The ruling rejected Safdi’s claim that his admissions during Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) and Israel Police questioning had been extracted through improper pressure. The Nazareth District Court convicted Tahrir Safdi, a resident of Mas’ada in the Golan Heights, of espionage for Iran after finding that, over several years, he passed sensitive information on IDF activity in the North, including tank movements and missile impact locations, through a Syria-based contact he suspected was linked
A new law in Brazil will allow authorities to seize digital assets like Bitcoin to help combat organized crime and fund public security.
The war in Iran could exacerbate Germany's housing crisis, Housing Minister Verena Hubertz said on Thursday. If Qatar were to halt liquefied natural gas production and the Strait of Hormuz were to be closed, this would inevitably have an impact on the prices of building materials, the minister explained at the Housing Construction Day in Berlin.
Russia is well positioned to withstand disruptions in global oil markets triggered by the war in Iran, a top official said on Thursday. "There is currently a clear shortage of oil products on global markets," Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said during a meeting with a Russian business lobby group.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has caused a storm with incendiary remarks about immigrants being responsible for online violence against women. “With his comments yesterday, Mr Merz has shown that he is not concerned with protecting women, but with political exploitation,” Mehtap Caglar, chairman of the Turkish Community in Germany (TGD), told dpa on Thursday.
The target would allow India's carbon emissions to increase by 70% over the next decade if GDP grows at a target rate of 7% per year.
Egypt's cafés, restaurants and shops are being told to close early from Saturday, March 28, under government rules aimed at saving energy during a shortage linked to the US and Israeli war with Iran. In central areas of Cairo and in popular holiday resorts, many shops, bars and restaurants typically stay open until around 1 am or 2 am, allowing locals and tourists to enjoy milder evening temperatures.
Nigeria returns to Windsor Castle after nearly four decades, marking a historic diplomatic reset and opening a new chapter in economic partnership with the United Kingdom. While in Uganda, investors turn to Treasury yields of up to 18%, as land and rental dominance fades.View on euronews
At the center of the case are two laws passed by the Knesset in October 2024, one of them barring UNRWA activity in sovereign Israeli territory. The state urged theHigh Court of Justice on Wednesday to reject the amended petition against Israel’s anti-UNRWA legislation, arguing in an updated preliminary response that the petitioners still have not shown a concrete factual basis for claims that the laws caused sweeping harm in east Jerusalem, the West Bank, and Gaza ahead of the next hearing set
The German government and the country's chemical industry on Thursday presented a sweeping plan to help the ailing sector as it faces new headwinds from the Middle East war energy shock.But the sector is facing "the most severe crisis since the post-war period, and this crisis is unfortunately being further exacerbated by the current events we are witnessing in the Middle East", added Steilemann.