Category: 3. Middle East

KIRYAT SHMONA — After a night of rain, the sky was still cloudy and cool, and a fresh coat of snow on Mount Hermon was visible in the distance.

During Hanukkah school vacation in prewar times, this would have been a perfect day for…

Relatives in Syria of Ahmed al Ahmed, 43, the Muslim fruit vendor lauded for disarming one of the terrorists who attacked a Hanukkah event in Sydney, called him a hero on Wednesday, and expressed their pride.

Ahmed left his hometown in…

An Iranian boxer sentenced to death on charges of membership of an outlawed group is at imminent risk of execution after his request for a retrial was rejected, rights groups and the exiled opposition said on Wednesday.

The World Boxing Council…

Dec 17 – More than two months after Israel and Hamas agreed a ceasefire halting two years of devastating warfare in Gaza, most fighting has stopped.

However, both ​sides accuse each other of major breaches of the deal and look no closer ​to…

LONDON, Dec 17 (Reuters) – British police on Wednesday said ​they would take tougher ​action against people who use placards and chants to ⁠target the Jewish community, saying recent violent incidents had changed the context around such…

Welcome to The Times of Israel’s Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what’s happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world.

Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today’s…

Three films related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict made Oscar shortlists this year, while another — Israeli-made “The Sea,” about a Palestinian boy from the West Bank trying to travel to the ocean for the first time — was left…

By Tarek Amara

TUNIS, Dec 17 (Reuters) – Tunisian President Kais Saied’s ​supporters rallied in the capital on ​Wednesday calling the opposition “traitors”, following mounting street protests in recent ⁠weeks that have highlighted widening…