Syria may split into multiple states, according to recent reports in the Arab-language media. Opposition leaders are weighing the option of establishing their own government, which would rule the territories

President Shimon Peres has decided to take up the circumcision battle with the Council of Europe, which adopted a resolution last week against one of Judaism’s most fundamental laws. On Monday,

“Health centers conduct the routine medical check to assess the health of the expatriates when they come into the GCC countries,” Mindkar was quoted as saying by Al Rai. “However, we

Israeli developers have introduced the newest parking solution on the market.  Anagog, an Israeli location-based technology company, unveiled on Monday an automatic algorithm that can analyze and identify where and when a

Iran has given permission to Bashar Assad’s regime to keep his war planes in their territory to protect them from possible attack, according to a report by the German newspaper, Der

At a meeting with leftist MKs Monday, Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas expressed his desire to achieve “peace with Israel. We do not want bloodshed, we want peace,” Abbas told

Some 800,000 people – 10% of Israel’s population – were attending the funeral of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef Monday night in Jerusalem. Rabbi Yosef, 93, passed away earlier in the day.

Cries of mourning could be heard from the halls outside the hospital room in Jerualem where Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, 93, returned his soul to his Maker on Monday, 3 Heshvan,

Hamas on Sunday called on the Palestinian Authority, headed by Mahmoud Abbas, to stop peace talks with Israel. Instead, said Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri, the PA should work for

Hebrew University biochemists Professor Aharon Razin and Professor Haim (Howard) Cedar, who were favorites for the Nobel Prize for Medicine, were disappointed Monday when the list of winners did not

5,549 trucks carrying 155,312 tons of goods entered Gaza through the Kerem Shalom Crossing in September, according to figures released by the IDF on Sunday. These included 1,519 truckloads of

Police swept into the Israeli Arab city of Kfar Kassem in central Israel early on Sunday morning and arrested 18 people in connection with a weapons smuggling ring. Border police

Ministers and Members of Knesset reacted Sunday to the terrorist attack in Pesagot on Saturday night in which a terrorist shot a 9-year-old girl at close range. Thankfully, the girl

Following the terror attack Saturday in which a terrorist shot a nine-year-old girl in the neck at short range, an official Facebook page run by Fatah praised the attacker, and

U.S. forces have captured a top Al-Qaeda figure wanted for the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania, a U.S. official told the Reuters news agency on Saturday. Senior

Both US and Russian officials have approached Norway with oral requests for help in dismantling Syria’s chemical weapons, Norwegian public broadcaster NRK reported on its website. Both countries consider Norway a

Magen David Adom paramedics were giving the girl first aid as IDF forces began combing the area. She was then evacuated to Shaarei Tzedek hospital with what was initially described

The United States gave Israel notification on Friday, August 30, that it is about to launch a military strike against Syria within 24 to 48 hours, Israel’s Channel 2 reported

Supporters and opponents of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi have called for rival demonstrations on Sunday, after the deadliest violence in weeks left four people dead Friday. Al Jazeera reported

U.S. President Barack Obama says U.S. intelligence estimates show Iran is “a year or more away” from building a nuclear weapon. In an interview with the Associated Press, Obama acknowledged

Israel is negotiating an unlikely diplomatic alliance with several Gulf and Arab states, including Saudi Arabia, to deal with Iran’s nuclear program, Channel 2 has reported. High-profile Israeli and Gulf

The White House envisions a “confidence-building” process with Iran that would involve Iran’s revelation of the pace and scope of its nuclear program, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu reiterated on Friday he would take a phone call from Iran’s president, if he called, but warned that he would have tough words for him. “We’re

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said, during his visit to the United States this past week, that the peace talks with the Palestinian Authority are going nowhere. According to a report

The Obama administration’s efforts to pressure Iran, Syria and others are inhibited by the government shutdown, White House press secretary Jay Carney suggested Friday. The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Friday warned the world not to be tempted by the moderate rhetoric coming out of Iran in recent months. Speaking upon his return to Israel

Israel’s Foreign Ministry has issued a statement calling on the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) to immediately rescind its recently adopted resolution against circumcision. On Tuesday the European Council rendered circumcision

A majority of Israelis would support unilateral military action against Iran, according to a poll published Friday, after Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said his government was ready to act alone. Some 65.6 percent

Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad said Friday morning that he has not yet decided whether he will run for re-election next year, the Associated Press reported.  Interviewed by Turkey’s Halk TV, Assad stressed that