The head of Egypt’s election commission announced on Friday that 62 percent of eligible voters took part in the initial round of Egypt’s first parliamentary elections since Hosni Mubarak’s ouster,

The Al Qaeda terror group has claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of a Jewish American man in Pakistan, according to an Internet statement released on Thursday. “Just as the Americans

The European Union tightened sanctions on Iran in a clampdown on the country´s nuclear program, while divisions festered over a possible halt to purchases of Iranian oil amid Europe’s sovereign

Russia has delivered anti-ship cruise missiles to Syria, the Moscow-based Interfax news agency reported on Thursday, citing an unnamed military source. “The contract was completely fulfilled, almost ahead of time,”

Palestinian Authority chief negotiator Saeb Erekat on Thursday claimed Israel was refusing to submit proposals for borders and security arrangements for indirect talks to be mediated by the Quartet for

Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah party is generally seen as the more moderate of the Arab factions and is seen as a “partner for peace” with Israel. However, that

The European Union is denying that it has ever provided funding to the extreme leftist non-governmental organization (NGO) Peace Now. The EU’s spokesman in Israel, David Kriss, made the comments

Kuwait issued an urgent warning to its citizens Thursday, telling them to leave Syria “to ensure their safety” — while they still can. Saudi Arabia had already issued a similar

Like most Muslim politicians, Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha is no shrinking violet. But despite the fact the nation he leads is a Muslim nation, Berisha made his commitment to

Major General Eyal Eisenberg of the IDF Home Front Command said Thursday that Israel’s deterrence is rooted in its ability to conquer foreign territory when attacked. “A principal pillar of

The Arab League tightened its sanctions against Syria early Thursday in cooperation with the international effort to force President Bashar al-Assad to end government violence against civilians or step down

Italy summoned Iran’s envoy to Rome’s foreign ministry on Thursday to express its “firm condemnation” of the storming of the British embassy in Tehran – leading some to suggest Iran

Defense Minister Ehud Barak on Thursday told Kol Yisrael radio that Israel was not planning to strike Iran’s nuclear program – yet. “We have no intention of acting for the

Judges overseeing the vote count in Egypt’s parliamentary elections say Islamist parties have won a majority of the contested seats in the first round. They say the Muslim Brotherhood could

President Barack Obama tried to reassure his worried Jewish supporters that his administration is committed to Israel’s security, The Associated Press reported on Wednesday. According to the report, Obama told

The Israel Green Building Council held its second green building conference at the Avenue Convention Center near the Ben Gurion Airport on Wednesday. The conference dealt with such issues as

One day after a judge delivered a guilty verdict to the second of the two murderers of the Fogel family in Itamar, Israeli authorities arrived in the middle of the

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is looking at rewording and watering down the proposed NGO bill, which limits the funding that political non-governmental organizations (NGOs) may receive from foreign governments and international

The reason the U.S. and other Western countries seek to punish Iran is not directly connected to its nuclear program, top Iranian clerics say; it’s because they fear the rise

Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas met with Israeli opposition leader Tzipi Livni in Amman on Wednesday to discuss the moribund peace process. A statement from Abbas’ office published by the

Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas is not serious about reconciling his Fatah faction with rival Hamas despite public statements to the contrary, a senior Hamas official charged Wednesday. Hamas co-founded

Britain has ordered the closure of the Iranian embassy in London, and told the Iranian ambassador and his staff they have 48 hours to leave the country. UK Foreign Secretary

In a continuation of the diplomatic war between Iran and Britain, the Islamic Republic warned on Wednesday that it will take measures against Britain, following its decision to close the

Germany will sell Israel a fourth Dolphin-class submarine – the first since 2005 – and will finance a third of its costs, reports said Wednesday. Two of Israel’s other Dolphins

Should Hamas run in Palestinian Authority elections despite its being a terrorist group? The U.S. says it’s an “internal matter,” but, well, after all, maybe not. Asked by a reporter

America’s “Bible Belt” takes the Scriptures seriously – very seriously. There still are some folks there who think Jews have “horns on their heads,” a view based on the improper

Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Wednesday criticized the decision of eight senior ministers to release frozen tax revenue funds to the Palestinian Authority. “The decision to transfer the funds to

Kuwait’s outgoing defense minister Sheikh Jaber Al Mubarak Al Sabah is expected to replace Sheikh Nasser Al Mohammad as the country’s next prime minister. Shaikh Nasser, under intense pressure from

The principal of a Sunni school in Yemen’s northern province of Sa’ada declared Jihad on Al Huthi rebels who have laid a month-long seige on the school. “The Imam of

The Palestinian Authority must return to Mideast peace talks with Israel, Opposition Leader Tzipi Livni told Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday, adding that Palestinians should not allow themselves to