Israeli leaders locked in budget battle as economic crisis deepens
A stand-off between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main coalition partner over passage of Israel‘s budget threatens to trigger its fourth election in a little...
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Anastasiades’ visit to Israel postponed
A planned visit by President Nicos Anastasiades to Israel on June 23 has been postponed, the government said on Thursday. In a brief statement, government...
Netanyahu formally indicted in court on corruption charges
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was formally indicted in court on Tuesday on corruption charges after he withdrew his request for parliamentary immunity from prosecution. Netanyahyu was...
Arab League calls Netanyahu plan to annex West Bank areas ‘aggression’
Arab foreign ministers condemned a plan by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to annex parts of the occupied West Bank as “aggression” undermining any chances...
Netanyahu opposes Iran talks as Trump ponders Rouhani meeting
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged world powers on Thursday not to open a dialogue with Iran, after U.S. President Donald Trump said he may...
Anastasiades speaks on phone with Netanyahu
The leaders of Cyprus and Israel spoke on the phone on Thursday, reaffirming the two governments’ strong relations. In a Twitter post, government spokesman Prodromos...
Netanyahu secures election victory (Updated)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secured a clear path to reelection on Wednesday, with religious-rightist parties set to hand him a parliamentary majority despite a...
Israelis go to polls in referendum on Netanyahu’s record reign (updated)
Israelis began voting in an election on Tuesday that could hand conservative Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a record fifth term or see him dethroned by...
A step closer to an east Med ‘alliance’
THE leaders of Cyprus, Greece and Israel said on Thursday they were ready to proceed with an inter-state agreement concerning the EastMed pipeline, following a...
Israeli coalition crisis eases; early election less likely
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition crisis eased on Monday when a coalition partner backed off a demand to be given the defence ministry, making an...
Netanyahu takes over defence job as coalition falters
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will take over the defence portfolio in his government after his defence minister resigned this week, a spokesman for his...
Netanyahu, in UN speech, claims secret Iranian nuclear site
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday described what he said was a secret atomic warehouse in Tehran and accused Europe of appeasing Iran as he sought...
Netanyahu questioned again in long-running corruption probe
Israeli police questioned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahuon Friday over what local media said was a case involving the country’s largest telecoms firm, one of three corruption...
Israel has bombed Iranian-backed militias in Syria – Netanyahu
Israel has attacked Iranian-backed Shi’ite Muslim militias in Syria, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday, casting such actions as potentially helping to stem a Syrian...
Pushing to bury Iran deal, Israel says no one wants war with Tehran
Israel said it does not seek war with Iran and suggested U.S. President Donald Trump backed Israel’s latest attempt to kill the 2015 Iran nuclear...
Erdogan calls Netanyahu “terrorist” as insults fly after Gaza deaths
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan called his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu a “terrorist” on Sunday, escalating an exchange of insults that started after he criticised Israel’s...
Trump, with Netanyahu, says may go to Israel for embassy move
US President Donald Trump said on Monday he might travel to Israel for the opening of the US embassy in Jerusalem as he and Israeli...
Israeli police question Netanyahu in telecoms corruption case
Israeli police questioned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday for the first time in a corruption case that involves the country’s largest telecommunications company Bezeq,...
Confidant of Israel’s Netanyahu turns state’s witness
A confidant of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to provide testimony on behalf of the state about alleged corrupt dealings between the government and the...
New corruption cases entangle Netanyahu aides
Israeli police alleged on Tuesday that Benjamin Netanyahu‘s former spokesman tried to bribe a judge to drop a fraud case against Netanyahu‘s wife, the latest corruption investigation...
