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‘It’s different in medicine’: Iraq’s fake degree crisis puts patients in peril

Officials and experts say thousands of unqualified practitioners have entered hospitals and clinics, fueling medical errors and preventable deaths as enforcement lags.

A hospital in Basra, Iraq, March 6, 2024.
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators carry a banner during a protest against the arrival of an Israeli cruise ship in the port of Piraeus near Athens, Greece, June 12, 2025.

Even if Hamas lays down arms, multifront war on Israel will persist - opinion

 US Secretary of State Marco Rubio takes part in a media briefing during the 58th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers' meeting and related meetings at the Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on July 10, 2025.

Rubio says hostage deal 'closer than ever' but warns of major obstacles ahead

People walk past tents at The University of Manchester campus, as students occupy parts of British university campuses to protest in support of Palestinians in Gaza, May 7, 2024.

'Jews' blood is cheap in Europe': Shurat HaDin's Nitsana Darshan-Leitner warns


Northern Europe’s drone jitters: Airports, NATO posture, and a fast-evolving threat

Article 4 calls for consultations when a member’s security is threatened; Article 5 is collective defense if an armed attack occurs. Poland’s move signals gravity without crossing into Article 5.

A damaged drone lies after falling in the eastern Polish village of Czosnowka, in this picture obtained from social media, in Czosnowka, Poland, September 10, 2025

Arrest of Syrian in Berlin signals European push to prosecute Assad-linked 'refugees' - analysis

Sultan, who came to Germany about five years ago, presented himself to authorities as a refugee but continued his involvement in illegal activities and criminal networks.

 Police perform a raid on suspected members of the Reichsbürger far-right group in Saaldorf, Germany, Dec. 7, 2022.

Israel’s isolation driven by elites, says NRB President Troy Miller - interview

Miller pushes back on propaganda in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, praises Ambassador Huckabee for his active engagement and urges Christian parliamentarians to be proactive in policy

Troy Miller, president and CEO of the National Religious Broadcasters (NRB).

'Hamas cares about its own survival': The future of the war may hinge on one decision - interview

A Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and former IDF spokesperson, outlines what rejection of the American president’s proposal would mean for Gaza, Israel, and the region.

(Illustrative) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump in front of a backdrop of the White House.

Trump tells Hamas to accept Gaza deal within days or 'pay in hell'

Donald Trump is turning up the pressure on Hamas to accept his 20-point Gaza peace plan, giving the terrorist organization "three or four days" to respond.

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump gestures as he boards Air Force One. The most urgent threat at this moment in US history is Trump’s contempt for the freedoms of speech and press, the writer argues.

This Yom Kippur, Chabad Shanghai emissaries reflect on absence of inherent antisemitism in China

Shanghai’s Jewish community doesn’t announce itself with a grand facade. It lives in a modest building, adapted over time into a full community hub with a small synagogue.

Rabbi Shalom and Rebbetzin Dina Greenberg of Shanghai with The Media Line's Giorgia Valente.

From erasure to remembrance: Natan Sharansky on Babyn Yar and the struggle over historical truth

After the Shoah, antisemitism was illegal. Today, they can take the Shoah and turn it against Jews," said Sharansky

People attend a commemoration ceremony for the victims of Babyn Yar (Babyn Yar), one of the biggest single massacres of Jews during the Nazi Holocaust, in Kyiv Ukraine September 29, 2023.

Defense pact with Saudi Arabia positions Pakistan as a key player in Trump's postwar plan

Pakistan’s support for Trump’s peace plan has drawn criticism as many equate it with a formal recognition of Israel

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif embrace each other on the day they sign a defence agreement, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, September 17, 2025.

Most Israelis say end Gaza war, prioritize hostages, hold leaders accountable – poll

The poll found that 66% of Israelis believe the time has come to stop the fighting, up from 53% at the same point last year.

Crowds gather at Hostage Square in support of hostage families calling for an immediate deal to release the Gaza captives, August 9, 2025.

Netanyahu's coalition could revolt as Trump pushes Gaza peace plan in Washington

As President Donald Trump reportedly advances a 21-point framework to end the Gaza war, coalition partners defy the Prime Minister while opposition voices predict imminent collapse.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at U.N. headquarters in New York City, US, September 26, 2025

Israel experts, both Right and Left, don't believe annexation will happen

Hebron spokesman Yishai Fleisher says ‘foreign sovereign control of the area,’ as was in Gaza, will be a ‘forward base for Jihad’

Settlement of Elon Moreh, near Nablus, West Bank, June 11, 2020