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Inside the Arab space race: how the UAE is outpacing rivals with advanced space tech and partnerships

Dubai Air Show was the Emirates' big moment, but neighboring Saudi Arabia is battling it out for space supremacy, and Oman, Egypt, Jordan and Morocco are also developing space programs; What to expect: astronautics, radars and observation satellites named after MBZ

Lior Ben Ari | 11.24.25

Israel braces for possible Hezbollah retaliation after killing top commander in Beirut

IDF is boosting readiness and reinforcing air defenses as it weighs possible Hezbollah responses, including rocket fire, infiltration attempts along Lebanon border or Houthi involvement, while also assessing possibility that group may not respond

Elisha Ben Kimon, Lior Ben Ari | 11.24.25

Syrian crowds stormed cave they thought full of gold, but instead discovered a Roman tomb

Crowds from the Daraa and Quneitra provinces arrived at a construction site in the town of Al-Hara following rumors of a cave containing a gold treasure; antiquities officials revealed that the site contained an ancient Roman tomb and archaeological finds, but no gold was discovered there

Lior Ben Ari | 11.24.25

IDF confirms Hezbollah's acting military chief eliminated | Watch strike footage

Haytham Ali Tabatabai, a senior and largely secretive figure within the group, has long been considered one of Hezbollah’s most influential military commanders; Netanyahu: 'a ruthless murderer, his hands stained with the blood of Israelis and Americans'

Lior Ben Ari, Elisha Ben Kimon, Yossi Yehoshua, News Agencies | 11.23.25

Waves of strikes in Lebanon; Hamas commander killed in Gaza after terrorist fires on troops

At least 16 IDF strikes were reported in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley with more in the south; in Gaza City a Hamas operations chief was killed, and in southern Gaza an armed terrorist crossed the yellow line, fired at IDF troops and was killed

Einav Halabi, Lior Ben Ari, Yoav Zitun | 11.22.25

Bin Salman against the backdrop of the vision of the city of Neom, and an F-35 aircraft

Saudi tech and nuclear gains: Mohammed bin Salman is recasting Saudi Arabia as a regional power

Mohammed bin Salman returned from meeting Trump with major deals, as attention to F-35s overshadowed significant advances in technology and civilian nuclear development; as Riyadh pushes toward its Vision 2030 goals and sheds its hardline image, it is also deepening its involvement in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Lior Ben Ari | 11.22.25

Lebanon captures notorious drug kingpin tied to Hezbollah and Assad regime

Nouh Zaiter, long wanted for leading a cross-border Captagon smuggling empire, arrested in a military operation in the Beqaa Valley; his capture comes amid growing regional pressure on Lebanon to dismantle drug networks linked to Hezbollah

Lior Ben Ari | 11.20.25

נואף סלאם ראש ממשלת לבנון ו מזכ"ל חיזבאללה נעים קאסם

Lebanon accuses Israel of stalling border talks, slowing Hezbollah disarmament plan

Lebanese PM Nawaf Salam said Beirut is ready for negotiations and urged US help, accusing Israel of refusing talks and holding border outposts as leverage; he added disarmament plans are advancing but slowed by Lebanon’s economic crisis

Lior Ben Ari | 11.20.25

IDF unleashes wave of strikes on Hezbollah in southern Lebanon after evacuation warnings

Israeli jets strike Hezbollah sites in four different locations after IDF warns residents to evacuate; general strike in Ain al-Hilweh after 14 Hamas operatives killed on Tuesday; Hezbollah cries 'massacre' as Lebanon’s president remains silent

Lior Ben Ari | 11.19.25

תקיפת כטב"ם באזור מחנה הפליטים עין אל-חלוה, בצידון

13 killed in IDF attack on Hamas training camp in southern Lebanon

Deadliest Israeli Air Force attack in Lebanon since the ceasefire almost a year ago; IDF confirms the Hamas terrorists were planning to carry out attacks on Israel and Israeli troops

Lior Ben Ari | 11.18.25

מינוי מפקד צבא לבנון החדש רודולף היכל בארמון הנשיאותי בעבדא

Report: US cancels Lebanese army chief’s visit over frustration with Hezbollah disarmament

Rodolphe Haykal had been expected to meet senior US officials and discuss military issues, including aid programs for the Lebanese Armed Forces, as the army seeks additional international support to maintain basic operations

Lior Ben Ari | 11.18.25

Asaad al-Shaibani, from jihadist operative to Syria's global front man

Asaad al-Shaibani has rapidly become the chief emissary of Syria’s new leadership, evolving from a little-known operative to a globe-trotting foreign minister who sets the stage for President Ahmad al-Sharaa as the government seeks a national revival

Lior Ben Ari | 11.17.25

Drone strike near Tyre kills two Hezbollah commanders, Lebanese reports say

Lebanese media say a drone struck a vehicle in the village of al-Mansouri near Tyre, killing two Hezbollah commanders, one reported to be a local school principal; The strike comes as Israel moves closer to a limited offensive in Lebanon

Lior Ben Ari | 11.16.25

Saudi Arabia's path to the big deal, and the fear that 'motivation for normalization will decrease'

Former National Security Council official Yoel Guzansky does not outright rule out the sale of advanced aircraft to Riyadh, but emphasizes: 'We need to act to suspend the deal, otherwise the Saudis will lose motivation to advance relations with Israel'; At the same time, the media in Riyadh is presenting bin Salman's visit to the White House as a 'historic move'

Gal Ganot, Lior Ben Ari | 11.16.25

IDF troops fire at UNIFIL force in Lebanon after mistaking them for terrorists

UN force was mistakenly identified as suspect due to poor weather conditions, IDF says, noting that troops fired warning shots and that there were no casualties; UNIFIL says incident 'represents a serious violation of Security Council resolution 1701'; The Lebanese army also attacked the "Israeli enemy, which it says 'continues to violate Lebanon’s sovereignty, creating instability in the country and hindering the full deployment of the army in the south'

Gal Ganot, Lior Ben Ari | 11.16.25

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