Scripture reading and study has been a major emphasis of Latter-day Saint leaders for more than half a century, with one major landmark the 1986 conference talks of the church’s new president, Ezra ...

The event, marking the mass displacement of Palestinians upon Israel's establishment, took on special resonance this year, ...

A debate about the crucifixion of Jesus was ignited when archaeologists discovered 12 boxes in a burial cave in south ...

Jews have an opportunity to "wipe the slate clean" - it seems that the new Pope is also taking the same approach.

It’s important to remember, though, that the first pope in history, St. Peter, did come from the region now known as Israel. St. Peter was a Jewish fisherman from Galilee—modern-day northern ...

ISTANBUL, Turkey — Six months after Bashar al-Assad's fall, Turkey and Israel are both operating in Syria with starkly opposing agendas, stoking fears of a confrontation unless they find a way to ...

Firefighters, backed by military support, are struggling to contain the worst brushfires Israel has seen in years, news agency AFP reported. Israel's Magen David Adom rescue agency reported ...

Israel has a small Druze community and there are also some 24,000 Druze living in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, which Israel captured from Syria in the 1967 Six-Day war.

Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu said: ‘Israel will not allow the Druze community in Syria to be harmed given the deep commitment to our Druze brothers in Israel.’ Sectarian violence in a ...

Aaron Boxerman is a Times reporter covering Israel and Gaza. He is based in Jerusalem. Vivian Yee is a Times reporter covering North Africa and the broader Middle East. She is based in Cairo.

French groups, including elected officials, from visiting Israel and alleged the groups were linked to a terrorist organisation. In a statement on Monday, Israel's embassy said it would not allow ...