Turkmenistan's autocratic leader Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov instructed his favourite grandson to compose songs reflecting "the rhythm of the country's development" to mark public holidays, state media ... ( read original story ...)
20 years after Lebanon pullout, war with Hezbollah won’t be walk in park
The next war with Hezbollah won’t be a walk in the park – and could even see the Lebanese and Syrian armies take part. ( read original story ...)
Israel Katz Takes Over as Israeli Finance Minister
Israel Katz took over as Israel's finance minister on Monday as part of a new government, saying he planned to work towards helping the economy recover from the effects of the coronavirus while also ... ( read original story ...)
Israel court convicts settler of Palestinian arson murders
An Israeli court on Monday convicted a Jewish settler on three counts of murder over a 2015 arson attack that killed a Palestinian toddler and his parents. Amiram Ben-Uliel, 25, from the West Bank ... ( read original story ...)
Agreeing On Almost Nothing, A Shaky Coalition Government Takes Office In Israel
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu begins a record fifth term, but in 18 months he switches places with rival Benny Gantz, per their coalition agreement. Gantz for now is defense minister. ( read original story ...)
Ban on sports with Israeli athletes removed from Iranian anti-Israel bill
The motion concerning sports was removed after the Islamic Republic Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs urged members of the commission to drop the motion ... ( read original story ...)
Israel to swear in unity govt, PM insists on West Bank annexation
Israel's parliament swore in a new unity government on Sunday led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former rival Benny Gantz, ending the longest political crisis in the nation's history. ( read original story ...)
‘GOD TV’ spat exposes tensions between Israel, evangelicals
An evangelical broadcaster who boasted of miraculously securing a TV license in Israel now risks being taken off the air over suspicions of trying to convert Jews ... ( read original story ...)
Michael Jordan says he had food poisoning — not flu- – in NBA Finals
Michael Jordan debunked one of his most legendary moments during "The Last Dance," when he said he had food poisoning -- not the flu -- in Game 5 of the 1997 NBA Finals. ( read original story ...)
‘The Last Dance’ Episode 9: Michael Jordan Reveals Poisoned Pizza Behind Infamous 1997 NBA Finals ‘Flu Game’
In the Jordan annals, however, no moniker is more famous than "The Flu Game." Those two simple words have NBA fans nodding sagely in agreement and reminiscing about one of Jordan's most extraordinary ... ( read original story ...)