Articles by: JewishNews-Malki

Conservative Saudi Arabia sees skyrocketing divorces

Conservative Saudi Arabia sees skyrocketing divorces

Arranged marriages and segregation of sexes contribute to increase in divorce.   Saudi Arabia, a conservatie Muslim country in the Gulf that follows the strict… Read More ›

Report: Hezbollah patrol hit by mine in Lebanon, near Israeli border

Report: Hezbollah patrol hit by mine in Lebanon, near Israeli border

Reports from Lebanese media claim one was wounded in the explosion that occurred near Metulla, northern Israel.   Lebanese media reported Wednesday that a mine… Read More ›

In Belarus, locals pay respects at Peres’s childhood home

In Belarus, locals pay respects at Peres’s childhood home

Nobel laureate and ex-president, who lost family members when Nazis reached Vishnyeva, ‘brought pride to our village through his life and accomplishments’   Residents of… Read More ›

Congress passes spending bill, avoiding shutdown and funding Zika with $1.1 billion

Congress passes spending bill, avoiding shutdown and funding Zika with $1.1 billion

  WASHINGTON (AP) — Averting an election-year crisis, Congress late Wednesday sent President Barack Obama a bill to keep the government operating through Dec. 9… Read More ›

Trump lashes out at ‘fabricated’ report on campaign turmoil: ‘Your sources’ were probably ‘fired long ago’

Trump lashes out at ‘fabricated’ report on campaign turmoil: ‘Your sources’ were probably ‘fired long ago’

  Donald Trump blasted reports that there’s turmoil within his campaign after a debate performance that some political observers are characterizing as disastrous. NBC News… Read More ›

Obama had a tense exchange with CNN’s Jake Tapper over why he won’t say ‘radical Islamic terrorism’

Obama had a tense exchange with CNN’s Jake Tapper over why he won’t say ‘radical Islamic terrorism’

  President Barack Obama sparred with CNN host Jake Tapper in a tense exchange over Obama’s refusal to use the phrase “radical Islamic terrorism.” During a CNN… Read More ›

Council Bluffs, IA – Despite Harsh Reviews, Trump Resists New Debate Approach

Council Bluffs, IA – Despite Harsh Reviews, Trump Resists New Debate Approach

  Council Bluffs, IA – Unmoved by harsh debate reviews, a defiant Donald Trump showed no sign Wednesday of making any big changes before his… Read More ›

Managua, Nicaragua – 5.5 Magnitude Quake Hits West Nicaragua, Killing At Least 1

Managua, Nicaragua – 5.5 Magnitude Quake Hits West Nicaragua, Killing At Least 1

  Managua, Nicaragua – A magnitude 5.5 earthquake hit western Nicaragua near the capital Wednesday, causing at least one death, injuring five people and destroying… Read More ›

Salt Lake City – Utah Man May Have Contracted Zika From Dying Father’s Tears

Salt Lake City – Utah Man May Have Contracted Zika From Dying Father’s Tears

  Salt Lake City, UT –  A Utah man who mysteriously contracted Zika from his infected father may have got it by touching his dad’s… Read More ›

Ritz Carlton in Herzliya puts penthouse on sale for NIS 16 million

Ritz Carlton in Herzliya puts penthouse on sale for NIS 16 million

The hotel at the Herzliya Pituach marina is now selling a 105-square-meter penthouse overlooking the sea, located on the 12th floor of its luxury apartment… Read More ›

Iran’s supreme leader tells Ahmadinejad not to run again for president

Iran’s supreme leader tells Ahmadinejad not to run again for president

Former firebrand Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has not recieved permission from the Ayatollah of the Islamic Republic to run for president again the the upcoming… Read More ›

Happy Rosh Hashanah: data finds 186,923 babies born over last Jewish year

Happy Rosh Hashanah: data finds 186,923 babies born over last Jewish year

The Population Immigration and Border Authority issued new data regarding the general Israeli public; In addition to the number of bouncing babies born in Israel,… Read More ›

Egyptian official slams Abbas, calling him ‘unintelligent’ in leaked recording

Egyptian official slams Abbas, calling him ‘unintelligent’ in leaked recording

“He is sitting and talking nonsense to the right and the left, while the situation is catching on fire. Nothing makes a difference for him.”… Read More ›

US Muslim leaders urge Hamas to release remains of Israeli soldiers

US Muslim leaders urge Hamas to release remains of Israeli soldiers

Shaul and Goldin were killed during the 2014 war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. WASHINGTON – A slate of 10 US Muslim leaders, including both… Read More ›

Jewish officials briefed on terror threats ahead of High Holy Days

Jewish officials briefed on terror threats ahead of High Holy Days

Jewish institutions urged to keep up morale in the face of recent attacks in the US.   WASHINGTON – In a pre-Rosh Hashanah briefing, Jewish community… Read More ›

Algeria train collision injures at least 78

Algeria train collision injures at least 78

Scores of passengers were injured when two trains collided in Algeria on Saturday. The crash happened around 4 p.m. (11 a.m. ET) near the city… Read More ›

Pippa Middleton iCloud photo hacking: Police make arrest

Pippa Middleton iCloud photo hacking: Police make arrest

There has been an arrest in the reported hacking of the iCloud account of Pippa Middleton, the sister of the Duchess of Cambridge, London’s Metropolitan… Read More ›

Ai Weiwei: Xia Lin verdict exposes the unfairness of China’s legal system

Ai Weiwei: Xia Lin verdict exposes the unfairness of China’s legal system

Xia Lin and I met in 2010. I planned to sue the Public Security Bureau in Sichuan for exercising violence; Xia accepted my offer to… Read More ›

Trump adviser: Israel can annex West Bank and remain Jewish

Trump adviser: Israel can annex West Bank and remain Jewish

David Friedman claims Israel would remain 65% Jewish even if it assimilated Palestinians in Judea and Samaria; official numbers tell a different story   Republican… Read More ›

Kerry: US, Israel can make progress on two-state solution in coming months

Kerry: US, Israel can make progress on two-state solution in coming months

Secretary of state, Netanyahu meet in New York, hail US-Israel ties, newly signed $38 billion military aid deal   US Secretary of State John Kerry… Read More ›