Who is Xi Jinping, China’s President?
When Xi Jinping seized office in 2012, some analysts thought he would be the most liberal Communist Party leader in China's history, based on his...
Chinese man cooks and eats his pet arowana after it dies, says it’s ‘most expensive fish’ he’s ever eaten
Feeling that it would be a waste, a man in Henan, China, decided to steam cook and eat his pet silver arowana, describing it as...
Type 1 diabetes is not always ‘juvenile,’ new Israeli study shows
For many years, diabetologists have been saying that the main difference between type 1 and type 2 diabetes is that the first is a genetic,...
Israeli study on neural activity could lead to treatment for Alzheimer’s
There might be a correlation between decreased brain wave activity, caused by lower synchronization levels in neural activity, and cognitive impairment in neurodegenerative diseases such...
Iraqi man with ISIS link plotted to kill President George W. Bush, DOJ says
An Iraqi citizen with suspected ties to the Islamic State was arrested in Ohio and charged with a plot to kill former President George W....
Doctors detect first case of monkeypox in Israel
The Health Ministry announced Friday night that it would investigate the monkeypox case. An image created during an investigation into an outbreak of monkeypox, which...
Healthcare strike: ‘Bleeding of doctors won’t be ignored’
Justice Minister Gideon Sa’ar spoke with Israel Medical Association (IMA) chairman Prof. Zion Hagai on Thursday afternoon after a 24-hour-strike was set into motion by...
U.S. charges Queens author with spying on dissidents for China
Federal prosecutors have charged a Chinese American academic and author who helped start a pro-democracy organization in the United States of spying for years on...
Some in Shanghai allowed out to shop; end of COVID lockdown in sight
More Shanghai residents were given the freedom to go out to shop for groceries for the first time in nearly two months on Thursday as...
Unit becomes first banking-as-a-service unicorn with $1.2b valuation
Unit's banking-as-a-service platform Unit allows companies to embed financial services in their products. Unit's team.(photo credit: UNIT) The Israeli banking-as-a-service platform Unit, which allows companies...
Pentagon finds no fault in 2019 Syria airstrike that killed civilians
A U.S. Department of Defense investigation into dozens of people killed during a 2019 airstrike in Syria found no rules or laws were broken but...
Israel set to hold its first NFT auction, local artists embrace new tech
Buyers will display NFT works on their virtual properties in the metaverse, Tiroche Auction House owner says A screenshot of the NFT work “Summertime Sadness”...
North Korea reports 270,000 new ‘fever’ cases related to COVID-19 outbreak
North Korea is scrambling to contain an outbreak of fever cases connected to the country's first reported COVID-19 infections, with nearly 270,000 new cases and...
Xi Jinping of China proposes a “global security plan,” but no details are provided.
China's President Xi Jinping suggested a "global security effort" on Thursday that preserves the notion of "indivisible security," a concept also supported by Russia, but...
Turkey will extend incentives for the construction of a $10 billion Black Sea gas project.
According to a presidential directive issued Wednesday, Turkey will prolong government backing for the enormous project to develop the natural gas deposit found in the...
In Vietnam, the world’s longest glass bridge is nearly finished.
According to tourism officials in Vietnam, a 2,073.5-foot-long glass bridge slated to open to the public shortly is thought to be the world's longest glass...
The March economic activity in China raises concerns about the forecast.
China's economy slowed in March, with weakness in consumption, real estate, and exports outweighing faster-than-expected first-quarter GDP growth, implying a weakening of the outlook as...
Erdogan’s Syrian secret jails
Nadia Hassan Suleiman vividly recalls the day she was detained. It happened in June 2018 in Afrin, north-west Syria. Ahmed Rashid, her husband, had vanished...
China sues the Israeli government for refusing a light rail tender due to US pressure.
Israeli and Chinese firms filed a lawsuit, alleging that the decision to reject Chinese bids for the project was based on illegal US coercion. A...
Arab protesters stone buses on their way to the Western Wall.
On Sunday morning, Arab protesters flung stones at three Egged buses on their way to the Western Wall, according to Israeli media. The buses continued...
The launch of China’s sophisticated aircraft carrier has been halted due to a lockdown in Shanghai.
The People's Liberation Army Navy of China had planned to deploy the aircraft carrier, now dubbed "Type 003," on April 23, the navy's 73rd anniversary....
The boat of Russian businessman Deripaska has arrived in Turkish seas.
On Saturday, a boat associated with Russian aluminium tycoon Oleg Deripaska docked in a harbour in the southern Turkish resort of Göcek, as more Russian...
After 150 people were injured in skirmishes, the holy site in Jerusalem has been returned to calm.
After more than 150 people were hurt in skirmishes between Israeli riot police and Palestinians early Friday in Jerusalem, calm had restored by midday Friday....
A US crypto specialist was sentenced to five years in jail for assisting North Korea in evading sanctions.
A cryptocurrency specialist in the United States has been sentenced to more than five years in jail and fined $100,000 for assisting North Korea in...
Iran’s Foreign Minister says some of the country’s blocked foreign assets would be freed.
US sanctions have resulted in the freezing of billions of dollars in Iranian assets in a number of nations. According to Iranian media, Iranian Foreign...
The new Iranian ambassador to Iraq worked as an IRGC envoy.
The US government designated the IRGC as a foreign terrorist organisation after it murdered over 600 military members. The Islamic Republic of Iran announced on...
The Vatican is considering a meeting between the Pope and the Russian Patriarch in Jerusalem.
Two sources told Reuters on Monday that the Vatican is considering extending Pope Francis' trip to Lebanon in June so that he might travel to...
Bennett is being warned by the right for resurrecting Olso by constructing the West Bank barrier.
After the security cabinet voted to repair 40 kilometres of the West Bank security barrier in northern Samaria, right-wing MPs accused Prime Minister Naftali Bennett...