The video was posted by Rami Makhlouf to ask Assad to shield him from government attempts to seize his assets.
For observant Jews, conjugal relations can depend on immersing in a mikvah.
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Israel's "unity" government, with Trump's de facto blessing, is weighing annexing portions of the West Bank as soon as this summer.
With Lebanon easing coronavirus-related restrictions, protesters have returned to the streets.
After living under curfews for years, I also know what it’s like to feel freedom again.
The move to abandon a months-old peace deal comes as the coronavirus looms in the impoverished country.
The country’s first confirmed case came from Iran, so the large cluster of infections in the Christian hamlet of Bsharri was not expected.
Armed with a mask on my face and a GoPro on my forehead, I got to leave my house in Jerusalem for the first time in six weeks.
The city outside is contested, but the struggle inside this Jerusalem hospital transcends ethnic differences.
U.S. officials say humanitarian funding has been cut because Iran-backed rebels were diverting it.
Journalists, civil society activists and others are at risk if the coronavirus spreads in jails, human rights groups say.
After an initial surge, the country has reported far fewer cases than many places with equivalent populations.
A power-sharing arrangement between rivals Benjamin Netanyahu and Benny Gantz breaks precedents — and carries risks.
Breaking a year-long deadlock, challenger Benny Gantz agreed to take helm in October 2021.
In rebel-held ldlib, they are distributing the masks in the refugee camps to defend against coronavirus.
Power-sharing negotiations between rivals Netanyahu and Gantz have stalled, handing the Israeli parliament a mandate to assemble a coalition.
Hospitals have been targeted by shelling. Water supplies and electricity have been cut.
East Jerusalem residents say tensions delayed health information and access to testing.
The coronavirus, falling oil prices and escalating violence pose daunting challenges for Kadhimi
The scale of suffering in one of the world’s largest outbreaks has largely been obscured.
