After decades in Babylonian exile, Judeans returned home under Persian rule to rebuild the temple and restore Jerusalem’s life. Leaders like Zerubbabel, Ezra, and Nehemiah guided both physical ...

The Bnei Menashe, meaning “Sons of Manasseh,” say they trace their ancestry to the ancient tribe of Manasseh, one of the ...

The Bnei Menashe are a community of around 10,000 people from the Kuki, Mizo and Chin tribes of northeast India who believe ...

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Gradually stories of survival through music in captivity are coming to light. After more than two years of torture in the Hamas tunnels in Gaza numerous hostages are only now beginning to talk about ...

Fluent in Aramaic, Kurdish, and Arabic, the owner of this small shop in Ankawa is renowned for having the best kebabs in Erbil. "Hezbollah or Allah?" -- "God or his party?"-- someone from Dilan Adamat ...

‘Largest coordinated strike’ against Hezbollah since war began prompts warnings Iran could pull out of ceasefire Middle East crisis – live updates Israel has carried out its largest attack on Lebanon ...

JEZZINE, Lebanon — Joseph Elias Issa worries he might never return to his land. He's from a long line of shepherds and farmers in the town of Kfar Houneh, in southern Lebanon. In his 56 years, he has ...

In the past several years, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has entrenched Israeli control of the West Bank, vastly increasing the number of “authorized” settlements and unauthorized outposts there.

Israel continued waves of heavy airstrikes in Beirut after Hezbollah began firing on Israel in support of Iran. Nearly 85,000 people have been displaced, according to the Lebanese government. The ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu greets his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on his arrival in Tel Aviv, Israel, Feb. 25, 2026. Credit: X/Narendra Modi Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ...