Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad insisted Wednesday he continues to enjoy the support of the Syrian people despite nearly four years of war and international pressure on his regime. In an

A California man who tried to travel to Syria last year has been charged with attempting to join the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist group, prosecutors announced Wednesday, according to the

A group of Senate Democrats on Wednesday said they would vote against a bill on Iran they themselves are sponsoring if Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) brings it up for

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Wednesday that the city’s public schools will be closed for two Muslim holidays, CNN reported. Under the change announced by de

Shortly after returning to Israel from Washington, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Wednesday evening spoke about his speech to Congress, saying that he believed it had resonated among American lawmakers.

Former United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appears to be in hot water over her use of a personal e-mail account for diplomatic business while serving as the top

German police on Wednesday arrested a 22-year-old man suspected of joining the Islamic State (ISIS) group and fighting with it in Syria, Reuters reported. The man, named only as Kerim

The IDF’s Development Branch is close to launching ground-breaking technology, by which Google Glass eye-wear technology and Android apps will be revamped to provide vital real-time info before the eyes of soldiers

A Jewish activist in Pakistan was savagely beaten by a Muslim mob Wednesday – and then arrested and roughed up again by police. Fishel Benkhald – who is leading a one-man campaign

Western sources have reportedly revealed that US Secretary of State John Kerry is offering Gulf States an American nuclear umbrella to deal with the Iranian nuclear threat, as Kerry is finalizing

Moscow said Thursday it would host talks between representatives of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime and opposition figures in April, three months after a meeting between the parties which ended without any concrete results, AFP reported.  “Representatives

The Central Elections Committee on Thursday fined Eli Yishai’s Yachad party NIS 4,000 for displaying images of a 12-year-old child in an elections ad. The Committee issued the fine in

Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad is not a “credible” partner in the fight against the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist group, French President Francois Hollande said Thursday after meeting Syria’s exiled opposition chief. Hollande said in a statement

In recent weeks, Egypt has begun diluting its forces stationed along the Philadelphi route on its border with Gaza, Israeli defense officials warned Thursday.  This move has prompted fear among

Turkey will not take part in any military offensive by Iraq to retake the city of Mosul from Islamic State, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Thursday. “We would support Mosul but will not

An Arab terrorist was thwarted in his attempt to stab a group of Jews on Thursday, adjacent to the community of Yitzhar in Samaria. The terrorist had approached a group

Yet another posthumous video recording of the late Shas spiritual leader Rabbi Ovadia Yosef has been released to the public, and reveals that at the very end of his life

Iran will not abandon or modify its regional policies of expansion in exchange for Western concessions to seal a deal on its nuclear program, analysts say. General Qassem Soleimani, a commander of Iran’s

Former Military Intelligence chief Amos Yadlin spoke to Arutz Sheva at the American-Israel Policy Conference (AIPAC) on Tuesday, where he opined on Iran, peace talks, and the elections, among other issues.  “Iran is

For years, Israelis have debated the contribution – or burden – of haredi Jews on the country’s economy. Over the last few decades the community has sent more people to learn full time rather

Professor Richard Schwartz is an educated and articulate spokesperson for Jewish vegetarianism/veganism and paying close attention to what we are all doing to our global environment. As the President Emeritus of

Two new polls Wednesday provide the first data since Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s much touted Congress address on Tuesday, and show that Likud has evened gaps shown in the last poll

Nazis foiled a Fanta ad this week, after Coca-Cola inc. pulled a TV spot in Germany because it failed to mention the Third Reich’s role in creating the popular sports

Dozens were killed Wednesday when Syrian rebels set off a powerful tunnel explosion targeting an intelligence headquarters in Aleppo and clashed with regime forces, a monitor said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the

Despite a veto threat from President Barack Obama, the Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday that the Senate would begin debate next week on a bill that would

Former Israeli Ambassador to the United States Dr. Michael Oren, who is running for the Knesset with Moshe Kahlon’s Kulanu party, on Tuesday evening praised Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s speech

Britain’s advertising watchdog has banned an Israeli government tourism advert for suggesting that the Old City of Jerusalem was part of Israel, AFP reported. The newspaper brochure showed a panorama

A United Nations envoy on Tuesday called on Israel to investigate the deaths of more than 1,500 civilians during the 2014 Gaza war and to make the findings public, Reuters

As Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu delivered his speech to Congress on Tuesday, warning lawmakers against a bad nuclear deal with Iran, a group of supporters gathered outside, waving Israeli, American

Opposition leader MK Yitzhak Herzog was unimpressed by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s speech before Congress, claiming on Tuesday evening that Israel has been left isolated, even after the speech. Speaking