6+ day, 12+ hour ago  (1205+ words) Few regions can trace their relationship with games of chance as far back as the Middle East. Long before casinos or card tables, the people of the ancient Near East were already rolling marked bones and moving pieces across painted…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago  (418+ words) Rather than merely a source of energy, oil has often been described as a centrepiece of structural change that has helped to connect trade centres with resource regions to refashion the landscape of economic development across the world. In turn,…...

1+ week, 20+ hour ago  (737+ words) The accusation is as relentless as it is absurd: Israel, the Jewish state, stands accused of being a colonialist outpost in the heart of the Middle East. Critics on campuses, in international forums, and across much of the media paint…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (1215+ words) Maccabi Haifa wrapped up the 2022/23 Israeli League Championship in style on Monday night with a 5-1 win over host Maccabi Netanya. The title is the Greens’ third in a row under head coach Barak Bachar, who is said to be leaving…...

3+ week, 19+ hour ago  (437+ words) Islam’s legal turning point came through the Qur’anic prohibition of maysir. Surah Al-Ma’idah 5:90 places gambling alongside intoxicants, idols, and divining arrows, instructing believers to avoid them. The following verse links gambling with enmity, hatred, and distraction from prayer, which shaped…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago  (229+ words) The Holiday of Holidays Festival is taking place for the 32nd year in Haifa with more than 30 events between December 11 and 31. Events will take place at Beit Hagefen and at various locations throughout the city, featuring performances, exhibitions, concerts, plays, family…...

4+ week, 11+ hour ago  (496+ words) Haifa District Court sentenced 28-year-old Haifa resident, Dimitri Cohen, to eight and a half years in prison on Monday, after he was convicted of having contact with a foreign agent and seven additional offenses of attempting to provide information that…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (644+ words) A prehistoric cave is in the process of being excavated on the outskirts of Fureidis, a town south of Haifa and near the Zichron Ya’acov interchange, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced on a Thursday morning. The ongoing excavations are…...

11+ mon, 3+ week ago  (351+ words) Israel Railways is preparing to break ground on what is considered the largest infrastructure project in the company’s history — a high-speed rail line that would slash travel time between Tel Aviv and Haifa to just 30 minutes. The Finance Ministry recently…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (538+ words) Have you ever stopped to think about where the next big shift in financial technology might actually come from? Most people point to Silicon Valley or London. Some say Singapore. But there's a strong case building that the Middle East,…...