Education departments in a number of regions in Saudi Arabia have banned female employees and visitors who do not wear a face veil from entering girls’ schools, the Saudi Gazette

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Monday evening welcomed German Chancellor Angela Merkel to Israel. Merkel arrived with 16 of her ministers in Jerusalem for government to government consultations with Israeli

Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif was under fire Monday for comments he made about the Holocaust – not by the West, but by Iranian government officials, Yisrael Hayom notes.  The daily notes

Nabil Abu Rudeineh, spokesman for the Palestinian Authority (PA) in Ramallah, declared Monday that PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas is not only not taking a stance on the Syrian civil war,

Aircraft belonging to the Israeli Air Force (IAF) launched two air raids against a Hezbollah post on the border between Lebanon and Syria on Monday evening, a security source told

Reuters reported Monday night that Iran has signed a deal to sell Iraq arms and ammunition worth $195 million, according to documents seen by a correspondent. If true, the move breaks a

Dr. Yunis Al-Astal , a member of the Council of Scholars of Palestine and an MP in the Hamas “parliament,” sharply criticized Sunday the phenomenon of honor killings in Palestinian

Speaking at a meeting of the Likud-Beiteinu Knesset faction Monday, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu discussed the upcoming visit of German Chancellor Andrea Merkel, along with 16 of her government’s ministers.

The Israeli Police and Israel Security Agency (ISA or Shin Bet) released for publication Monday that both forces recently uncovered a terror cell of Palestinian Arabs planning to hurl stones

Israel is facing the driest winter since 1927, Ma’ariv reports Monday, leaving experts concerned.  The Kinneret (Sea of Galilee)’s water level has dropped by four centimeters since the rainy season began, compared

Economics Minister Naftali Bennett on Monday led a round-table discussion on the employment situation in the hareidi community. Participating in the event were 80 officials from various government offices, along

IDF soldiers with the Netzach Yehuda Brigade on Sunday night discovered two Arab extremists who were planning to carry out a terror attack. They were caught next to the town

In a sudden move, Egypt’s interim government has stepped down. Prime Minister Hazem Beblawi announced the resignation in a televised statement on Monday, without giving any reason for the dissolution

US State Department figures from 2013 reveal a sharp 80% rise over the course of the year in Israeli visa requests that were rejected, continuing a trend of Israeli visa

The Education Ministry held a nation-wide defense drill on Monday, meant to sharpen procedures in case of an emergency for students from elementary through high school, as well as at

Ukraine has issued an arrest warrant for ousted president Viktor Yanukovych as the country’s new rulers launched a probe over the government’s “mass murder” of protesters in Kiev. “An official case

Prosecutors in Egypt on Sunday accused deposed president Mohammed Morsi of leaking state secrets to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as part of a plot to destabilize Egypt, AFP reported. The accusations

Lawmakers from Hamas on Sunday warned Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas against recognizing Israel as part of the ongoing peace process. The lawmakers said that recognition of Israel as

Susan Rice, President Barack Obama’s National Security Advisor, said on Sunday she has no regrets about characterizing the September 11, 2012, attack in Benghazi, Libya, as a “spontaneous response” to

“The word peace is foreign to the Palestinians,” Deputy Minister Ofir Akunis (Likud) said on Sunday. Speaking to Arutz Sheva, Akunis pointed out that senior officials in the Palestinian Authority

Jordan’s King Abdullah II rejected on Sunday the notion that his country was an “alternative homeland” for Palestinian Arabs, the state news agency Petra reports. “Jordan is Jordan and Palestine

A Syrian rebel commander who fought alongside Al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden and was close to its current chief, Ayman al-Zawahiri, was killed by a suicide attack on Sunday, Reuters

A woman believed to be the oldest survivor of the Holocaust died in London at the age of 110, her family said on Sunday, according to Reuters. Alice Herz-Sommer, who

Russia said on Sunday it was calling its ambassador to Ukraine back to Moscow for “consultations”, AFP reported. The Russian foreign ministry’s announcement came after tumult in Kiev led to

Alert IDF soldiers foiled a terror attack on Sunday, when they caught six pipe bombs in the possession of two Palestinian Arabs. The incident took place next to the Arab

Knesset Members and public figures took part Sunday in a protest to free Jonathan Pollard outside the US Embassy in Tel Aviv. Over 1,000 people participated in the rally. Esther

The Legal Grounds group, which campaigns for Israel’s rights to Judea and Samaria, presented its case at the Knesset Sunday. The session was held to explore ways for Israel to

“The government is to give the private sector the opportunity to handle the technical management of crossing points from the Gaza Strip,” Hamas deputy prime minister Ziad al-Zaza told AFP

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu opened his weekly Cabinet meeting Sunday by addressing two important topics: the ongoing internal conflict Israel faces as a result of the hareidi draft law, and

A national defense drill will be carried out in schools across Israel Monday, for children and teenagers from preschool until high school.  The “code red” siren will sound tomorrow at