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Welcome to The Times of Israel’s Daily Briefing, your 15-minute audio update on what’s happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world,...
The Times of Israel is liveblogging Thursday’s events as they unfold. An Iranian court has given two death sentences to a Tajik man convicted of...
A man was indicted Thursday for allegedly murdering his father and attempting to murder his mother, in a shocking assault while they were visiting...
Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi said that he sees no hindrance to renewing ties with Egypt that have been severed for decades, and noted that a...
A fundraising campaign aimed at freeing from prison a Jewish extremist convicted of killing three members of a Palestinian family in a 2015 arson...
Israel has kept shut its sole pedestrian crossing with the Gaza Strip for the past seven days in response to rioting on the border, and it is...
An Israeli security guard was lightly injured in a suspected car-ramming attack at the Qalandiya checkpoint north of Jerusalem on Thursday, police...
Two men were killed in an alleged Israeli drone strike in southern Syria on Thursday, media outlets affiliated with Syria’s opposition reported....
JTA — A long-awaited final report has arrived in the investigation of a leading German Reform rabbi and his partner after allegations of abuse of...
Dizengoff Square is an iconic traffic circle in Tel Aviv that’s part of one of the city’s main shopping areas, thanks to the many designer shops...
New York Jewish Week via JTA — The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research welcomed Lithuania’s president to its Manhattan headquarters Monday to honor...
Concentration of talent darkens Korea Inc.’s future Being a doctor is now the most desired career in the eyes of young Koreans and their parents....
I have a confession to make. After living 50 years in Israel, my Hebrew is still not up to par. I watch the nightly newscast on television and read...
In a 2022 report published by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Saudi Arabia emerged as the fastest-growing economy among G20 nations. The...
Kiddushin, the tractate of the Talmud that is currently being dissected around the world, devotes a great deal of time to explaining why women are...
Tzom Gedaliah is a minor fast day in Judaism and one I didn’t learn about as a child. When I learned about it this year, I was surprised by how...
Less than a year away from the European elections on June 9, 2024, will 2024 be the year of “even more to the right”, when the famous glass...
By Mark Leonard BERLIN ? U.S. President Joe Biden recently brought the leaders of allies Japan and South Korea to Camp David to discuss how to...
By Chun In-bum In the rapidly evolving landscape of international security, the recent unveiling of a modified Soviet-era submarine by North Korea...
By Gwynne Dyer First Prize: Two Fabulous Days in Beautiful Delhi! Second Prize: Four Days in Delhi! Having to wait an extra two days in Delhi...
A spot on the November 2024 state ballot remains in play for the most closely-watched initiative petitions, including the removal of the MCAS test...
Ever since Yigal (my other half) retired from his high-powered high-tech career he has been involved in numerous non-high-tech activities. These...
It’s a familiar tale: A poor and simple man, driven by faith, encounters a windfall. It could be gold, real estate, inheritance or the lottery....
In an earlier piece, posted during the Autumn Yom Tov season last year, we discussed the 1785 edition of the Machzor, first produced in London in...
December 1992 We were headed back to Tel-Aviv, after completing our 10-day assignment in Somalia, where we covered the raging famine and the bloody...
India and Canada are natural allies sharing democratic values, diversity and multiculturalism, burgeoning economic ties, educational and research...
While we are all called upon to engage in introspection and to correct our ways during this time of the year, there is someone else who engages in...
I have a dream. It is one we all share – to transform and truly unify the Jewish people. And, I have an idea, which can lead to true unity. I am...
“Don’t you dare,” I said, just milliseconds before a red Matchbox car came catapulting toward my head. I scowled at my 2-year-old and gave him a...
Anne-Marie Slaughter By Anne-Marie Slaughter, Ilona Szabó, Jayati Ghosh and Poonam Ghimire WASHINGTON, DC/RIO DE JANEIRO/NEW DELHI — Our...
By Rebecca Wolf The United States’ food system is facing a crisis eerily similar to what we experienced almost 100 years ago: A...
* Summary of presentation given on the 6th of September 2023, at the EUROCRIM2023 conference held in Florence, Italy. “Bargaining in the shadow of...
September marks the anniversaries of both the Oslo Accords, at 30 years, and the Abraham Accords signed three years ago. The convergence of these...
Four different factors are about to cause an explosion of the Gaza Strip powder keg. While none of these factors have anything to do with Israel,...
Like many of my readers, and unlike my wife and children, I am an Israeli by choice. I immigrated to Israel nearly 46 years ago. My wife and...
Before reaching Libya on Sunday, 10 September, Storm Daniel passed through Bulgaria, Greece and Turkiye, leaving behind a trail of destruction and...
Whenever Israeli soldiers stormed our neighbourhood in a Gaza refugee camp, we would rush to hide the few VHS tapes of the band Al-Asheqeen that we...
By Donald Kirk Kim Jong-un’s magical mystery tour through the Russian Far East may have added a frightening dimension to the standoff between...
TOKYO – Following the latest G20 summit, held in New Delhi earlier this month, there is no longer any doubt about India’s central position in...
By turning a hose, concrete and jelly into trumpets, this video melds science, history and art to explain the physics of music - by Aeon Video...
This week, Canada's prime minister, Justin Trudeau, accused India of involvement in the assassination of a Canadian Sikh activist on Canadian soil,...
MADISON/NEW YORK – Bribery of public officials remains a major problem across the developing world and in some developed countries, too. Studies...
MIDDLETOWN/MYSTIC – In 2005, the European Union established the Emissions Trading System, the world’s first, and largest, market for carbon...
ADDIS ABABA – With the global transition to cleaner technologies underway, Africa has the natural resources to race ahead. The continent is a...
Many men would like better friendships but feel awkward about reaching out.
Insights from a study on stress hormones in pregnant and non-pregnant women.
Last week, the controversial comedian and movie star Russell Brand became the latest high-profile target of the #MeToo movement. This should not...
Multinationals need to ensure that suppliers treat their workers with respect
تقام الدورة السادسة لمعرض الصين والدول العربية في الفترة من 21 إلى 24 سبتمبر/أيلول...