Israeli minister Smotrich expresses regret for ‘unfortunate’ remark about Saudi

Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Thursday (October 23) expressed regret for what he called his “unfortunate” remarks about Saudi Arabia after facing backlash. Smotrich had earlier made a controversial comment suggesting that Saudi...

Syria Is About To Explode

Support SouthFront To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Close to a year after the overthrow of the regime of former President Bashar al-Assad, the situation in Syria remains...

Family presses for release of Florida teenager held for months in Israeli prison

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida — A Florida family already grieving the beating death of a 20-year-old relative is now pleading with US leaders to help free the dead man’s cousin, a 16-year-old Palestinian-American from Florida who has been held in an...

Senators grill Trump’s pick for Kuwait ambassador over anti-Israel stances

JTA — After Amer Ghalib became the most prominent Muslim politician in the country to endorse Donald Trump for president last year, he did so on pro-Palestinian grounds. And he was rewarded with a plum position: the administration’s ambassadorship...

Learning Gratitude from Israel’s Survivors

Freedom, Faith, and the Unbreakable Spirit of Israel” We are all human. We wake up every morning and take the simplest things for granted, drinking a glass of water, washing our hands, brushing our teeth, taking a shower. We watch television,...

Arab and Muslim states condemn Israel’s West Bank annexation bills

Countries reaffirmed that “Israel has no sovereignty over occupied Palestinian territory” They welcomed the ICJ advisory opinion which said Israel was obliged to ease the passage of aid into Gaza Arab News RIYADH: Saudi Arabia and several other...

Israeli minister rejects Saudi normalization terms, says ‘keep riding camels’

Far-right Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich has dismissed Saudi Arabia’s demand that Tel Aviv must first recognize a Palestinian state as a precondition for normalization, mocking the Arab kingdom by saying they should “keep riding camels...

Türkiye joins Arab, Muslim nations in condemning Israel’s W. Bank move

Fifteen countries, including Türkiye, as well as the Arab League and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), on Thursday strongly condemned Israel’s approval of draft laws seeking to impose its so-called “sovereignty” over the occupied West...

How to pray for India’s Christians

India (MNN) — The Middle East may come to mind when you hear the term “persecuted Christians,” but Mission India’s Raina Miller says India is a persecution hotspot, too. “Just over a decade ago, Open Doors ranked India as number 32 on its list of...

Syrian archbishop who survived kidnapping by ISIS receives prestigious award

By Christian TodayThursday, October 23, 2025 Archbishop Jacques Mourad, Metropolitan of Homs, Syria | Wikimedia Commons/Rasibo https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Erzbischof_Jacques_Mourad,_Homs,_Syrien.jpgA Catholic Archbishop in Syria who...

Saudi Arabia appoints Sheikh Saleh Al-Fawzan as new grand mufti

Published on: October 24, 2025 11:29 AM RIYADH — Saudi Arabia has appointed Sheikh Saleh bin Fawzan bin Abdullah Al-Fawzan as its new grand mufti, state media reported. The royal decree names Al-Fawzan as the successor to Sheikh Abdulaziz...

Arab Countries, Nigeria Issue Joint Statement Condemning Israeli Knesset's Imposition Of Sovereignty On Palestine Lands

A joint statement signed by 16 countries, including Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, Jordan, Indonesia, Pakistan, and Egypt, strongly condemned the Israeli Knesset's approval of two draft laws aimed at imposing Israeli sovereignty over the occupied West...

Israeli prime minister orders halt to West Bank annexation bills after US criticism

ISTANBUL Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered his ruling coalition not to advance bills for annexation of the occupied West Bank in the Knesset following US criticism, a lawmaker said Thursday. Coalition Chairman Ofir Katz said...

Middle East: ICJ says Israel must ensure 'basic needs' of Gaza

10/22/2025October 22, 2025 Hundreds of prominent Jewish figures have signed an open letter calling on the United Nations and countries around the world to impose sanctions on Israel due to "unconscionable" conduct in Gaza, Jerusalem and the...

Thousands Of Iranian Companies Operating In Georgia Amid Sanctions Evasion Concerns

Nearly 13,000 Iranian companies are registered in Georgia -- to only a handful of addresses -- raising concerns that Tehran could be using the South Caucasus country to skirt international sanctions. The Iranian businesses listed in Georgia are...

Trump’s Gaza peace push collides with Israeli political reality

As US President Donald Trump struggles to keep control of his brokered Gaza ceasefire, Israel is insisting that ensuing negotiations with Hamas must not be aimed at the one topic long considered key to ending Middle East warfare: the creation of a...

Moody’s Warns Political Risks Threaten Turkey’s Economic Gains

Fri 24 Oct 2025 | 08:18 AM Moody's tower in New York Credit rating agency Moody’s Investors Service has warned that rising political tensions in Turkey risk undermining the country’s recent economic progress, as a renewed judicial campaign...

Israeli minister tells Saudis to 'ride camels' if they demand Palestinian state

Jerusalem: Israel's far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said Thursday that Saudi Arabia should "keep riding camels" if it asks for a Palestinian state in exchange for normalising ties with Israel. "If Saudi Arabia tells us normalisation in...

Türkiye Wealth Fund strengthens economic sovereignty ahead of 10th anniversary

The Türkiye Wealth Fund (TVF), which manages strategic partnerships of state-owned enterprises, has so far invested $13 billion. With 34 companies operating in strategic sectors such as finance, technology, telecommunications, transportation,...

Zohran Mamdani: is NYC about to fall to the Islamo-left?

New York City has experienced first-hand the violent nature of jihadist ideology. About 2,700 lives were lost in the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Centre complex in 2001. The city’s skyline was forever distorted. The ashes of the Twin Towers...