Jews
Israel closes Al-Aqsa Mosque for first time since 2002
Egypt
October 30, 2014
Israel closes Al-Aqsa Mosque for first time since 2002
Israel took the rare step of totally closing Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque in the face of visitors of all faiths, a…
Three dead, one hurt in shoot-out near Brussels Jewish Museum
World
May 24, 2014
Three dead, one hurt in shoot-out near Brussels Jewish Museum
Three people were killed and one badly injured in a shoot-out Saturday near the Jewish Museum in Brussels city centre,…
Israel MPs pass law to conscript ultra-Orthodox Jews
World
March 12, 2014
Israel MPs pass law to conscript ultra-Orthodox Jews
Israeli MPs on Wednesday voted through a law which will compel ultra-Orthodox Jews to either serve in the military or…
Last Jew in Afghanistan faces ruin as kebabs fail to sell
World
November 14, 2013
Last Jew in Afghanistan faces ruin as kebabs fail to sell
Zabulon Simintov always removes his kippah, the skullcap worn by Jewish men, before entering his cafe in a dilapidated building…
Profile: Magda Haroun, Egypt’s Jewish community chief
Features/Interviews
July 16, 2013
Profile: Magda Haroun, Egypt’s Jewish community chief
Magda Shehata Haroun was chosen to head the Egyptian Jewish community because of her young age, notwithstanding her remarkable personality.…
Interview: Magda Haroun, head of Egypt’s Jewish community
Egypt
July 16, 2013
Interview: Magda Haroun, head of Egypt’s Jewish community
"The daughter of Israel's enemy has become the president of the Jewish community in Egypt." So said Yedioth Ahronoth, describing…
Morsy: Remarks about Jews were ‘misquoted’
Egypt
January 16, 2013
Morsy: Remarks about Jews were ‘misquoted’
President Mohamed Morsy said statements he made in 2010 about the Israeli aggression against Palestinians in Gaza were “misquoted,” and…
The Brothers, Israel and the Jews
Opinion
January 14, 2013
The Brothers, Israel and the Jews
Leading Muslim Brotherhood member and former presidential adviser Essam al-Erian created a stir when he called on Egyptian Jews in…
A forgotten chapter in the history of Egypt and Jews
Cinema/TV
October 8, 2012
A forgotten chapter in the history of Egypt and Jews
“I’m not a fan of Om Kalthoum, to be honest, and yet I am still here. And many of the…
Egypt closes great pyramid after rumors of rituals
Egypt
November 11, 2011
Egypt closes great pyramid after rumors of rituals
Egypt's antiquities authority closed the largest of the Giza pyramids Friday following rumors that groups would try to hold spiritual…