Scotland

Trial for alleged builder of bomb in 1988 Lockerbie attack postponed by US judge days before start

The Boeing 747 exploded minutes after takeoff from London on December 21, 1988, killing all 259 people on board, including 190 Americans, and 11 people on the ground in Scotland.

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Abu Agila Mohammad Mas'ud Kheir Al-Marimi, accused of making the bomb that blew up Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie in Scotland in 1988, is shown in this Alexandria Sheriff's Office photograph taken in Alexandria, Virginia on December 11, 2022.
Ancient stone circle found underground at Machrie Moor in Scotland, July 15, 2026.

Hidden for millennia: Mystery ancient stone circle discovered beneath Scotland's Machrie Moor

Located on Arran’s west coast, Machrie Moor is a peat moorland where a large collection of Neolithic and Bronze Age archaeological finds, dating back to between 3,500 BCE to 1,500 BCE. 

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Police officers stand guard, ahead of expected arrival of US President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, at Lossiemouth, Scotland, Britain, July 28, 2025.

Scottish counterterrorism police investigating apparent anti-Muslim attacks in Edinburgh

A 36-year-old Scottish man was arrested following a sequence of threats, robbery, and vandalism. Three of the five victims required hospital treatment for non-life-threatening injuries.

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A voter casts their ballot at a polling station during early voting for the mayoral election in Brooklyn, New York City, U.S., October 25, 2025.

Israeli firm BlackCore also suspected of meddling in NYC, Scotland votes, French official says

Last month, Reuters reported that French authorities suspected BlackCore was behind an online smear campaign targeting three candidates from the hard-left France Unbowed party (LFI).

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Blue-and-white faces crucial Scotland test

With 4 games remaining in World Cup qualifying group play, Israel needs points on the road

OCTOBER 7, 2021ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
AFTER ITS most recent match ended in a humbling 5-0 loss to Denmark, Willi Ruttensteiner’s Israel National Team will aim to get its World Cup qualifying campaign back on track with a visit to Scotland on Saturday night followed by a duel with Moldova next week.

Archaeologists discover rare stones in a 'disappearing' tomb in Scotland

Two rare stone balls have been discovered in an eroding burial tomb off the coast of Scotland

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A chapel in Iona, Scotland

Israeli mystic Uri Geller says he won Euro 2020 match for England - report

25 years after helping England beat Scotland in the Euro 1996, the spoon bender is back influencing soccer *Vows to help Scotland beat England by channeling the spirit of Robert the Bruce.

JULY 3, 2021ByAARON REICH
Israeli psychic Uri Geller poses for photographers in Cologne

Iron Age Scotland residents kept mementos of dead loved ones - study

A new analysis of an archaeological site in Scotland found that people kept the artifacts owned by their deceased loved ones after they passed away.

JUNE 23, 2021ByELIAV BREUER
Broxmouth Park Observatory, near Dunbar. Observatory (cica 1850), also known as Sloe Bigging lookout tower. Single storey octagonal room with adjoining 2-storey tower. Dunbar Cement Works visible in background. In the foreground is the wall to the Deer Park that runs the length of Dunbar Golf Course

Glasgow police charge Jewish ‘anarchist cafe’ owner for anti-cop display

For months, a bag emblazoned with the words “f— the police” decorated the facade of The Pink Peacock in Glasgow, a hub for Jewish activists with an affinity for Yiddish and far-left causes.

JUNE 17, 2021ByCNAAN LIPHSHIZ/JTA
A MAN with a tattoo of Scotland on his back holds up a Scottish flag to support independence at a rally in Glasgow.

Scottish National Party candidate compared Theresa May to Hitler

In reaction to the tweet, the Campaign Against Antisemitism said the UK political situation cannot be compared to Nazi Germany.

APRIL 6, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
People walk on a street, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Edinburgh, Scotland, Britain, January 5, 2021.

Blue-and-white notches 1st qualifying point

Peretz scorcher, Fraser equalizer ensures 1-1 draw with Scotland at Bloomfield • Moldova road test next.

MARCH 29, 2021ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
ISRAEL MIDFIELDER Dor Peretz (8) celebrates on the pitch with his teammates after scoring a 44th-minute tally on Sunday night in the blue-and-white’s 1-1 draw with visiting Scotland in World Cup qualifying action at Bloomfield Stadium.

The Jews of Scotland – integration without assimilation

Whatever the future holds, it seems certain that the Jewish community will remain an integral part of Scottish life and culture.

MARCH 25, 2021ByNEVILLE TELLER
Ephraim Borowksi with members of SCoJeC in Garnethill Synagogue, Glasgow, the ‘cathedral synagogue’ of Scotland.

Common cold infections could help stave off coronavirus infections - study

The researchers recreated controlled coronavirus infections within a lab-based environment. The researchers then studied the replication of coronavirus in the cells it infected.

MARCH 24, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
This undated transmission electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2, also known as novel coronavirus, the virus that causes COVID-19, isolated from a patient in the U.S. Virus particles are shown emerging from the surface of cells cultured in the lab. The spikes on the outer edge of the virus parti

Scotland lists Jerusalem separately from Israel on COVID-19 travel advisory

Those traveling from Israel to Scotland will now be required to self-isolate for 10 days upon arrival.

JANUARY 10, 2021ByZACHARY KEYSER
People walk on a street, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Edinburgh, Scotland, Britain, January 5, 2021.