Middle East

JERUSALEM — Israel’s Supreme Court ruled Aug. 23 that all synagogues in the now-vacated Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip and northern West Bank should

Israeli and American archaeologists have discovered what they term a “monumental rock-hewn water system” near Jerusalem, dating back to the eighth century b.c. The discovery,

  JERUSALEM — If demographic trends continue, by 2006, Israel will boast the largest Jewish community in the world, according to an Israeli think tank.

WASHINGTON — Freedom House’s Washington-based Center for Religious Freedom is calling on the U.S. government to pressure Pakistan into repealing its blasphemy laws, which the

Ankara, Turkey — Since the European Union’s (EU) decision last December to begin membership accession talks with Turkey, religious freedom has been on Europe’s short

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Anti-conversion laws are once again on the agenda in Sri Lanka after a brief respite while the government dealt with tsunami