Netanyahu says Israel ‘prepared for very intense action’ against Iran-backed Hezbollah amid rising tensions

JERUSALEM – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Wednesday morning that the Jewish state is “prepared for very intense action in the north” in response to the Lebanese terrorist movement Hezbollah’s continued rocket and drone attacks into northern Israel. Speaking from an Israeli military base in Kiryat Shmona, Netanyahu declared, “We said, at the start of the […]

Turkish official challenges British claim on Parthenon sculptures’ ownership

One of the world’s most intractable cultural disputes is back in the spotlight after a Turkish official cast doubt on the existence of proof long cited by Britain that it had legally acquired the Parthenon Marbles, 2,500-year-old sculptures taken from the Acropolis in Athens. Greece’s culture minister said the comments made at a UNESCO meeting […]