Asceticism is the practice of denial of physical or psychological desires in order to attain a spiritual ideal or goal, often ...

Ever since Israel reacted to the fall of Bashar al-Assad by sending the IDF to keep its border with Syria demilitarized, it ...

Russia and the United States are coordinating efforts in regard to the escalation of violence in Syria, Russia ...

The first archaeological evidence of extreme asceticism practiced by nuns was discovered in Jerusalem. A female skeleton, found wrapped in chains during an excavation by the Israel Antiquities ...

Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir, the new chief of the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), visited Israel’s border ...

IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir visited on Sunday troops of the 77th Battalion operating in Syria, the military said on Monday.

In today’s Daily Kickoff, we look at how American pro-Israel groups are differing from Jerusalem in their views of the new ...

Hezbollah has more to lose from a renewed war with Israel than anyone and, unlike Hamas, has no hostages to pressure Israel ...

AIPAC and AJC are taking a cautiously hopeful approach to the new government in Damascus, while Israel is growing ...

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) carried out airstrikes in southern Syria on February 25 after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Muslims in the Middle East are observing the holy month of Ramadan under exceptional circumstances. Ramadan is seen as a time ...