Hyatt Announces the Asia Pacific Winner of The Good Taste Series Annual Culinary Challenge Hyatt Announces the Asia Pacific Winner of The Good Taste Series Annual Culinary Challenge

Rivals call off Israel unity govt talks with Netanyahu The party of Israel's ex-military chief Benny Gantz on Tuesday pulled out of planned talks on forming a unity government with main rival Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu following deadlocked elections.

Israel cuts power in parts of West Bank over debts Israel's national electricity company said Sunday it was cutting power to parts of the occupied West Bank due to outstanding payments amounting to nearly US$483 million.

Israel votes on Netanyahu's political survival Israel votes on Tuesday in its second election in five months, determining whether to extend Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's term as the country's longest-serving prime minister despite corruption allegations against him.

Folk melodies of Israel, Việt Nam come to Hà Nội

The Israel and Việt Nam Folk Harmony concert will take place in Hà Nội on Sunday to boost the cultural exchange and friendship between the two countries.

Israel battles wildfires after record heatwave Israel sent teams of firefighters and planes Thursday to contain a blaze near Jerusalem as record temperatures fuelled wildfires across the country.

Iran and US trade barbs ahead of new sanctions

The United States on Monday was due to tighten sanctions on Iran as the two countries traded barbs in a tense standoff sparked by Washington's withdrawal from a nuclear deal.

US says Mideast conference in Bahrain to go ahead despite Israel election A US-led conference on economic aspects of a Middle East peace plan will go ahead next month in Bahrain despite Israel's snap elections, the State Department said Thursday.

Kushner meets Moroccan king on trip to press US peace plan President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner met Morocco's King Mohammed VI on Tuesday in Rabat as part of a fresh push on a long-promised but yet-to-be-delivered peace plan for the region.

International choir competition begins in Hội An Vietnamese and artists performed at the opening ceremony of the 6th Việt Nam International Choir Competition at Hội An Theatre on Wednesday night