US firm Noble Energy is threatening to go to arbitration against Israel over a stalled gas deal for a major discovery in the Mediterranean Sea, local media reported Thursday. Senior Noble executives delivered

Iran’s embassy objected Thursday to being linked to a group set to go on trial in Kuwait on charges of plotting attacks on the Gulf Arab emirate. In a statement published by Iranian state

Previously, the homepage only listed the “Palestinian territories,” along with several other Arab countries as well as Russia and countries from the former Soviet Union.  “Typically, the countries listed at

Officials in the Palestinian Authority (PA) on Thursday dismissed Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s comments that he would be willing to visit Ramallah to meet with PA chairman Mahmoud Abbas in

Iran submitted last month a peace plan to Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad to try and end his country’s four-year war, a senior Iranian official said on Thursday, according to AFP.

Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) said Thursday that he intends to support the Obama administration’s nuclear deal with Iran.  “I believe that supporting the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) negotiated between Iran

Palestinian Arab support for the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement is waning, a poll run by a pro-Palestinian media research center reveals.  The Jerusalem Media Communications Center polled 1199

Faced with a tidal wave of migration from the Middle East and North Africa, Bulgaria and Hungary are looking into the possibility of putting up Israeli steel security fences along

European countries could decide to abstain in next week’s vote on a draft resolution on raising the Palestinian flag at the UN, a diplomat told the AFP news agency on

Hamas on Thursday hailed Jeremy Corbyn, the frontrunner for the leadership of the British Labor party, for his “sympathetic” stance on the Israel-Palestinian conflict, The Telegraph reported. Senior officials with

The speaker of Iran’s parliament hinted in a radio interview Thursday at the possibility of a prisoner swap to free detained Iranian-American journalist Jason Rezaian, AFP reports. The comments made

People are flocking in large numbers to an area of Poland where treasure hunters are searching for a mystery Nazi train said to be laden with gold, The Associated Press

Billionaire Donald Trump announced on Thursday he has signed a GOP pledge not to run as an independent in 2016, after a personal appeal from the Republican Party chairman, Fox

For the third time in recent weeks, reports have surfaced that Mahmoud Abbas will step down as chairman of the Palestinian Authority. According to a top official in the Fatah terror

Joint List chairman Ayman Odeh was hospitalized at Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem on Wednesday night after experiencing chest pains, Channel 10 reports Thursday morning.  The 40-year-old politician fell ill last night

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott was slammed by Jewish groups on Thursday after asserting that Islamic State terrorists in Iraq and Syria were worse than Nazis for “boast about their evil.” The Australian leader, who is

Although US President Barack Obama has secured the necessary number of votes in Congress to ensure the passage of the Iran nuclear deal, the Democratic Party is still concerned it may lose.  According to

The United States is significantly increasing its military aid to Jordan. Over the next three years, reports on Thursday said, Jordan will receive at least a billion dollars in military

Russia is delaying the launch of an international investigation aimed at assigning blame for chemical weapon attacks in Syria, UN Security Council diplomats said on Wednesday, according to a report

The American House of Representatives will vote next week on the Iran nuclear deal, Republican leadership said Wednesday, the first congressional step in a process President Barack Obama hopes will

Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday he believes peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA) can be re-launched, AFP reports. The comments came a day after Prime

MK Tzipi Livni (Zionist Union) on Wednesday blamed Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, after President Barack Obama secured the necessary number of votes in Congress to ensure the passage of the Iran nuclear

Israeli President Reuven Rilvin was welcomed Thursday morning in the Vatican, at the start of his first official state visit as president. The President was received by Prefect of the Papal

Arab MKs in the Joint List were infuriated Thursday over the Knesset’s approval of the first reading of a sweeping counterterrorism bill. The bill significantly expands the powers of the state involved in

Despite associates saying Internal Security Minister Gilad Erdan would “go all the way” with Gal Hirsch, reports have surfaced on Thursday that Erdan is looking for a new candidate for

Right-wing activist Baruch Marzel expressed concern over Elazar Stern’s return to the Knesset following the resignation of former education minister and Yesh Atid MK Shai Pirson.  Stern, who was a

Despite efforts to keep them out, Europe may eventually have no choice but to accept the hordes of refugees inundating its borders, former deputy defense minister Danny Ayalon asserted Thursday.  The refugees,

A sweeping counterterrorism bill which would collect all existing legislation into one law passed its first reading in the Knesset on Thursday by a vote of 45-14.  The bill, which broadens

Two houses in the Hof Ashkelon region of southern Israel was lightly damaged by gunfire from Gaza Wednesday afternoon. After an initial investigation, the IDF said the gunfire – which

Nearly 30 years after he was convicted for revealing classified information about Israel’s nuclear program, Mordechai Vanunu has given his first interview to the Israeli media. Vanunu was sentenced to 18