By Suleiman Al-Khalidi, Joanna Plucinska and Jehad Shalbak PETRA, Jordan/LONDON (Reuters) – Enas Al Hinti has cut staff pay in half and asked workers to take unpaid leave in an effort to keep her hotel in ancient Petra open as Western holidaymakers fearful of conflict shun destinations in the Middle East. A crisis across the…
President-elect Donald Trump doesn’t take office for more than two months but he’s already shaping US policy in two major hot spots: Israel and Ukraine. With phone calls to the leaders of both nations, and another expected with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Trump’s victory — and the possibility he will seek major policy changes —…
Donald Trump has reclaimed the US presidency after a four-year absence, signalling a return to his approach of prioritising US interests and assessing alliances based on the strength and alignment of other nations. In this June 27, 2017 file image Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the then President of United States of America (USA) Donald…
China David Pierson is a foreign correspondent for The Times, covering China. China is bracing for a trade war. Mr. Trump has pledged to impose a blanket tariff on Chinese exports, which Beijing has been relying on to offset the weak state of its economy. Few in China expect improved relations with the United States,…
It is hard to fathom how much trauma Israeli filmmaker Shaylee Atary has endured. In 2016, she was in a car accident that required lengthy rehabilitation. “I was in a wheelchair for more than a year,” says Atary, who today walks with the help of a cane. The story inspired a 2020 short film, Neurim,…
While campaigning to regain the U.S. presidency, Donald Trump said that he would be able to end Russia’s war in Ukraine in 24 hours, warned that Israel would be “eradicated” if he lost the election and vowed sweeping new tariffs on Chinese imports. Trump has claimed victory, many at home and abroad are asking an…
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem said on Wednesday that only developments on the battlefield, not political moves, would bring an end to the hostilities between the Lebanese armed group and the Israeli military. “I will tell you very clearly, our conviction is that only one thing can stop this war of aggression, and…
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired Defence Minister Yoav Gallant on Tuesday evening, replacing him with Israel Katz, the 69-year-old fellow Likud member who has been foreign affairs minister since 2019. Katz is seen as a Netanyahu ally who will be more subservient, unlike Gallant whose relationship with the longtime leader became increasingly adversarial as…
Text size Sacked Israeli defence minister Yoav Gallant on Tuesday called on the government to bring home the hostages in Gaza while they were “still alive” and insisted that all Israelis of draft age must serve in the military. “Our commitment to bringing back the hostages —- we must do this quickly, while they are…
I had never been very interested in politics, especially not in politics far from Palestine or Israel. Since starting in the field of journalism, I have mostly written stories about society and culture, the arts, social life, and sports. And I never followed the American elections—until 2016, when CNN asked me to produce a report…