An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced ousted president Hosni Mubarak to three years in prison on corruption accusations, after he was cleared of murder charges in another case, AFP reports.

MK Yair Lapid, head of the Yesh Atid, launched a verbal tirade against the Zionist Union on Saturday. In his remarks, Lapid blasted the party for failing to criticize Prime

A 24-year-old Jewish male about to be married Sunday night was arrested earlier this morning on suspicion of praying while on a visit to the Temple Mount.  The groom ascended to the Mount in honor of his

The IDF has officially closed its field hospital in Nepal, it announced Sunday morning, and held a special closing ceremony before the delegation’s departure.  1,600 patients were treated at the

The Prime Minister’s Cabinet unanimously approved on Sunday morning Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s proposal to extend the size of the 20th Knesset’s ministerial cabinet.  If passed, the proposal would allow Netanyahu

Hundreds of Ethiopian Israelis are once again expected to rally in Tel Aviv on Sunday night, prompting a mass police effort to prepare the city for disruptions after last week’s

Egypt’s army released a semi-annual report this weekend outlining its campaign against Islamist terror groups in North Sinai, news site Al-Ahram reported Saturday.  Published on the army spokesman’s official Facebook page, the report documents the

Reports have come out that an unknown assailant killed at least four people in the small Swiss town of Wuerenlingen last night (Saturday). At least four people, all adults, are reported

Jewish Home chairman and recently appointed Education Minister, Naftali Bennett, assured constituents on Sunday that the Tzohar Law would remain in place despite a new government.  Taking effect in late 2013,

Palestinian Authority (PA) security officials have warned that Islamic State is acting to mobilize in Gaza to serve as an extension of its activities in the Sinai Peninsula.  Journalist Gal

The European Union on Saturday added to United States and Palestinian criticism over Israeli plans to build 900 homes in east Jerusalem. “Israel’s determination to continue its settlement policy despite

A minister earns more than an ordinary member of Knesset and is entitled to aides, secretaries, a driver, and the other pleasant benefits which cost the taxpayers tens of millions

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu congratulated newly-elected British Prime Minister David Cameron on his reelection Friday. Cameron beat off his Labour rivals handily to secure a shock majority in a poll

Meretz Chairwoman MK Zeheva Galon expressed her angry disapproval of the coalition accord between the Likud and Jewish Home parties, according to which disputed homes and neighborhoods in Judea and

Apparently responding to the widespread calls from his own party to resign, UK Labor party head Ed Miliband announced on Friday that he will indeed be stepping down after suffering

Europe held sombre ceremonies to mark 70 years since victory over Nazi Germany on Friday as leaders warned of modern day threats, such as the war in Ukraine and Islamic extremism. Celebrations of the

Sources in the Foreign Ministry told Arutz Sheva they are furious at Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s apparent decision to keep the foreign portfolio in his own hands, not appointing a minister so

International inspectors have found traces of sarin and VX nerve agent at a military research site in Syria that had not been declared to the global chemical weapons watchdog, diplomatic

The murder trial of the man accused in the disappearance of six-year-old Etan Patz ended Friday with the jury hopelessly deadlocked after 18 days of deliberations, thus leaving unresolved a

The European Union’s (EU) High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Federica Mogherini, on Friday congratulated Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on the formation of his new government. In a statement, Mogherini took

Israeli troops shot and seriously wounded a 17-year-old Palestinian Arab in northern Gaza on Friday, Palestinian Arab medics said, according to the AFP news agency. The youth, whose name was

Three Norwegians on Friday received prison sentences ranging from seven months to almost five years after they were convicted of supporting or belonging to the Islamic State (ISIS) group, AFP

Israeli sculptor and painter Menashe Kadishman died on Friday evening at the age of 82. Kadishman, who reported feeling unwell, was rushed to the Tel Hashomer Hospital where he passed

The Knesset will vote next week on enlarging the cabinet from 18 ministries to 20, the Likud party announced on Friday. The move is meant to appease senior members of

Danish police are investigating an incident in which four city buses were destroyed in a pre-dawn fire and a fifth was vandalized with anti-Israel graffiti at a bus depot in

The US government is struggling to counter the Islamic State (ISIS) group’s fast-paced online propaganda, which played a role in inspiring a failed attack in Texas this week on an exhibit of

The US military has begun training a small unit of “moderate” Syrian rebels in Jordan to return home and take on the might of the Islamic State (ISIS), after months of intense vetting.

British Prime Minister David Cameron appears to be headed towards a victory in the UK general election. As polls closed on Thursday night at 10 p.m. local time, an exit poll gave

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is seeking a written guarantee from the United States with regards to Iran, its ambassador to Washington said on Thursday, according to Reuters. That request

Turkey on Thursday recalled its envoy to Luxembourg to Ankara for consultations, after that country’s parliament recognized the mass killings of Armenians in World War I as genocide, AFP reported.