Phillipines
A modern-day encounter with Jonah’s ‘leviathan’
Every Rosh Hodesh, and every holiday, when we recite the Barchi Nafshi, I have a different kavanah, a different intention, than I once did. I now know what a “leviathan” looks like.
Former Philippines leader Duterte appears in ICC courtroom
'Baby killer': Fight breaks out in Manila airport over antisemitic insults - report
Merchant ship hijacked off Yemen now held by Somali pirates, residents say
Pope's aids respond to threats from ISIS
ISIS's latest video depicts a church ransacked by ISIS members while they destroy Christian symbols and tear a picture of Pope Francis.
The dangerous implications of ISIS holding on to Marawi in the Philipines
Islamist extremists in Philippines network with jihadists globally and Jerusalem should pay close attention to the month-long siege.
Israelis warned not to travel to terrorist-troubled Philippines region
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte placed Mindanao under martial law in late May after Islamic radicals affiliated with Islamic State took over the Muslim-majority city of Malawi.
Battle for Philippine town abates as troops mark Islamic holiday
Muslims attended prayers at a Marawi mosque in an emotional gathering marred by the violence that has displaced some 246,000 people, and killed more than 350 people.
At least 36 people killed in botched robbery at casino in the Philippines
There is no evidence linking the attack to terrorism.
Philippines struggles to battle growing threat of ISIS
Over the weekend, the Southeast Asian country's President Rodrigo Duterte issued a bold proposal to break the standoff.
The Philippines: A distant haven from the Holocaust
The Philippines, a nation of some 7,000 islands in the South China Sea, was one of the few countries to open its doors to Jews fleeing the Holocaust.
Israeli-made Spike missile to be used on Philippine helicopters
The Spike is slated to be employed by the Philippine Navy as an anti-ship weapon by next year.
Philippines' UN ambassador invokes Third Reich in defense of drug war
The newly appointed ambassador to the UN cites Nazi-era economic and social reforms in part to defend a deadly crackdown on drug users and peddlers.
Philippines President calls to leave UN in expletive-filled rant
Two UN human rights experts criticized the country's war on drugs.