Norway could impose prison sentences of up to three years on individuals or companies that trade with illegal Israeli settlements under proposed legislation set to be considered by parliament this fall, Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide said, according to public broadcaster NRK on Sunday. The Norwegian government has proposed banning trade with Israeli settlements in…
A commercial vessel is anchored off Yemen’s coast at Bab al-Mandeb, in the straits connecting the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean on September 12, 2026. (AFP Photo) September 14, 2026 10:20 PM GMT+03:00 Egypt rejected a Houthi proposal for direct talks with Egyptian authorities on coordinating maritime traffic and…
Every year, just a few days before Rosh Hashanah, Israel’s Finance Ministry publishes the outgoing year’s economic balance sheet. Entering a fourth year of war, what Israel has pulled off is nothing short of remarkable. With a 3.3% unemployment rate (well below the OECD average), a rising GDP per capita of around $60,000, inflation under…
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, right, and International Energy Agency Executive Director Fatih Birol shake hands at the prime minister’s office in Tokyo on Sept. 14, 2026. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Monday called on the International Energy Agency to cooperate in…
Khaled Yousef and Lina Altawell 14 September 2026•Update: 14 September 2026 Netherlands working on similar law with possible penalty of up to 6 years while in Britain penalty could reach 10 years in prison, according to Israeli report European countries are moving toward prison sentences that could be as long as 10 years for individuals…
Indonesia has more than 17,000 islands and the Philippines has more than 7,600, making ferries an important part of the region’s transport networks Reuters 14 September, 2026, 01:15 pm Last modified: 14 September, 2026, 01:19 pm An aerial view of the Virgo Transport 8 passenger ship that capsized in Indonesia’s Java sea, September 13, 2026,…
A global coalition of more than 150 cybersecurity companies has warned that artificial intelligence is rapidly increasing the speed and scale of cyberattacks, and called on governments and businesses to update their defenses before attackers gain a lasting advantage. Among the signatories are major industry players, including Anthropic, OpenAI, KPMG, Visa, Oracle, Microsoft, and Palo…
15 US-Israel-Iran War Latest Live News: The ongoing US-Israel-Iran war is creating new geopolitical pressure across the Middle East, while also exposing differences among BRICS members over their relationships with Iran, the United States and regional powers. China and Russia have maintained support for Iran in international forums, while India has adopted a cautious approach…
Nadav Zysblat has just begun his posting as Israel’s new Consul General in Toronto and Western Canada at a particularly difficult moment in Canada-Israel relations. Within days of his arrival, Canada announced it would “take steps to ban the importation of goods from (Israeli) settlements,” while a boycott campaign targeted pro-Israel singer Boy George’s Vancouver…
The BRICS group of nations has unanimously adopted a joint declaration, calling for calm in the Middle East and stressing the need to work together to maintain the smooth flow of global trade, supply chains and energy. The summit launched on Saturday in New Delhi, with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosting the two-day meeting….
