Excavations in Ethiopia may shed some light on the biblical story.

Orde Wingate’s counterinsurgency rules.

From the red terror to the barren mountains of Sudan.

Iran, Turkey, and China have the waterway in their sights.

Via Egypt.

Moving beyond security cooperation.

Fighting terror.

The arrival at Ben-Gurion airport of 450 Falash Mura signals the end of a thirty-year campaign that has seen over 90,000 Ethiopian Jews airlifted to Israel.

Three new books shed new light on the clash of empires and religions from Africa to Persia in the midst of which Islam emerged.

Egypt's president Mohamed Morsi would rather go to war with Ethiopia over its plan to dam the Nile than consult Israel for expert advice on water management.