Jews

Israel closes Al-Aqsa Mosque for first time since 2002
Egypt

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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