Iran building permanent military base in Syria – claim
Iran is establishing a permanent military base inside Syria, a Western intelligence source has told…
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Orthodox Christianity in the 21st Century
Mgvimevi Monastery church, near the city of Chiatura in the Imereti region of Georgia. …
Five Centuries After Reformation, Catholic-Protestant Divide in Western Europe Has Faded
As Protestants prepare to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, a new Pew Research…
Is Israel Preparing to Strike Hezbollah?
Though a targeted strike has up-front costs, failing to act will likely exact an even…
In First, Yad Vashem to Bestow Righteous Gentile Honor to an Arab
Dr. Mohamed Helmy, an Egyptian-born physician, hid four Jews in Berlin for the duration of…
Former Saudi, Israeli intelligence chiefs meet in NYC
Fmr. Mossad chief Halevy meets Saudi counterpart al-Faisal in NYC forum; pair discusses Iran nuclear…
It’s not easy being a European rabbi in 2017
Photo: Conference of European Rabbis If the growing threat of radical Islam and the rise…
Ending America’s Paralyzed Iran Policy
Decertifying the nuclear deal without walking away gives the Trump administration an opening to confront…
Here’s How to Fix But Not Nix the Iran Deal
After decertifying the JCPOA, President Trump now has leverage to negotiate a better agreement. …
U.S. Believes Hezbollah Determined to Develop Attack Capability Inside U.S.
U.S. counterterrorism director announces multi-million dollar reward for information leading to arrest of two Hezbollah…
Eisenkot: ‘Hundreds of strikes without retaliation—this shows extent of IDF’s deterrence’
In his first interview since taking office, IDF Chief of Staff Eisenkot tells Ynet about…
Saudi King asks Putin to help contain Iranian threat, accepts Russian gains in Syrian
President Donald Trump’s best Middle East friend and ally, Saudi King Salman Bin Abdulaziz,…
Jewish Refugee Policy: ‘The boat is full’ 75 years later
Jewish refugees who had been turned away at the Swiss border By Thomas Stephens On September…
A Poor Judge in Character
A recent indictment prompts questions about the real value of the investigation and trial of…
Women’s driving: Saudi Prince Mohammed’s litmus test
Saudi Arabia’s long-awaited lifting of a ban on women’s driving, widely viewed as a symbol…
Emir Abdel Kader and Algeria’s lesson for the world
The diurnal sun sets at night, but the sun of the heart never disappears. —Emir…
Iran tries to reconcile Syria and Hamas, rebuilding alliance
FILE – In this Sept. 30, 2012 file photo, Palestinian Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal salutes…
Pressure Mounts on Iraqi Kurds to Cancel Independence Vote
By DAVID ZUCCHINOSEPT ERBIL, Iraq — In a region where few people concur on anything,…
Why is Qatar offering to trade dead Israelis for meetings with live Jews?
