, nuclear deal has fewer friends in US and Iran

Washington accuses Tehran of destabilizing Syria, Iraq, Yemen and Lebanon, either directly or through its terrorist proxies

By Nicolas Revise and Eric RANDOLPH

Medics treat victims of a shooting attack on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City on July 14, 2017. (Magen David Adom)

July 15, 2017, 7:36 pm

US issues travel warning after Temple Mount attack

Jerusalem consulate general warns of 'continued tensions and the potential for clashes' in Jerusalem's Old City

By TOI staff and AFP

A picture taken on July 15, 2017 shows a general view of the Sunny Days Elpalacio beach in the Egyptian Red Sea resort city of Hurghada, where an Egyptian stabbed to death two German tourists and injured four others the day before. (AFP PHOTO / MOHAMED EL-SHAHED)

July 15, 2017, 6:40 pm

Egypt police probe motives of Red Sea beach attacker

Jihadist who stabbed to death two German women said to confess to supporting Islamic State ideology

By Mohamed Abdelaziz

Masked Hamas terrorists attend the funeral of Mazen Fuqha in Gaza City, March, 25 2017. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)

July 15, 2017, 5:25 pm

Hamas calls for attacks on Israelis after Temple Mount closure

Terror group holds rally to celebrate killing of two Israeli officers; describes shuttering of compound as a 'religious war'

By TOI staff and Agencies

A Palestinian man speaks with an Israeli border police standing guard outside Damascus Gate, a main entrance to Jerusalem's Old City, on July 15, 2017 (AFP PHOTO / AHMAD GHARABLI)

July 15, 2017, 4:38 pm

Waqf protests Israel has completely taken control of Temple Mount

Holy site remains closed and the Old City under very tight security following deadly Friday attack that killed two Israeli police officers

By TOI staff and AFP

Israeli border policemen stand guard outside Damascus Gate, a main entrance to Jerusalem's Old City, on July 15, 2017, after security forces locked down the Temple Mount to Muslim worshippers and restricted access to parts of the Old City following a terror attack on July 14. (AFP PHOTO / AHMAD GHARABLI)

July 15, 2017, 4:25 pm

Israel should quickly reopen Temple Mount for Muslim worshippers

Op-Ed: Closing the compound made security sense in the immediate aftermath of Friday's terror attack. But with each passing hour, the danger of keeping it shut is growing

By Avi Issacharoff

This file photo taken on July 16, 2016 shows People reacting after taking over a military position on the Bosphorus bridge in Istanbul. ( AFP PHOTO / GURCAN OZTURK)

July 15, 2017, 4:00 pm

Turkey marks year since ‘epic’ defeat of anti-Erdogan coup

President bids to showcase ostensible national unity and emphasize his grip on power since the failed attempt to oust him

By Stuart Williams

A member of the Iraqi forces patrols a street in west Mosul on July 13, 2017, a few days after the government's announcement of the "liberation" of the embattled city from Islamic State (IS) group fighters. (AFP PHOTO / SAFIN HAMED)

July 15, 2017, 2:07 pm

Return to Mosul a distant dream for many displaced

As some semblance of calm accompanies end of fighting in ruined city, many hope to rebuild their lives

By Tony Gamal-Gabriel

A view of Maghar village (CC-BY Sharif Askalla/Wikipedia)

July 15, 2017, 1:17 pm

Stun grenade hurled at mosque in slain policeman’s hometown

Police suspect Facebook post by resident praising 'martyrs' who carried out Friday's terror attack may have led to incident

By TOI staff

Israeli security forces stand guard in Jerusalem's Old City on July 14, 2017 following a shooting attack. (AFP/ Thomas COEX)

July 15, 2017, 9:11 am

Failing to mention attack, Arab League scolds Israel for Temple Mt. closure

After 2 policemen killed by terrorists, League chief accuses Jerusalem of handling sensitive site with 'carelessness'

By TOI staff

The Yongbyon nuclear facility (photo credit: W. Keith Luse, public domain)

July 15, 2017, 8:30 am

Monitor: N. Korea likely has more plutonium than previously thought

US experts say thermal imagery of Yongbyon complex shows potential increase in Pyongyang's nuclear stockpile

By AFP