Israeli authorities use facial recognition against Palestinians to “consolidate apartheid”, according to Amnesty International. Israeli authorities are using the newly developed Red Wolf facial recognition technology for automatic surveillance of Palestinians to “severely restrict” their freedom of movement, according to Amnesty. In a new report , the organization has documented... 

A major meeting of top envoys from Saudi Arabia and Iran is expected to happen in Beijing on Thursday, as the next significant step in the China-brokered rapprochement and normalization of ties between the longtime enemies takes shape. As Reuters underscores, “The meeting between Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud and his Iranian counterpart, Hossein Amirabdollahian, will be the first formal meeting... 

Two influential members of Israel’s Knesset have introduced a bill to outlaw teaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ in Israel and sentence violators to prison. Israel already bans Christians from proselytizing minors but this new bill will go even further and “ban any and all efforts to tell people about Jesus.” Is it possible that the Israeli government this year could pass legislation making... 

Amid escalating tensions between Iran and Western powers, concerns have surged regarding Tehran’s alignment with Russia and its potential ambitions to challenge the established global order. President Ebrahim Raisi’s administration has drawn closer to Moscow, notably by providing substantial military support to aid Vladimir Putin’s campaign in Ukraine. Observers suggest that Raisi’s... 

Former US ambassador to the nation Daniel Kurtzer said on Thursday that the Joe Biden administration should warn Israel that its continuous colonization of the West Bank breaches a commitment it made with Washington in 2004. Nine colonies in the occupied West Bank received retroactive approval from the Israeli prime minister earlier this month. Bezalel Smotrich, the finance minister, later announced... 

At 8:04 p.m. (17:04 gmt) on Monday, the city of Defne in the Hatay province was struck by an earthquake that was felt powerfully in Antakya, the provincial seat, and Adana province, 200 kilometers (300 miles) to the north. Three minutes later, according to Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD), a magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck. The death toll in Turkey was increased to... 

Billionaire Elon Musk appeared at the World Government Summit in Dubai this week, speaking about aliens, education, and his time as Twitter CEO. He also addressed the future of world government, cautioning the global elites from moving too fast in the direction of a “single world government.” “I know this is called the World Government Summit, but I think that we should be a little bit concerned... 

The number of people confirmed dead in Turkey and Syria has now risen to more than 33,000. Experts warned for years that many new buildings in Turkey were unsafe due to widespread corruption and government policies. To encourage a construction boom with many new homes, developers could deviate from building regulations, even in regions prone to earthquakes. Thousands of apartment buildings collapsed... 

Strong earthquakes that cause thousands of structures to collapse in both nations result in 1,541 confirmed deaths in Turkey and another 810 reported in Syria, according to Turkish officials. Early on Monday, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake in southeast Turkey was followed by a magnitude 7.6 earthquake and multiple aftershocks. According to the most recent statistics made public by the nation’s authorities,... 

Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered what could possibly be the oldest gold-coverered Egyptian mummy. The said mummy, who was named Hekashepes per the hieroglyphic inscriptions on his sarcophagus, was found among a whole set of tombs going back around 4,300 years ago. Hekashepes’ huge rectangular sarcophagus made of limestone was still sealed with mortar when the team of archaeologists discovered... 

Iran’s military is on high alert after it says an inbound drone attack was foiled on the country’s central city of Isfahan late Saturday night. The target was reportedly a military factory there, and immediate suspicion has fallen on Israel as being behind the operation. The ministry said at least three drones were involved, with one being intercepted by anti-air systems; however, the extent of... 

Israel convinced America to assassinate Iranian General Qasem Soleimani by supplying intelligence painting him as an “immediate threat,” former Israeli military intelligence chief Tamir Hayman boasted in an interview with Jewish News this week. From Jewish News, “EXCLUSIVE: Former military chief: Israel convinced US that Soleimani was ‘immediate threat'”: Israel convinced... 

Britain is in the midst of a major healthcare crisis as months-long delays in cancer treatment have become increasingly commonplace, leading to higher mortality, the National Health Service (NHS) has warned. On Wednesday, several British media outlets cited recent NHS figures, which showed that nearly 40% of all cancer patients urgently referred by their GP in October had to wait two months before... 

Unrest is spreading across Lebanon as angry citizens unable to withdraw their own money from the nation’s banks storm their local branches with pistols and Molotov cocktails. Like some other nations are beginning to do, Lebanon has imposed new limits on how much money depositors are allowed to withdraw from their savings accounts, which is preventing many from purchasing the things they need for... 

The first domestically built diesel car with Euro-6 emissions technology has been launched by Iran Khodro Diesel Company (IKDC), the country’s largest producer of commercial vehicles. Images of the Foton Tunland, a V-6 pickup truck with 235 horsepower that IKDC officials indicated will join the market in the following three months, were featured in local media reports on Sunday. The truck is...