Articles by: JewishNews-Malki

Unusual start to new SCOTUS term: No arguments on Rosh Hashanah

Unusual start to new SCOTUS term: No arguments on Rosh Hashanah

Normally, the US Supreme Court begins its term on the first Monday in October, but this year, arguments will be delayed until Tuesday with three… Read More ›

Disabled IDF veterans compete in Berlin Marathon

Disabled IDF veterans compete in Berlin Marathon

Eight runners and 13 handcyclists, former IDF soldiers and Border Police officers, formed a delegation to Germany to take part in the Berlin Marathon; ‘It’s… Read More ›

Ramallah judge orders elections to take place in West Bank; excludes Gaza

Ramallah judge orders elections to take place in West Bank; excludes Gaza

The High Court said that a new date for the elections will be set in the coming month.   The Palestinian Authority High Court of… Read More ›

Germany presses US to lift Iran sanctions as it courts closer ties

Germany presses US to lift Iran sanctions as it courts closer ties

Gabriel said Iran was a reliable credit partner that kept agreements as a rule.   Germany wants to help Iran push ahead with reforms, Economy Minister… Read More ›

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 ›