Search focused on the Middle East

8+ min ago (49+ words) [ Gigawatt Global]The project comes as Oman's solar sector grows, supported by strong solar resources and rising electricity demand. Oman boosts solar supply chain with Italian-built automated production line The project comes as Oman's solar sector grows, supported by strong solar resources and rising electricity demand....

13+ min ago (114+ words) [THE INTERNATIONAL Criminal Court building in The Hague: The ICC has no viable plan to bring to justice the Hamas leaders who conceived the mega-atrocity in Israel, or the terrorist organization's supporters who slaughtered 1,200 civilians and seized 251 people as hostages on October 7, 2023 (photo credit: PIROSCHKA VAN DE WOUW/REUTERS)]What battles did Israel lose, and what cards does it have left to play before a more permanent war crimes controversy disaster? Israel lost another ICC war crimes battle, but not the war " what's next? - analysis What battles did Israel lose, and what cards does it have left to play before a more permanent war crimes controversy disaster?...

14+ min ago (39+ words) Real time news brief - Bundestag approves expansion of Arrow 3 deal - Israel National News flashes around the clock are waiting for you on the site Bundestag approves expansion of Arrow 3 deal Bundestag approves expansion of Arrow 3 deal...

26+ min ago (92+ words) [Israeli soldiers walk, at the Allenby Bridge Crossing between the West Bank and Jordan, September 8, 2024. (photo credit: REUTERS/AMMAR AWAD)]The Canadian-Muslim Vote receives the "vast majority" of its funding from Islamic Relief Canada, which is a subsidiary of Islamic Relief Worldwide, a listed terror organization in Israel. Canadian delegation banned from West Bank over links to proscribed Islamic group The Canadian-Muslim Vote receives the "vast majority" of its funding from Islamic Relief Canada, which is a subsidiary of Islamic Relief Worldwide, a listed terror organization in Israel....

45+ min ago (410+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 803 Sharon Wrobel is a tech reporter for The Times of Israel Israeli-founded Cyera, a developer of an AI-powered data security platform, is raising $400 million in a funding round led by New York-based alternative asset manager Blackstone that values the company at $9 billion, according to a source familiar with the matter. The Wall Street Journal first reported the news. The investment comes just six months after Cyera secured $540 million in a funding round in June that doubled its valuation to $6 billion. It also raised $300 million in November 2024, at a $3 billion valuation. Four years after it was founded, the startup is set to be backed by about $1.7 billion in funding from global and local investors, including Accel, Coatue, Cyberstarts, Georgian, Lightspeed and Sequoia. Cyera and Blackstone declined to comment when contacted by The Times of Israel. Cyera was…...

59+ min ago (317+ words) Lawyer Sam Issa, representing Ahmed al-Ahmed, an Australian of Syrian origin who bravely confronted the attackers in the Bondi Beach attack, spoke with Kan about his client's condition. Ahmed was shot four times during the attack. "His condition is serious but stable. He is suffering from pain," Issa said in an interview, "Ahmed was shot four times in his left arm and lost sensation. He is due to undergo several operations, one of them today. Despite the pain, his spirits are good." According to Issa, al-Ahmed told him, "Despite the pain and despite everything he is going through and the many surgeries he must undergo, he would do it again, because he knows he saved many lives." Issa described the circumstances of Ahmed's arrival at the scene. "He went to Bondi Beach to have an afternoon coffee. When he arrived…...

1+ hour, 19+ min ago (591+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 803 British police on Wednesday said they would take tougher action against people who use placards and chants to target the Jewish community, saying recent violent incidents had changed the context around such protests. The move comes days after 15 people were killed in a terror attack at Australia's Bondi Beach, which targeted an event for the Jewish festival of Hanukkah, and some two and a half months after a terror attack at a synagogue in Manchester, northern England, on the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur in October, in which two Jewish worshipers were killed. "We know communities are concerned about placards and chants such as "globalize the intifada,' and those using it at future protests or in a targeted way should expect the Met and GMP to take action," London's Metropolitan Police and Greater Manchester Police…...

1+ hour, 26+ min ago (67+ words) [Palestinians shelter in tents on a rainy day in Gaza City, November 25, 2025 (photo credit: REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa)]Al Jazeera reported the attack was an Israeli airstrike, though the Israeli military has yet to comment. IDF probing mortar fire targeting terror activity that reportedly veered off course, source says Al Jazeera reported the attack was an Israeli airstrike, though the Israeli military has yet to comment....

1+ hour, 32+ min ago (44+ words) Police arrested a suspect following an attempted assault in Be'er Sheva as investigators examine a possible link to the February 2024 disappearance of Hymanut Kassou; a gag order remains in effect. Nearly 2 years later: Suspect arrested in Case of missing girl Hymanut Kassou...

1+ hour, 32+ min ago (133+ words) An eastern Jerusalem resident posted a video on TikTok showing him dancing on the roof of a police vehicle. He was detained yesterday for questioning. Arab man arrested after posting video of dancing on police car An eastern Jerusalem resident posted a video on TikTok showing him dancing on the roof of a police vehicle. He was detained yesterday for questioning. A few days ago, Jerusalem police officers were called to the eastern portion of the city for an incident. Shortly afterward, they noticed a video on TikTok in which a man was seen on the roof of a police vehicle, dancing and making vulgar gestures, while one of the onlookers filmed his actions. - Huda Kattan doubles down after backlash over antisemitism - Afghan TikTok user says he is building bomb targeting Fort Worth...