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Isabel Debre
People enjoy drinking alcoholic beverages at a restaurant overlooking the Marina district in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Oct. 23, 2019 (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
November 7, 2020, 1:07 pm
UAE criminalizes ‘honor’ killings and relaxes alcohol, cohabitation laws
Overhaul to personal Islamic laws comes as nation tries to keep pace with changing society and ahead of expected influx of Israeli tourists, investment
By Isabel Debre
Richard Ratcliffe, the husband of detained Nazanin Zaghari Ratcliffe, seen in poster, outside the Iranian Embassy in London, June 29, 2019, (Jonathan Brady/PA via AP)
November 2, 2020, 7:07 pm
British-Iranian dual citizen, held in Tehran, faces court on new sedition charge
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was not allowed to offer a defense against fresh allegations, and no date has been set for next appearance, says her husband
By Isabel Debre
Medics tend to a COVID-19 patient at the Shohadaye Tajrish Hospital in Tehran, Iran, October 14, 2020. (Akbar Badrkhani/Iranian Health Ministry via AP)
October 26, 2020, 12:36 pm
Wary of angering public, Iran has few ways to contain virus
Tehran government has little room to apply lockdown restrictions as economy has already been ravaged by US sanctions applied over nuclear deal spat
By Isabel Debre
A general view of Kuwait's national assembly hall during a special session to mourn the late emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, in Kuwait City on October 7, 2020. (Photo by YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP)
October 7, 2020, 3:24 pm
Kuwait chooses next crown prince, keeping old guard in place
Sheikh Meshal Al Sabah, 80, seen as conventional pick, delaying transfer of power to younger generation like in Gulf neighbors
By Isabel Debre
Rabbi Levi Duchman, in front of a sukkah set up at the KAF kosher restaurant in the Armani Hotel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on October 5, 2020. (AP/Kamran Jebreili)
October 5, 2020, 10:30 pm
Sukkah rises at base of world’s tallest tower in UAE
Hut sprouts outside first kosher restaurant in Gulf on ground level of Burj Khalifa, following US-brokered normalization between Abu Dhabi and Jerusalem
By Isabel Debre
Protesters chant slogans against the regime in Cairo, Egypt, September 21, 2019. (AP Photo/ Nariman El-Mofty)
September 26, 2020, 2:44 am
Egyptian police disperse rare, small protests, arresting 10 demonstrators
Highly unusual anti-government demonstrations break out in northeast, 1 year after corruption allegations ignited wave of unrest in Cairo
By Isabel Debre
In this photo released by the US Air Force, Col. Todd Benson, the US Air Force Central Command director of space forces, center, leads airmen through their enlistment ceremony as they became members of the Space Force at Al-Udeid Air Base, Qatar, September 1, 2020. (Staff Sgt. Kayla White/U.S. Air Force via AP)
September 21, 2020, 2:19 pm
US Space Force blasts off to… the Arabian Desert
6th branch of US military is 1st new service since Air Force in 1947; ‘Core space operators’ at Qatar base will take on operations like running satellites, tracking enemy maneuvers
By Isabel Debre
Dov Kotler, CEO of Israel's Bank Hapoalim, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, September 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
September 10, 2020, 11:03 am
Head of Israel’s biggest bank expects deals soon with UAE
Bank Hapoalim chief Dov Kotler leads business delegation to Emirates after landmark agreements reached last week; ‘the spectrum is huge,’ he says
By Isabel Debre
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile river in the Benishangul-Gumuz region of Ethiopia, on July 12, 2020. (Maxar Technologies via AP)
July 21, 2020, 11:56 pm
Ethiopia, Egypt reach ‘major common understanding’ on dam
Breakthrough comes after years of unsuccessful talks regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, which became so heated at times that some feared military conflict
By Cara Anna, ELIAS MESERET and Isabel Debre
An army zodiac secures the entrance of the new section of the Suez Canal in Ismailia, Egypt, August 6, 2015. (Amr Nabil/AP)
January 16, 2020, 10:42 am
Experts say Mediterranean Sea altered by Suez Canal’s invasive species
Red Sea invaders have driven native marine life toward extinction and changed the delicate ecosystem with potentially devastating consequences, marine biologists warn
By Aron Heller and Isabel Debre
In this December 11, 2019, photo released by the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities, archaeology workers clean a small pink granite statue of Ramses II, near the ancient pyramids of Giza, Egypt. (Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities via AP)
December 17, 2019, 5:00 pm
Rare statues of Pharaoh Ramses II, mini sphinx unveiled by Egypt
Pink granite casting of famous ruler associated with Exodus story found on property of man arrested for illegal digging, is called ‘one of the rarest archaeological discoveries’
By Isabel Debre
The Facebook logo is displayed during the F8 Facebook Developers conference in San Jose, Calif., April 30, 2019. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images via JTA)
May 18, 2019, 4:16 am
Israeli company targeted Nigerian election in Facebook disinformation campaign
Tel Aviv firm Archimedes backed winning candidate in February presidential election in profit-driven scheme, reaching millions on social media
By Isabel Debre
Acclaimed American author Joyce Carol Oates will be the recipient of the 2019 Jerusalem Prize, to be awarded at the May 2019 Jerusalem International Book Forum (Courtesy Dustin Cohen)
May 12, 2019, 6:54 pm
On first Israel visit, Joyce Carol Oates laments family’s denial of Jewish roots
In Jerusalem, prolific writer says her Jewish grandmother fled persecution in Germany to upstate New York in the late 19th century and kept secret of her ancestry until her death
By Isabel Debre
In this April 17, 2019 file photo, Palestinians watch a family house destroyed by Israeli authorities in East Jerusalem's neighborhood of Silwan. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean, File)
May 3, 2019, 12:44 pm
As Israel expands tourism in East Jerusalem, Palestinian homes face demolition
Jewish archeological group pushes ahead with plan for new visitors center and zipline it says will transform ‘crime-ridden’ area after court okays eviction of dozens of families
By Isabel Debre and Areej Hazboun
In this Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019 photo, Ommer Globerman, a member of the Israeli Mermaid Community, poses for a portrait as she wears a mermaid tail at her home in Ashkelon, Israel. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
April 17, 2019, 4:22 am
A tale of tails: Diving into Israel’s mermaid community
Donning glittery appendages that can cost up to $800, a 1,000-strong community of enthusiasts are hooked on a growing trend
By Oded Balilty and Isabel Debre
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