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30+ min ago  (365+ words) Al Bawaba highlights the top News of the Week for the past 7 days in various topics, including politics, business and entertainment. Visit our official website and social media pages below: Official website for more news: https://www.albawaba.com/ X/ Twitter: https://www.x.com/AlBawabaEnglish Instagram:…...

40+ min ago  (655+ words) Iranian foreign minister says draft could be ready for internal review in coming days while US president says "they better negotiate a fair deal" Iran"s foreign minister has said he expects to have a draft counterproposal ready within days…...

1+ hour, 4+ min ago  (209+ words) The Tel Aviv Prosecutor's Office indicted a 19-year-old for committing indecent acts and attempting to commit indecent acts on minors online, the State Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday. The 19-year-old Mazkeret Batya resident, identified as Rotem Aknin, created fake Snapchat…...

1+ hour, 13+ min ago  (854+ words) Fewer than 1,000 families remain at a camp where relatives of suspected Islamic State militants had been held in Syria's northeast, the camp's former director said this week, with thousands having fled last month as government forces seized control of the…...

1+ hour, 17+ min ago  (567+ words) Saudi Arabia has re-emerged as a leading hub for high-net-worth individuals in the Arab world. In 2025, 15 Saudi nationals appeared on the Forbes World's Billionaires list, collectively worth approximately USD 55.8 billion, the highest number and wealth total among Arab countries. The…...

2+ hour, 2+ min ago  (199+ words) Deputy Editor Amanda Borschel-Dan is the host of The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, What Matters Now, Friday Focus and The Reel Schmooze podcasts, and heads up The Times of Israel's features. Jordan Hoffman, a member of the New York…...

2+ hour, 30+ min ago  (155+ words) Israeli police investigators from the Lahav 433 unit, in collaboration with the Tax Authority, announced on Wednesday the conclusion of a joint investigation into a concrete block factory in Kafr Qara suspected of money laundering and tax offenses, according to a…...

2+ hour, 58+ min ago  (392+ words) JTA " A newly opened chain of a popular London bakery was vandalized on Wednesday following a pro-Palestinian protest that accused the company of "funding Israel." In response, a protester responded that the bakery's profits were "going to private equity owners…...

3+ hour, 8+ min ago  (1804+ words) Iran and the United States continued to slide rapidly toward military conflict at the weekend, as hopes faded for a diplomatic solution to their standoff over Tehran's nuclear program and regional actions, officials on both sides and diplomats across the…...

3+ hour, 26+ min ago  (760+ words) She was in the City of Light celebrating a friend's birthday along with another dear companion, food influencer Chen Koren. The trip to Paris was a form of therapy that Shaar-Yashuv is now allowing herself, with no hostages in Gaza…...