The Egyptian military is mounting what is reportedly its largest operation in the Sinai Peninsula since the 1973 Yom Kippur War – as part of a struggle against islamist terrorists.

The US State Department said on Friday it had evacuated non-emergency personnel and family members from its embassy in the Lebanese capital Beirut, as Congress debates a military strike on

Russia counters with its own chemical report, Hezbollah prepares for strike: Moscow accused the Syrian rebels of using chemical weapons in an attack on the town of Khan al-Assal near

Russian President Vladimir Putin hinted on Wednesday his country may support a UN resolution on punitive military strikes in Syria if it is proved that Damascus used poison gas on

President Barack Obama has cleared his first hurdle in his push for a military strike in Syria. On Wednesday afternoon (local time) a key Senate panel voted to authorize the

In a surprising move, Iran’s new President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday joined those who sent well wishes to the Jewish people on the occasion of Rosh Hashanah. “As the sun

German intelligence says that an official with the Hezbollah terror group admitted that Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad ordered a poison gas attack last month. According to a report in the

Russia is sending a missile cruiser to the east Mediterranean to take over the navy’s operations in the region, a military source told state news agency Interfax Wednesday. The ship,

A senior official in the Palestinian Authority said on Wednesday that Middle East peace talks have so far proved “futile” and called for greater U.S. participation in talks. “Until now

Senator John McCain said on Wednesday he does not support the latest Senate resolution to authorize military force against Syria. McCain threatened earlier this week to vote against a White

On the eve of Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year), Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu wishes Jewish communities throughout the world security, prosperity and most of all peace. In a recorded speech, Netanyahu reflects

A new face of Al Qaeda in Iraq has risen to the forefront, Iraqi officials say. 27-year-old Shaker Wahiyib al-Fahdawi is the most “dangerous and cunning” terrorist today. The Clarion

A Palestinian Authority official has demanded that Israel provide civilians living in PA-controlled areas with gas masks in the event of a spillover of violence from Syria. Israel has been distributing gas

Sixteen people have been killed in an apparently sectarian attack on a Shia family south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. Unknown terrorists blew up two adjacent houses belonging to brothers from

Iran’s former president has accused Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad of using chemical weapons against his own people. The remarks by Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani were made on August 29 and posted

Israel is gearing up for its annual “Cleanup the World Day,” set to take place on September 9th. The international campaign runs throughout the world cleaning up forests, open fields,

President Shimon Peres slammed Syrian President Bashar Assad during a reception Tuesday with foreign ambassadors in Israel in honor of Rosh Hashanah. “Assad has lost the right to be a

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon suggested on Tuesday that any American intervention in Syria would be illegal under international law unless it was approved by the UN Security Council.

Former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon underwent a planned surgery at the Tel Hashomer Hospital on Tuesday. During the operation, the feeding tube connected to Sharon’s digestive system and through which

More than two million Syrians have fled their country, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said Tuesday, amounting to a tenth of Syria’s population. In addition, over four million Syrians are also displaced

The defection of the group, reported to be largely based in the suburbs of the capital Damascus, could be indicative of rising fear within the rank and file of the Syrian military ahead

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu had a message for Israel’s enemies on Tuesday as he dedicated a new national cyber center and high-tech park in the southern city of Be’er Sheva.

The German justice agency which leads investigations into Nazi war crimes says the cases of all former guards at the Auschwitz death camp are to be re-examined. Six million Jews

The financial news service Bloomberg has ranked Israel’s Technion University as the seventh best undergraduate institution in the world. The rankings based on an analysis of the undergraduate schools of 250

A state of emergency was declared at the Ben Gurion International Airport on Monday night, after a truck driven by a Palestinian Authority Arab man broke an entry barrier on

In an ongoing attack, Taliban fighters bombed part of a U.S. military outpost on Monday, located in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar near the Pakistan border. Officials say that