Jerusalem Controversy

Archaeologists in Jerusalem have uncovered an ancient Assyrian inscription that may shed light on historical events described in the Old Testament. The discovery, a tiny 2.5-centimeter pottery shard inscribed in Akkadian cuneiform, the world's oldest written Semitic language, was uncovered near the Temple Mount and dates back approximately 2,700 years.…

LONDON: King Abdullah II of Jordan discussed expanding economic, commercial and investment cooperation with Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid on Tuesday. The meeting at Basman Al-Zaher Palace in Amman focused on developing joint electricity projects and facilitating trade, the movement of goods and the movement of individuals between the two…

Reuters A drone view shows tents used by displaced Palestinians amid destroyed buildings, following the withdrawal of the Israeli forces from the area, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, in Gaza City, October 24, 2025. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…

Jerusalem Post / World News UK police searching for convicted sex offender mistakenly released from prison UK police are searching for Hadush Kebatu, an Ethiopian asylum seeker and convicted sex offender mistakenly released from prison. An undated handout image shows Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, an Ethiopian asylum seeker who sexually assaulted…

JERUSALEM (AP) — Come October, monks and nuns are busy harvesting olives at the Mount of Olives and the Gethsemane garden — where, according to the Gospel, Jesus spent the last night before being taken up the other side of the valley into Jerusalem to be crucified. For two years,…

JERUSALEM (AP) — U.S. Vice President JD Vance on Thursday criticized a symbolic vote in Israel’s parliament the previous day about annexing the occupied West Bank, saying that it amounted to an “insult” and went against the Trump administration policies. Hard-liners in the Israeli parliament had narrowly passed a preliminary…

CAIRO/JERUSALEM - Israel released almost 2,000 Palestinians from its custody this month in exchange for 20 Israeli hostages held by Hamas, as part of the US-brokered ceasefire in Gaza. They include 250 prisoners, some members of Palestinian militant groups, who were either convicted or charged with carrying out, taking part…

A 2,700-year-old inscribed pottery fragment unearthed in Jerusalem offers compelling evidence of royal correspondence between Assyria and Judah, potentially mirroring biblical accounts of King Hezekiah's tax rebellion.  Archaeologists in Jerusalem have uncovered a 2,700-year-old pottery fragment that contains an inscription detailing correspondence between the kings of Assyria and Judah that…

JERUSALEM: JERUSALEM: US Vice President JD Vance warned Wednesday of the tough task ahead in disarming Hamas and building a peaceful future for Gaza, as Washington sought to reassure its ally Israel over the next steps in its ambitious ceasefire deal. Vance met Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the second…

JERUSALEM (AP) — Gaza's fragile ceasefire faced its first major test Sunday as Israeli forces launched a wave of deadly strikes, saying Hamas militants had killed two soldiers, and an Israeli security official said the transfer of aid into the territory was halted. The military later said it resumed enforcing…