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IRGC members in Lebanon will be arrested, deported, Lebanese information minister says

The IDF spokesperson in Arabic issued an immediate evacuation notice for all residents of Beirut’s southern suburbs, instructing them to head north towards Mount Lebanon and avoid heading south.

A Hezbollah fighter stands in front of anti-tank artillery at Juroud Arsal, the Syria-Lebanon border.
Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei looks on during a meeting at the IRGC Aerospace Force achievements exhibition in Tehran, Iran November 19, 2023.

US imposes visa restrictions on Iran officials, telecommunications leaders

 A family is escorted after their hearing in immigration court as masked federal agents patrol the halls at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building on January 28, 2026 in New York City.

Rights groups sue US State Department over pause on immigrant visas from 75 countries

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio testifies before a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing titled "US Policy Towards Venezuela", on Capitol Hill in Washington, January 28, 2026.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio bans senior Iranian officials, families from being in US


UAE ban on visas for Lebanese nationals to be lifted soon

Lebanese citizens have been reporting in recent weeks that visas for Lebanese outside the UAE were not being granted.

Emirates airliners are seen on the tarmac in a general view of Dubai International Airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, January 13, 2021.

Young Israelis are spearheading a return to public transport, Visa poll finds

As Israel strides into the future, its public transportation system is seeing a call for transformation spurred by the digital era.

 Israelis use the train transportation system after a long weekend on a very crowded Sunday, Karmiel and Beer Sheva stations, on May 28, 2023.

NGOs petition High Court against passport plan at expense of visas

Interior Minister Moshe Arbel: "The passport marathon operation continues in full force."

People queue outside Jerusalem Interior Ministry office for passport renewals. May 2023.

Israeli gov't passport plan a rights violation, denies urgent visas - NGOs

The NGOs called on the Interior Ministry to retract the cancellation of visa services, or reduce the plan to two days a week.

 Protests against cancellation of Interior Ministry services to all matters except passports

Israelis may have visa-free travel to US by end of year - Cohen

Eli Cohen: "After we finish all the necessary legislative procedures, I estimate that Israeli citizens will be able to visit the US without the need for a visa by the end of the year."

 Will Israelis soon be able to travel to the US visa free? (Illustrative image of Israeli and American passports)

Business and pleasure: Israel and Japan sign a new visa agreement

Visa applicants must meet a number of basic requirements including a clean criminal record, having medical insurance and having a way to support themselves. 

 Israeli Ambassador to Japan Gilad Cohen and Japanese Foreign Minister Kenji Yamada sign the "work-holiday" visa agreement in April 2023.

US denies Israel met requirements to join Visa Waiver Program

Netanyahu had claimed Israel that would join the US Visa Waiver Program in September.

 Will Israelis soon be able to travel to the US visa free? (Illustrative image of Israeli and American passports)

Israel to approve fingerprint sharing with US ahead of visa waiver

The proposition was approved unanimously by the  Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee (FADC) chaired by MK Yuli Edelstein (Likud).

A man has his fingerprint scanned [file]

Saudi Arabia denies visas to Israeli delegates at UN event - report

An Israeli delegation from Kafr Kama was invited to participate in a UN tourism event in Saudi Arabia, but Saudi authorities refused to give them visas

 BEAUTIFUL TRADITIONAL Circassian dances have retained their importance for most of the community at weddings and social events as an opportunity for young people to meet.

US may deny Smotrich entry after he called for wiping out Huwara

Smotrich said that Huwara needs to be wiped off the map following settler riots in the town that left one man dead.

 Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich at a conference of the Religious Zionist Party, in Jerusalem, February 19, 2023.