Richard Miniter , CONTRIBUTOR Three years after his death, Lt. Hadar Goldin’s body is…
RT, Sputnik and Russia’s New Theory of War
How the Kremlin built one of the most powerful information weapons of the 21st century…
‘Dimona reactor helped ensure Israel would never be destroyed’
A month before passing away, Shimon Peres completed the writing of an autobiography that provides…
Congress, don’t meet with the Muslim Brotherhood
Amr Darrag, a senior member of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, will be speaking at Georgetown University on…
Syria in Crisis: The Triumph of Politicide
In an interview, Yassin al-Haj Saleh describes how Syrians have been denied any meaning for…
Iraq’s Shiites Test Iran
Is Tehran’s Leverage Slipping? Over the last few months, Iraq’s Shiite political groups have intensified…
Nîmes imam: Unless political Islam is condemned, there will be more victims like Fr Hamel
Dr Hocine Drouiche calls on Muslims to “take their share of responsibility” in terrorist attacks.…
U.S. Security Assistance to Lebanon at Risk
Despite collusion between the LAF and Hezbollah, the United States may still have an interest…
Continuity and Admixture in the Last Five Millennia of Levantine History from Ancient Canaanite and Present-Day Lebanese Genome Sequences
The Near East, including the Levant, has been central to human prehistory and history from…
A Bill to amend the Hizballah International Financing Prevention Act of 2015
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Saudi King’s Son Plotted Effort to Oust His Rival
By BEN HUBBARD, MARK MAZZETTI and ERIC SCHMITTJULY AMMAN, Jordan — As next in line to be king of Saudi…
Full transcript: Defense Secretary James Mattis’ interview with The Islander
After obtaining his contact information through its accidental exposure by the Washington Post, The MIHS…
Deposed Saudi Prince Is Said to Be Confined to Palace
By BEN HUBBARD, ERIC SCHMITT and MARK MAZZETTIJUNE BEIRUT, Lebanon — The recently deposed crown prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed…
Trump Is on a Collision Course with Iran
The United States cannot defeat the Islamic State without first reckoning with Iran’s nefarious role…
Gulf crisis: Surrender or dig in for the long haul
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, by breaking off not only diplomatic but…
Two-Faced Qatar Squirms – But They Shouldn’t Be the Only Ones
Watching pan-Arab media as I do, and as I have on a regular basis for…
Could CAS verdict shoot down Kuwaiti suspensions?
On 12 April 2017 CAS lifted the suspension of Kuwait Shooting Federation imposed by the…
Policy differences emerge among Gulf states days after wooing President Trump
Cracks have appeared in a Saudi-led, US-backed anti-terrorist political and military alliance days after US…
Want to defeat the legacy of ISIS? Try rebuilding non-Muslim communities it has destroyed
Muslims and Christian Iraqi civilians carry a wooden cross last month near a monastery in…
Israelis send medicine and other medical aid to Syrian children
The group Just Beyond Our Border raised over NIS 2 million in crowd funding campaigns…
Gulf states offer: improving relations with Israel in return for halting construction in the settlements
The Wall Street Journal reports of a document agreed upon by Saudi and Emirates’ leaders…
Skirmishes over culture strain alliance between Saudi rulers, clerics
Saudi Arabian singer Rashed Al-Majed performs during a concert in Riyadh, March 9, 2017. …
Why didn’t Israel strike in Iran? Ehud Barak explains
In a special interview, the former defense minister reveals what happened to his and Prime…
Iran’s Presidential Election: The Clergy’s Political Irrelevance
As clerics are pushed ever further to the political margins, the regime will need to…
‘There are snakes in the Kirya, vipers in the Knesset and cobras in the cabinet’
In a no-holds-barred interview, former defense minister Moshe Ya’alon talks about everything; Netanyahu ‘should resign,…
FIFA official Sheikh Ahmad resigning amid bribery claims
GENEVA (AP) — FIFA Council member Sheikh Ahmad Al Fahad Al Sabah of Kuwait is…
Hickey retains position as Olympics Autonomy Tsar despite Rio 2016 arrest
Patrick Hickey remains the listed International Olympic Committee (IOC) delegate member for autonomy despite his…
That Massive Investigation Into Soccer Corruption Is Still Alive And, Well, Kicking
The president of Guam’s Football Association pleaded guilty on Thursday to two counts of wire…
Ahmad Montazeri: My Father, the 1988 Massacre and the Need for Truth
After Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri was deputy to the revolution’s leader,…
7 Syrians brought to Israel for medical treatment
A man, four women and two children, who were injured by shrapnel during fighting near…
Assad Must Be Held Accountable for All Types of Terror
BY ASHISH KUMAR SEN US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Porter launched missiles at a Syrian…
U.S. strikes Syrian military airfield in first direct assault on Bashar al-Assad’s government
U.S. launches missile strikes in response to Syrian chemical attack By Dan Lamothe, Missy Ryan…