Middle East

Disabled protesters on Sunday continued their lightning strikes on major highways to campaign for higher disability stipends by blocking an intersection of the Ayalon freeway, the main artery running through Tel Aviv. Traffic came to a standstill as Israelis, returning to work after a long weekend for the Jewish new year, were blocked by a

MK Oren Hazan (Likud), a member of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, has demanded that the chairman of the committee convene an urgent discussion on the Iranian threat. “The world”s silence vis-a-vis the Iranians is reminiscent of the world”s silence in the face of North Korea’s nuclear bullying, which led to a situation in

Israel’s Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Saturday denounced Iran’s testing of a medium-range missile as a “provocation” and said it was proof of Tehran’s ambition to become a world power. Iran on Saturday said it had successfully tested a missile with a range of 2,000 kilometres (1,250 miles) and that can carry multiple warheads, in

Israel will reportedly normalize diplomatic ties with the Gulf kingdom of Bahrain as the two countries draw closer over their shared hostility to Iran, with an announcement even possible in the coming months. While there have been a number of recent signs that Bahrain is dropping its traditional hostility to the Jewish state, such as

IRBIL, Iraq — For the jubilant, flag-waiving throngs who filled rallies across Iraq’s semiautonomous Kurdish enclave in recent weeks, a vote on independence Monday is a chance to realize a dream cherished for generations. But every major player in the region opposes the referendum, placing the Kurds on a collision course with neighbors and allies,

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — A Saudi cleric who said women should not be allowed to drive because they have a “quarter” of the brainpower of men has been banned from preaching, the government said Friday. Saad al-Hijri was suspended from leading prayers and all other religious activity in the southern province of Asir after he