The Ramle school turned away the boy on the grounds that his mother, who immigrated to Israel from Azerbaijan 19 years ago, is not Jewish

Left-wing intellectual and writer Amin al-Mahdi fearlessly aimed barbs at sacred cows like Egypt's regime and army. When friends warned of the consequences, he'd say: 'What can they do? Arrest me? Kill me?'

In major European capitals, where many quietly hope the election will produce a change of president and a shift in U.S. policy on issues from climate to trade, NATO and the Iran nuclear deal, caution prevails

Women accounted for 62.7 percent of the newly unemployed in September, an all-time high, while men accounted for just 37.3 percent

Sale of energy company to investor group provides badly needed cash to embattled tycoon Yitzhak Tshuva’s holding company