Middle East

Jewish community is a very active part of Azerbaijani society and they contribute a lot to the development of the country, said Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at the one on one meeting with the visiting Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu. “It is a very important factor in our bilateral relations,” Ilham Aliyev told Netanyahu. Benjamin Netanyahu,

The situation on the Greek eastern Aegean islands housing the so-called refugee “hotspots” has taken a dangerous turn, with racially motivated attacks on the rise. The European Union needs to act to head off a full-blown surge in anti-refugee rhetoric and violence. In the latest major incident, in late November, suspected far-right extremists—allegedly with links

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara, today met with members of the Azerbaijan Jewish community. (Tuesday, 13 December 2016), at the Or Avner Chabad Day School in Baku.They first met with pupils and sat with them for an open chat. Sara Netanyahu asked about their homes, Jewish customs at home and the study

Israel is boycotting Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom”s upcoming visit to Israel due to her past anti-Israel statements, the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper reported on Monday. According to the report, Wallstrom will arrive in the region on Thursday, but will not meet Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, who also serves as Foreign Minister, or any other Israeli

Yaakov Shimon, considered one of the most ruthless gangsters in Israel, is wanted on murder and drug charges By Times of Israel staff Yaakov Shimon seen during a court hearing in Jerusalem on May 03, 2012 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90) An Israeli mobster wanted for his suspected role in a slew of murders in Israel’s underworld has