13 die in Syria artillery attacks
Several more were wounded in two separate artillery attacks on the northern Syrian town of Afrin
Yair Lapid is the power behind Israel’s throne
If a new coalition government wins a confidence vote in Parliament, Naftali Bennett will be Israel’s next prime minister; but he wouldn’t be there without Lapid
Israeli coalition with
some underlying glue
An agreement to return to democratic norms might be the one thing that holds together the disparate coalition facing a confidence vote on Sunday
'She screams when someone comes near'
Since she was pulled from the rubble, the six-year-old girl has barely spoken except to ask for her mother and siblings who were killed that day
Israel’s ultra-orthodox Jews face a loss of power
The influence and official privileges of the ultra-Orthodox have created resentment among mainstream Israelis and alienated many Jews abroad who practice less stringent f...
Netanyahu alleges Israeli election fraud
Netanyahu on verge of being unseated as opponents have formed a broad governing coalition
Israel domestic security warns of violence
Netanyahu is facing the prospect of an end to his 12-year run as premier after opposition leader Yair Lapid announced that he had succeeded in forming a governing coaliti...
Israel retires two-tiered
COVID restrictions
About 81 percent of Israel’s adult population has been fully vaccinated. People must still wear masks in closed, public spaces
Palestinians seize a moment of unity
Seeing little hope for major change from a new Israeli government, Palestinians are focused on an internal generational shift toward a campaign for rights and justice
Iran fails to explain uranium traces
Traces of uranium were found at several undeclared sites, a report by the UN nuclear watchdog showed
Israel's 'magician' Netanyahu faces final curtain
Israeli opposition poised to unseat Netanyahu, who has been prime minister for past 12 years
Naftali Bennett, who may end Netanyahu era
Naftali Bennett, Israel's likely next prime minister, is a self-made tech millionaire who dreams of annexing most of the occupied West Bank
Israel coalition deal could sideline Netanyahu
Netanyahu, faced the most potent threat yet to his grip on power Sunday after Naftali Bennett said his party would work with opposition leaders to build an alternative go...
End of Netanyahu era could be in the cards
Israel was gripped by political drama on Sunday over the possibly imminent end of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's record run as the country's leader
Erdogan inaugurates controversial mosque
Some say the Turkish president is eroding the country's staunchly secular legacy by building the mosque at the heart of Istanbul
They were only children
During 11 days of fighting this month between Israel and Hamas, at least 67 children under age 18 were killed in Gaza and 2 in Israel
Communities eye each other warily as Gaza fighting ebbs
The manifestation of tensions existing in Israeli society left some questioning whether, even after Gaza-Israel hostilities subsided, inter-communal suspicion could poiso...
Syria's Assad wins 4th term with 95% of vote
Assad's government says the election on Wednesday shows Syria is functioning normally despite the decade-old conflict
One protester dies in Baghdad
One person died and several were injured on Tuesday when Iraqi security forces fired live rounds in the air to disperse anti-government protests in central Baghdad
Blinken announces US aid to Gaza
Blinken said the United States would provide an additional $75 million in development and economic aid to the Palestinians
A push to make Israel’s mixed towns more Jewish
An eruption of Arab-Jewish violence inside Israeli cities has focused attention on a movement of religious nationalists seeking to strengthen the Jewish presence in areas...
