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Sections SEARCH Skip to content Skip to site index Middle East Log In Log In Today’s Paper Middle East | Iran’s President May Skip U.N. Meeting, Blaming U.S. Obstacles Advertisement Supported by ByRichard Pérez-Peña Sept. 18, 2019, 7:08 a.m. ET Iran’s president and other officials might not attend a United Nations gathering in New York next week because of obstacles raised by the United States, an Iranian state news outlet reported on Wednesday. Tehran and Washington have been locked in a tense standoff over an attack on Saudi Arabia this past weekend for which American officials have blamed Iran. The news came as Saudi Arabia prepared to make public, later on Wednesday, what it said was evidence of Iranian responsibility for the multiple airstrikes against oil processing facilities in the kingdom. The attack, using drones and possibly cruise missiles, has temporarily cut Saudi oil … [Read more...] about Iran’s President May Skip U.N. Meeting, Blaming U.S. Obstacles

Sections SEARCH Skip to content Skip to site index Middle East Log In Log In Today’s Paper Middle East | In Tight Israeli Election, Netanyahu’s Tenure Appears in Peril Advertisement Supported by ByDavid M. Halbfinger and Isabel Kershner Sept. 17, 2019 Updated 8:58 p.m. ET JERUSALEM — Israel’s election was too close to call early Wednesday, with neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor his chief rival, the former army chief Benny Gantz, a centrist, immediately commanding enough support to form a majority coalition, according to exit polls. But Mr. Gantz’s Blue and White party appeared to have come out ahead of Mr. Netanyahu’s conservative Likud, giving a small third party the power to decide the outcome. And his avowed desire to force a unity coalition including both their parties made it likely that, if the projections held, Mr. Gantz would be given the first chance of … [Read more...] about In Tight Israeli Election, Netanyahu’s Tenure Appears in Peril

Sections SEARCH Skip to content Skip to site index Middle East Log In Log In Today’s Paper Middle East | Israel Election Live Updates: Exit Polls Show Tight Race Advertisement Supported by LIVE UPDATES Israelis are deciding the political fate of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a contest that has revolved around whether Jewish voters want their country to become more or less religious. ByDavid M. Halbfinger and Isabel Kershner Right Now Israeli polls have closed, ending the second round of parliamentary elections in five months. Exit polls show no clear winner. The latest developments: Netanyahu and Gantz are neck and neck in exit polls. Turnout is higher than the last election. Netanyahu breaks rules in the final sprint. Netanyahu and Gantz are neck and neck in exit polls. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his centrist challenger, the former army chief Benny Gantz, appeared to be neck and … [Read more...] about Israel Election Live Updates: Exit Polls Show Tight Race

close Video Shark sighted near surfer off Australia coast Raw video: A drone captures the moment a shark swims towards a surfer before swimming away. A surfer in Australia was busy looking for his next wave when a drone user alerted him to a circling shark. Christopher Joye, who was patrolling the area as part of a volunteer search and rescue service, said he captured the footage Saturday at Werri Beach in New South Wales, about 85 miles south of Sydney. GREAT WHITE SHARK SPOTTED OFF MASSACHUSETTS COAST FEEDING ON DEAD WHALE CARCASS "Shark! Shark! Shark! Evacuate the water immediately!" Joye alerted the surfer through his Mavic 2 Enterprise drone’s built-in emergency speaker system. The man on the board appeared to look up at the drone and immediately started paddling to shore. His sudden splashing seemingly spooked off the approaching predator. SHARK TAKES BITE OUT OF SURFBOARD AS HAWAII TEEN ESCAPES ATTACK BY INCHES Joye estimated the shark was between 9 … [Read more...] about Shark circles oblivious Australian surfer in drone footage

Sections SEARCH Skip to content Skip to site index Middle East Log In Log In Today’s Paper Middle East | Israel Votes in Do-Over Election: Live Updates Advertisement Supported by LIVE UPDATES Israelis are deciding the political fate of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a contest that has revolved around whether Jewish voters want their country to become more or less religious. ByDavid M. Halbfinger and Isabel Kershner Right Now Israelis are voting in parliamentary elections for the second time in five months. Polls close at 10 p.m. (3 p.m. Eastern). The latest developments: Israeli voters decide Benjamin Netanyahu’s fate. Netanyahu breaks rule in the final sprint. Turnout is higher than the last election. Israeli voters decide Benjamin Netanyahu’s fate. Israelis are voting on Tuesday for the second time in five months in parliamentary elections that may end the storied career of Prime … [Read more...] about Israel Votes in Do-Over Election: Live Updates