In this week’s Ami Magazine, an interview with Dr. Cyril Karabus and his family reveals the inside story of his arrest, imprisonment and subsequent trial in the United Arab Emirates. Accused of murder, the South African cancer expert made headlines in his country and around the world fighting an incompetent and corrupt legal system to […]
Speaking with Hizbullah TV, Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad announced the first S-300 sophisticated anti-aircraft missiles have arrived in Syria from Russia. He used the interview to reiterate his threat against Israel, promising a harsh response to any and all additional Israeli attacks. According to statements made earlier in the week by Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon, […]
A plan by Attorney General Eric Holder to hold meetings with news organizations about guidelines governing investigations that involve reporters has run into snags over the terms of discussions. The
Members of the New York City Council sent a letter to the American Red Cross on Wednesday, calling on the organization to immediately allocate millions of dollars in Superstorm Sandy
A third man has been convicted of murder in the December 2011 death of a New York City police officer. Newsday says the mother of policeman Peter Figoski held her
For President Barack Obama, the opening months of his second term have been a frustrating reminder of the limits of presidential power and the durability of the Washington political apparatus
President Barack Obama is preparing to nominate former Bush administration official James Comey to head the FBI, people familiar with the decision said Wednesday. Three people with knowledge of the
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Ichud Hatzalah responders were summoned to a dormitory of a yeshiva on Havakook Street in Bnei Brak on Thursday morning, 21 Sivan 5773. EMT Ze’ev Teffer reports that niftar z”l, 20, was a brother of a chosson scheduled to get married tonight. When his roommates were unsuccessful is waking him, they realized something was wrong […]
U.S. Senator John McCain said on Wednesday, two days after meeting with rebels in Syria, that he is confident the United States can send weapons to fighters in Syria without
A strain of genetically engineered wheat never approved for sale or consumption was found sprouting on a farm in Oregon, the U.S. government said on Wednesday, and grain traders warned
A baby lost consciousness following a bris milah which took place in a shul on Pinchas Street in Holon on Thursday morning, 21 Sivan 5773. Ichud Hatzalah was first on
An Argentine prosecutor accused Iran on Wednesday of establishing terrorist networks in Latin America dating back to the 1980s and said he would send his findings to courts in the
The Army staff sergeant charged with slaughtering 16 villagers in one of the worst atrocities of the Afghanistan war will plead guilty to avoid the death penalty in a deal
U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg was honored Wednesday for his contributions to the Jewish community and Israel. The New Jersey Democrat was feted at New York’s Pierre Hotel at the annual
A Democratic assemblywoman on Wednesday called for powerful Speaker Sheldon Silver to resign his leadership position for his role in a secret settlement to end harassment claims against a now-former
There is a growing concern among many Israelis regarding the government’s proposed budget, which according to experts will place an additional 35,000 children under the poverty line. According to experts in Bituach Leumi (National Insurance Institute), the sector least affected by the budget is the highest income earners, which will lose 1.4%. The lowest income […]
Many people who buy their own health insurance could get surprises in the mail this fall: cancellation notices because their current policies aren’t up to the basic standards of President Barack Obama’s health care law. They, and some small businesses, will have to find replacement plans — and that has some state insurance officials worried […]
[VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Undoubtedly there are different approaches in dealing with one’s enemy. At a time when there is an outcry for changing ‘open fire’ orders for IDF soldiers operating in Yehuda and Shomron due to a sharp increase in attacks, some soldiers feel there is nothing wrong with lending a helping hand, even […]
Britain has written to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon about additional suspected chemical weapons attacks by Syrian government forces in March and April, British U.N. Ambassador Mark Lyall Grant said on
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