One of the people who were wounded on the Mavi Marmara vessel during the 2010 flotilla passed away on Friday, four years after the incident, Turkish media reported. The man

More than 600 students from Yeshiva University’s (YU) undergraduate schools were presented with their degrees at YU’s 83rd commencement exercises, held at the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey

At least 39 people were killed in a mortar bomb attack on an election campaign tent packed with supporters of President Bashar Al-Assad, Syrian state TV has said, according to

Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who is expected to win the presidential election in Egypt next week, urged Egyptians on Friday to vote in large numbers in the vote on Monday and

More than 600 students from Yeshiva University’s undergraduate schools were awarded degrees at YU’s 83rd Commencement exercises, held on Thursday. Nine received the distinction of valedictorian, an honor that reflects

An Iranian court has ordered that the photo-sharing app Instagram be blocked over privacy concerns, The Associated Press (AP) reported Friday, citing the semi-official Iranian news agency. The agency said

Iran has sharply cut its most sensitive nuclear stockpile under an interim pact with world powers and has begun engaging with an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) investigation into suspected

Terrorists in Gaza fired a rocket which struck southern Israel on Friday, without causing casualties or damage, following a weeks-long lull, the army said.   A spokeswoman told AFP it

At least one French jihadist died recently in a suicide attack on a police post in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, informed sources said Friday, according to AFP. The

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu spoke at the Genesis Prize ceremony Thursday night, welcoming awardee and former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and honoring his dedication to public service.  Netanyahu noted

One of the first Arab opinion polls released ahead of the Fatah-Hamas unity government planned to be announced next week has found revealing results: jailed arch-terrorist Marwan Barghouti is the favorite

Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg spoke to the press before the Genesis Prize ceremony Thursday, addressing questions about the US-Israel relationship and Jewish identity.  “Israel needs America, but America

Russia plans to sign a contract with Iran this year to build two more nuclear reactors at its Bushehr power plant, as part of a broader deal for up to

Ramadan Salah, leader of the Gaza-based terror organization Islamic Jihad, declared to the Arabic paper Al-Hayat on Tuesday that his group “is prepared to join the PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization) on a

Residents of the Har Hevron Regional Council embarked on a protest convoy on Friday to the southern Judea town of Negohot. The chain of cars was meant to protest the

The Palestinian Authority (PA) announced that they would continue to fight against the “Israeli occupation” this week, turning to the Arab League for help establishing a “sovereign and independent state

Stargazers may receive something of a treat this Shabbat, as the earth passes through a meteorite shower late Friday night.  On May 23 and 24, the Earth will pass through

Russia and China were condemned on Thursday for vetoing a UN Security Council resolution to refer the Syrian crisis to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for a probe into possible

The leader of an Al-Qaeda-inspired group that fired rockets from Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula towards the Israeli city of Eilat was killed in a drive-by shooting on Thursday, The Associated Press

Hamas and Fatah are edging closer to forming the unity government upon which they agreed last month, Al Jazeera reported on Thursday. According to the report, during talks between Fatah’s

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian met on Thursday with the head of Hamas’s political bureau, Khaled Mashaal, Iranian media reported. The meeting took place in Doha on the sidelines

Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Thursday became the first recipient of the new Genesis Prize, a $1 million award to individuals who “embody the character of the Jewish people

The Foreign Ministry announced Thursday that two Israeli citizens have been arrested in Jordan. As of now, no additional details are known concerning the reasons behind or circumstances of the

Minister of Construction and Housing, Uri Ariel (Jewish Home), and Finance Minister Yair Lapid (Yesh Atid) have reached agreement on a bill initiated by Lapid, which would eliminate all VAT

Bat-El Aminov, the 19-year-old resident of Kfar Tapuach in Samaria who had been missing since Tuesday, has reportedly been found none the worse for wear. David Ha’ivri, a local activist and

Five hundred security cameras will be installed in eastern Jerusalem, at a cost of more than 100 million shekels. The cameras will be placed in neighborhoods to the east of

Three bombs targeting Shia pilgrims in Baghdad have killed at least 28 people and wounded dozens more, Iraqi security and medical officials said. Al Jazeera reported that Thursday’s attacks struck

What started as a declaration of martial law on Monday night developed on Thursday into a full-fledged military coup in Thailand. This makes the twelfth successful coup in the south-east

A group of 40 Bnei Menashe made Aliyah today from India, the first batch out of a total of 250 immigrants from the Lost Tribe that are slated to arrive