Ahead of the commencement of Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day, the Finance Ministry released details pertaining to Holocaust survivors living in Israel today. According to the ministry, …
Perspectives | Azerbaijan’s exchange-rate fix
Demand for oil has collapsed. But while the Russian ruble and the Kazakh tenge have adjusted, Azerbaijan has maintained its hard peg to the dollar, and is now spending billions of them to defend its …
Michael Jordan’s Last Dance
Michael Jordan during the first quarter of Game 5 of the NBA finals in Chicago, June 12, 1998. (Beth A. Keiser / AP Photo) This week we talk to friend of the show Michael Lee about Last Dance, a …
Jordan Nobbs: Arsenal Women midfielder signs new deal
England midfielder Jordan Nobbs has extended her contract with Women’s Super League side Arsenal. The 27-year-old, capped 63 times, joined from Sunderland in 2010 and has scored 66 goals in 206 …
Pippen Was ‘The Best Player In The World’ When Jordan Left, Says Rodman
According to Dennis Rodman, Scottie Pippen was the best player in the world when Michael Jordan left to pursue his baseball career.
NBA: Tim Hardaway Lambastes Detroit Pistons Legend, Tells Him To ‘Stop Being Jealous’ Of Michael Jordan
Tim Hardaway ripped Detroit Pistons legend Bill Laimbeer following the latter’s statement ‘disrespecting’ Michael Jordan.
Syria refugees to face their torturers in German court
Together with more than a dozen other witnesses, Mukdad will testify before a German court in the trial of Anwar R., a former member of Syria’s secret police suspected of overseeing the abuse of …
Syria says it shot down Israeli missiles over Palmyra
The missiles were downed before they could hit their targets, it added. Syrian state television gave no further details about the attacks, the latest to hit Syria in three weeks. The United …
Iran’s new frontline with America in the Gulf and Syria
It is part of Tehran’s Middle East game plan to try to remove the US from Iraq and Syria while also carrying out pinprick threats in the Gulf. Iran has harassed US ships in the Gulf for decades but …
Sri Lanka attacks: Easter Sunday bombings marked one year on
Church bells have rung out across Sri Lanka, marking one year since more than 250 people were killed by a group of suicide bombers. But there are no other large-scale events planned to remember the …