The Bologna Children’s Book Fair, the world’s largest and longest-running fair devoted exclusively to children’s books, barred the Israeli Institute for Hebrew Literature from this year’s event, which is expected to draw tens of thousands of visitors
A severe storm is forecast to hit Israel on Friday, with experts predicting heavy rainfall, winds up to 100 km/h, and high waves.
Former Deputy Fire Commissioner Aharon Godiner, who previously headed the Ramat Gan-Givatayim Fire and Rescue…
In a region often defined by the volume of discord, a new initiative is asking a radical question: What if the path forward begins not with speaking, but with listening?This week, the US-based nonprofit LOV. Foundation, in partnership with Tel…
Iran was plunged into a complete internet blackout on Thursday night as protests over economic conditions spread nationwide, increasing pressure on the country’s leadership.
While it was unclear what caused the internet cut, first reported by…
The Associated Press | Posted: January 8, 2026 8:45 PM | Last Updated: January 9
Protests escalated after exiled crown prince calls for mass demonstration
The IDF conducted an airstrike in the Zaita region of southern Lebanon on Thursday, killing a Hezbollah operative, according to an official military statement.A later statement from the IDF clarified that the operative was Alaa’ Hourani, who was…
On Thursday, 26 December 2025 / 8 January 2026, the Feast of the Synaxis of the Theotokos was celebrated in the Village of the Shepherds / Beit Sahour, at the Holy Monastery of the Shepherds, a dependency of the Holy Monastery of Saint…
Israel’s prime minister said on Thursday that a former UN Middle East envoy, Bulgarian diplomat Nickolay Mladenov, has been chosen to serve as the director-general for US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace aimed at overseeing the peace…
Thousands of people in Iran’s capital shouted from their homes and rallied in the street Thursday night after a call by the country’s exiled crown prince for a mass demonstration, witnesses said, a new escalation in the protests that…