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Israel to reopen Rafah Crossing to civilians, coordinate with Egypt, EU, PA on security

Entrance and exit through the crossing will be allowed only through coordination first with Egypt, Army Radio explained on Wednesday. Egypt will then transfer names to the Shin Bet.

A vehicle carries Egyptian soldiers near the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, in Rafah, Egypt, August 6, 2025
A member of Iranian militia forces (Basij) gestures during an anti-Israeli march in Tehran, Iran, January 10, 2025; illustrative.

EU countries who blocked IRGC terror designation were threatened by Iran - report

Here, posters display assassinated military leaders, including IRGC commander-in-chief Hossein Salami (center), in Tehran at the end of June.

'Region does not need new war': EU designates Iran's Revolutionary Guard as terrorist organization

MP RASHELA Mizrahi (third from left) stands alongside Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana during the visit to the Knesset of the North Macedonian parliamentary delegation.

North Macedonia MP Rashela Mizrahi brings solidarity message to Israel during parliamentary visit


How Hamas plans to survive Phase II of Gaza ceasefire with Turkey's help - analysis

This idea would seem to be an obvious non-starter for how to proceed in Gaza, especially as Israel and the Trump administration want to see Hamas disarmed.

A Hamas policeman keeps guard at destroyed Hamas police headquarters, following a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, January 22, 2025.

Why the West is finally waking up to the Muslim Brotherhood - opinion

For nearly a century, the Muslim Brotherhood has perfected the art of gradualism – an ideology that advances one seemingly harmless step at a time.

Abdul Hamid Thunaibat of the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan, speaks as he addresses people gathered to pay condolences after the killing of Hamas deputy leader Saleh al-Arouri, at the headquarters of Jordan's Islamic Action Front, in Amman, Jordan January 3, 2024

France's National Assembly approves banning under-15s from social media

President Emmanuel Macron is urging France to follow Australia, whose ban for under-16s on social media platforms including Facebook, Snapchat, TikTok, and YouTube came into force in December.

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks to the media ahead of a summit of EU leaders to discuss transatlantic relations following US President Donald Trump's threats to impose new tariffs on a list of EU countries over his demand to acquire Greenland, in Brussels, Belgium January 22, 2026.

Italy's FM demands EU include IRGC in terror group list in response to Iran's protests crackdown

"The losses suffered by the civilian population during the protests demand a clear response," Italian FM Antonio Tajani wrote on X.

A man shows a sign mentioning US President Donald Trump during a rally in support of nationwide protests in Iran, in Rome, Italy, January 13, 2026.

Two Italian policemen in West Bank held up by settler, forced to kneel at gunpoint

The two military policemen were stopped on Sunday by an armed Israeli while they were carrying out a site inspection ahead of a planned visit by EU ambassadors to a village near Ramallah.

A Jewish settler shepherd looks at Palestinians that are loading trucks as they are dismantling their houses after they were forced to evacuate their homes due to settlers harassment from a nearby outpost on January 12, 2026 in Ras Ein el-Auja, in the Jordan Vally West Bank.

KLM, Air France suspend Israel flights as US-Iran tensions escalate

These cancellations come after US President Donald Trump said on Thursday the US had an "armada" heading towards Iran.

KLM aircraft are seen on the tarmac at Schipol airport near Amsterdam April 15, 2015.

EU questions Trump’s power in Board of Peace, citing constitutional concerns

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Friday he would be ready to join US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace initiative for the sake of Gaza but could not accept the plan in its current form.

US President Donald Trump holds up his signature on the founding charter during a signing ceremony for the “Board of Peace” at the World Economic Forum (WEF) on January 22, 2026 in Davos, Switzerland.

Israel bets on quantum technology as the computing arms race heats up

Exactly where Israel will come out in the quantum race is still up in the air, but the Jewish state is right in the battle.

An artificial diamond for quantum sensory technology  is displayed in June 2025 at the  quantum technology fair World of Quantum.

WATCH: Vance: US power stops Russia, China from invading Greenland, not Denmark

"Our entire missile defense system could be destabilized if you don't control the Arctic," the vice president told Newsmax's Carl Higbie on Thursday.

US Vice President JD Vance speaks at Royalston Square in Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 22, 2026.

Trump calls for 'total access' to Greenland as negotiations with EU advance in Davos

Trump told Fox News that the negotiations with the EU wouldn't necessarily represent a purchase by the US, but would require the US to have "total access" to the island.

US President Donald Trump speaks next to his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, Nickolay Mladenov and U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff as they take part in a charter announcement for his Board of Peace initiative aimed at resolving global conflicts, alongside the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF), in