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A Lebanese jeweler arranges gold ornaments at his shop's storefront in the Beirut suburb of Bourj Hammoud, Lebanon, February 2, 2026. (AP/Bilal Hussein)
February 6, 2026, 12:16 pm
Cash-strapped Lebanon is sitting on a gold mine as precious metal prices surge
Despite 1986 law banning sale of state gold, Lebanon weighs using its reserves to bail out banks that failed in 2019 and plunged about half of country’s population into poverty
By Kareem Chehayeb and Malak Harb
The logo of US President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace" (left) seen during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 22, 2026. (Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP); The United Nations logo is pictured at UN headquarters ahead of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on September 22, 2025. (Ludovic MARIN / AFP)
January 23, 2026, 2:13 pm
Shiny Board of Peace logo resembles Trump-style UN emblem
Round map at center of US president’s new international organization only shows North America and parts of South America; many countries remain skeptical of group
By ToI Staff
Women look at the window of a gold shop at a gold market in Tehran's Grand Bazaar, Iran, November 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
December 4, 2025, 9:52 am
As sanctions tighten, Iranians turn to gold as hedge against falling currency
Fearing disappearing savings as inflation skyrockets, many are stockpiling precious metals and crypto: ‘I need to be able to carry my assets with me if I have to leave’
By Amir Vahdat and Jon Gambrell
Tourists visit the Egyptian museum in Cairo, Egypt, November 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
September 21, 2025, 6:24 pm
Egyptians outraged after pharaoh’s bracelet stolen from museum, melted for gold
3,000-year-old bangle belonging to Pharaoh Amenemope was taken from restoration lab of Egyptian Museum in Cairo, which had no security cameras, sold to gold worker for some $4,000
By Samy Magdy
An undated image of Jacob Jacob Street in Antwerp, which houses the Value Trading gold refinery. (Google Maps)
May 25, 2023, 9:27 am
Allegations of greed and antisemitism taint Belgian urban pollution dispute
A gold refinery situated in a heavily Jewish part of Antwerp claims it’s the victim of Jews pretending to be worried about their health to take over real estate
By Canaan Lidor
View of the new golden dome built on top of the Abdul Rachman mosque in Beit Safafa, Jerusalem, December 16, 2021 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 15, 2022, 9:11 am
After right-wing pressure, J’lem orders demolition of ‘illegal’ new gold dome mosque
Municipality says construction was without permits; Beit Safafa community leader says will work to ensure it stands; nonprofit decries move as city hall ‘succumbing to extremists’
By ToI Staff
The Abdul Rachman mosque in Beit Safafa, Jerusalem. (Sue Surkes/Times of Israel)
December 6, 2021, 4:36 pm
A new, second golden dome graces Jerusalem’s skyline
While the iconic Dome of the Rock is lined with real gold, Al-Rahman Mosque in Beit Safafa has only been painted to look like the real thing
By Sue Surkes
Illustrative: A miner digs out soil which will later be filtered for traces of cassiterite, the major ore of tin, at Nyabibwe mine, in eastern Congo, August 17, 2012. (AP/Marc Hofer)
June 20, 2020, 6:43 am
UN experts say gold from Congo going to armed groups, criminals
Report says Israeli instructors among foreign nationals providing training to Congolese military in violation of arms embargo
By Edith M. Lederer
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan center left, walks with Iran's President Hassan Rouhani, centre right, following their meeting at the sidelines of the Kuala Lumpur Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on December 19, 2019. (Presidential Press Service via AP, Pool)
December 21, 2019, 5:06 pm
Sanctioned Muslim nations weigh trading with gold to bypass restrictions
Malaysian leader’s proposal at Islamic nations’ summit receives warm reception from Iran, Turkey and Qatar, who are currently facing a host of economic embargoes
By ToI Staff
Illustrative. Gold nuggets. (bodnarchuk, iStock by Getty Images)
January 23, 2019, 1:01 pm
2 Israelis arrested in Japan for largest gold smuggling op in country’s history
Pair allegedly smuggled four tons of gold into Japan in 50 shipments over past two years
By ToI Staff
Gold-laced rocks found unearthed at the Beta Hunt mine in Western Australia in September 2018. (CNW Group/RNC Minerals)
September 11, 2018, 5:35 am
Miners in Australia unearth huge gold-encrusted rocks worth $11m
‘Once-in-a-lifetime discovery’ of rare specimens in underground mine could rank among world’s largest-ever gold finds
By ToI Staff
Illustrative. Gold nuggets. (bodnarchuk, iStock by Getty Images)
January 9, 2018, 12:57 pm
Israeli researchers harness gold in battle with cancer
Gold nanoparticles found to help increase intensity of radiation absorbed by head and neck tumors in mice
By Shoshanna Solomon
'Faces of Power,' a temporary exhibit of the Victor A. Adda collection at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem (Elie Posner)
August 21, 2017, 9:27 am
Israel Museum coin exhibit shows a daughter’s love is worth more than gold
Priceless collection of 75 gold Roman coins depicts evolution of propaganda and portraiture over 300 years
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
The underground galleries, part of the Nazi Germany 'Riese' construction project under the Ksiaz castle in the area where the 'Nazi gold train' is supposedly hidden underground, in Walbrzych, Poland, on August 28, 2015. (AFP/Janek Skarzynski)
August 13, 2016, 6:35 am
Hunt for Nazi ‘gold train’ resumes in Poland
Even though experts say there is nothing buried beneath Walbrzych, treasure hunters get set to start digging
By AFP
July 14, 2016, 4:16 am
‘Diamond Joe’ Gutnick, Australian mogul, declares bankruptcy
Ordained rabbi made a fortune once valued at $230 million in gold and diamonds
By JTA
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