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US sends warning to Kuwait Airways over discrimination against Israelis
The case is a test of existing US anti-boycott laws. WASHINGTON – The US Department of Transportation is preparing legal action against Kuwait Airways… Read More ›
Sprint will leave ‘no stone unturned’ to cut $2.5 billion in costs
(Reuters) – Wireless carrier Sprintsaid on Sunday it aims to slash fiscal 2016 expenses by as much as $2.5 billion, through layoffs and a… Read More ›
FRIDAY’S JOBS REPORT IS SUDDENLY A BIG DEAL: Here’s your preview of this week’s big market-moving events
It’s the first full week of a new month, which means we’ll get new reports on the state of manufacturing and labor in the… Read More ›
DISTRESSED INVESTOR: ‘We’re getting closer’
There’s a growing sense on Wall Street that markets are close to the top. That’s bad news for some investors, but for a certain breed… Read More ›
New York – Prosecutor: Clothing Bin Operator Fined For Donation Scheme
New York – A company operating more than 1,100 clothing drop-off bins in New York has agreed to pay $700,000 to settle claims that… Read More ›
Gaza City – Gaza Family Is First To Return To Rebuilt Home After War
Gaza City – The al-Zazas have much to celebrate these days, after returning a few weeks ago to their neighborhood in the Gaza Strip… Read More ›
New York – Survey: Gov. Cuomo’s $15 Wage Would Cost Schools Millions
New York – A survey of New York school districts has found that Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposal to raise the minimum wage to $15… Read More ›
Search ends for big wave surfer Alec ‘Ace Cool’ Cooke
The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended the search for big wave surfer Alec “Ace Cool” Cooke off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii. Cooke’s girlfriend reported… Read More ›
Thousands march to remember victims of Bucharest nightclub fire
Bucharest, Romania – More than 12,000 people took to the streets of Bucharest on Sunday to commemorate the victims of a nightclub fire that killed… Read More ›
New assaults on ISIS in Iraq and in Syria
Iraq-Syria border – A thick column of black smoke hangs over the Iraqi Syrian border near the town of Ash Shaddadi in Syria ‘s Hasakah province.… Read More ›
Palestinian turns himself in after suspected car-ramming
Driver says incident, which wounded three Border Police officers, was a hit-and-run rather than vehicular assault A Palestinian man suspected of deliberately running over… Read More ›
Barkat demands PM act to increase budget for Jerusalem
In letter to Netanyahu, Jerusalem major says less talk, more action needed as capital hit by recent terror wave Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat on… Read More ›
In tense eastern Jerusalem, Arabs and Jews hunker down
Neither side feels safe walking the streets, and both insist they’re not going anywhere — no matter how bad the violence gets JTA —… Read More ›
UK building first permanent Middle East base since 1971
The military base in Bahrain is aimed at helping Britain and its allies “reinforce stability in the Gulf and beyond,” says British Foreign Secretary. For… Read More ›
Supreme Court to consider same-sex marriage petition
Following historic US decision, Israeli LGBT association hopes to win a similar legal battle and bypass the religious establishment. The Israeli GLBT Association submitted a… Read More ›
De facto win for Erdogan in Turkey’s elections
Islamist AK Party garners 49.5 percent of votes, with 95 percent of votes counted in major boost for Erdogan; clashes break out between security forces… Read More ›
IDF on Mount Hermon preparing for Iran-backed terrorism
Since start of Russian air involvement, more assertive Assad regime has retaken several posts in Syrian Golan. IDF units on Mount Hermon, which borders Syria,… Read More ›
Regev to call emergency meetings after Israeli flag banned from judo competition in UAE
Israel’s judokas were not allowed to compete in Abu Dhabi with the Israel flag on their judo uniform. Or Sasson completed the Israeli delegation’s… Read More ›
Analysis: A human rights record worse than Ahmadinejad’s
“The human rights situation in the country remains dire,” says Dr. Ahmed Shaheed, the UN’s special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran.… Read More ›















