June 1, 2013
3:13 am

In first debate, Iranians get a taste of bickering presidential candidates

No clear winner as field of eight Khamenei loyalists in televised face-off spend much of their time complaining about the format

By Nasser Karimi  

June 1, 2013
2:45 am

‘My mother was not a terrorist,’ says daughter of Michigan woman killed in Syria

Nicole Mansfield, a convert to Islam, is the only American known to have died fighting in war-torn country; FBI had questioned family after previous Mideast trip

By AP and Times of Israel staff  

June 1, 2013
1:23 am

For soccer organizer, two big matches

Pierre Mevy Azaria, organizer of the Israel-Honduras exhibition game in New York on Sunday, has his true main event two weeks later, when he gets married in Israel

By Howard Blas  

June 1, 2013
12:26 am

Iranian tourists visit Egypt under tight security

Cairo adamant about warming ties it sees as economic boon, despite Salafist opposition to Shiites’ arrival

By Haggag Salama  

May 31, 2013
11:52 pm

McCain: Syrian rebels need heavy weapons

Arizona senator who recently visited Free Syrian Army leaders says opposition can’t face Assad’s tanks with AK-47s

 

May 31, 2013
11:11 pm

Kerry: Iran election unlikely to alter nuke policy

US secretary of state says possibility of Israeli strike draws closer, Jerusalem ‘will do what it needs to do to defend itself’

 

May 31, 2013
10:47 pm

EU to ease bank sanctions to help Syrian rebels

From the web Reuters: European financial institutions to be able to open branches and accounts in Syria for the opposition

 

May 31, 2013
10:02 pm

Brushfire consumes acres near security barrier

Arson suspected in blaze outside Amatsya, close to the Green Line

By Times of Israel staff  

May 31, 2013
9:25 pm

Belgian students vote secretly for boycott of Israel

Motion to freeze ties with Israeli universties gains 85% support

 

May 31, 2013
8:57 pm

International court orders Libya to give up Gaddafi’s son

International Criminal Court in The Hague rejects Tripoli’s request to annul warrant for Seif al-Islam

 

May 31, 2013
7:34 pm

Kerry urges Abbas to renew peace talks

Palestinian president tells US secretary of state that negotiations hinge on an Israeli settlement freeze and prisoner release

By Times of Israel staff and AP  

May 31, 2013
6:18 pm

US, Germany to Russia: Don’t send Assad missiles

Arming the Syrian military with sophisticated S-300 air defense missiles could prolong the civil war, allies say

 

May 31, 2013
5:51 pm

PM indicated to Putin: ‘We’ll destroy your missiles if you deliver them to Assad’

After Netanyahu made clear he would not allow the S-300 anti-aircraft weapons to go into service, the Russian president reportedly suggested Israel buy them instead

By Times of Israel staff  

May 31, 2013
4:15 pm

Turkish police crack down on Istanbul park protest

Multiple protesters injured in clashes with government authorities as demonstration enters its fourth day

 

May 31, 2013
2:37 pm

Masking ambitions

Nearly half of Israelis don’t have gas masks; state will fund non-Orthodox rabbis; and should Superland be dubbed ‘Racist-land’?

By Yossi Nachemi