Search teams have “indefinitely” ended operations aboard the Italian Costa Concordia luxury cruise ship when the vessel began shifting as it lay on its side. The ship has been stuck

Israeli aircraft and tanks struck a terrorist cell attempting to bury bombs at the Gaza security fence near a kibbutz Wednesday morning, killing at least two terrorists. Hamas confiremd the

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Russia reached out to protect Iran from the West on Wednesday, warning that sanctions would “stifle” the Iranian economy. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told reporters at a news conference that

President Barack Obama warmly praised Jordan’s King Abdullah II at the White House Tuesday, thanking him for hosting talks with the Palestinian Authority and Israel. “We have very few countries

Lebanese president Michel Sleiman vowed Tuesday to resume all-party talks on Hizbullah’s arms stockpiles. Earlier this week Hizbullah rejected a UN demand that it disarm. “I underscore my intention to

Turkish intelligence agencies are claiming that Israeli Heron unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) spied for the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), the Turkish daily Today’s Zaman reported. According to the report, the

Iran’s Defense Minister, General Ahmad Vahidi, announced on Monday that the Islamic Republic intends to launch another satellite into space next month, in addition to several other military projects it

Hamas leaders attached to the terror organization’s long-standing Damascus bureau are fleeing Syria with their families as President Bashar al-Assad’s regime grows increasingly unstable. The family of Musa Abu Marzouq,

British Foreign Secretary William Hague on Monday said he was confident the European Union would impose far-reaching sanctions on Iran’s oil industry at an EU meeting next week. Hague also

Police in Gaza, ruled by Hamas’ Sunni Muslims, broke the bones of several Shi’ite Muslims last week, a further sign of a break between Iran and Hamas. Iran drastically reduced

Hackers claiming to be from Kurdistan or Iraq invaded the websites of the community of Shiloh in Samaria and of Israel’s ally Azerbaijan, one day after the “Saudi hacker” shut

The Knesset’s Ethics Committee ruled Tuesday morning that MK Ahmed Tibi (Raam-Taal) would be distanced from the Knesset plenum and committees for seven days. The ban is Tibi’s punishment for

Republican party presidential hopeful Rick Perry says Turkey “is being ruled by what many would perceive to be Islamic terrorists.” He spoke at a debate in South Carolina, where he is

Sinai Bedouin report they have smuggled “thousands” of shoulder-launched missiles into Hamas-controlled Gaza. The missiles were probably taken from Libya last summer during the revolt against Muammar Qaddafi. “We have smuggled thousands

The Iranian morality police are extending the long reach of the law to dolls, and has activated an official ban on the sale of Barbies. Meet Dara and Sara —

PA Arab terrorists attacked motorists on the roads of Samaria Monday night, hurling rocks and firebombs at drivers of vehicles with Israeli license plates. A vehicle traveling on Highway 60

Former Arab League Secretary-General and Egyptian presidential hopeful Amr Moussa has rejected the possibility that Egypt will cancel the peace treaty it signed with Israel in 1979. In an extensive

A website affiliated with the Hamas terror group has attacked its rival Fatah organization, after Fatah representatives took part in a meeting with Israeli political officials and academics. The joint

The Hamas government has banned residents of Gaza from participating in the national reality singing show “New Star”, the Bethlehem-based Ma’an news agency is reporting. The first episode of the

Iran says it has arrested suspects in the assassination of nuclear scientist Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan, killed last week in Tehran car bombing. Iran’s Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) published a

The Palestinian Authority on Monday rejected a request by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to extend the deadline for peace negotiations to start set by the Mideast Quartet. “Time extension

Republican presidential hopeful Rick Perry on Sunday accused the Obama administration seeking to score political points with “over-the-top rhetoric” after four Marines were caught on video purportedly urinating on the

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday said PA officials “have no interest in restarting peace negotiations.” “For the last three years, the Palestinians have refused to enter negotiations, thinking they

Palestinian Authority officials complained Monday that Israel has stripped President Mahmoud Abbas of his VIP status and given him a temporary travel permit good for only 60 days. The officials

Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman called upon the international community Monday to go from words to deeds regarding the Iranian nuclear threat. In an interview on Voice of Israel government-run radio,

The Mossad worked for months to stage the assassination of its latest Iranian nuclear scientist target last Wednesday, The London Times reported Sunday. Quoting unnamed Israeli sources, the newspaper said

Alert IDF soldiers staved off a terror attack that was intended to take place inside the military court at Salem, in Samaria, on Monday. The soldiers neutralized and arrested two

A senior Iranian Member of Parliament has accused Israel of abducting five Iranian engineers in Syria last month and asked Damascus to free them, Iran’s semi-official Fars News Agency reported

Dr. Marc Faber, an investor analyst and entrepreneur known as “Dr. Doom” for obvious reasons, predicted this week that World War III will occur in the next five years. His