U.S. President Obama said Thursday that the United States “deplores” and “strongly condemns” violence in Egypt, and as a result is canceling U.S.-Egyptian military exercises scheduled for next month.  He said the

 At least ten people have been killed by a large explosion in a southern suburb of the Lebanese capital Beirut, with at least 30 reported wounded. Lebanon’s Daily Star reported

At least 14 people have been killed and more than 80 injured in a series of apparently coordinated car bomb attacks in Baghdad Thursday. It is the latest attack in

In a secret and complex operation, the Jewish Agency brought a group of 17 Yemenite Jews to Israel on Wednesday. The group is made of up of parents who came

In order to save their children from the clutches of the Nazis and their Polish accomplices, many Jews in Poland handed over their young children to sympathetic Polish families during

Prominent among the “collateral damage” victims of the ongoing violence in Egypt are the country’s Coptic Christians. Living on the tentative goodwill of the Muslim majority even during the best of

German Chancellor Angela Merkel will make history next week by becoming  the first German chancellor to visit the former Nazi concentration camp Dachau, AFP reported Wednesday.   The German leader will travel to the

In the last few minutes, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has claimed the bombing attack which injured four Israeli soldiers on the border with Lebanon last week, saying his party “will

As violence in Egypt continues to spiral out of control, the country’s Vice President, Mohammed el-Baradei, has resigned. The Health Ministry says that 150 people have been killed and well

In a statement made Wednesday by Prime Minister Netanyahu’s office, Israel will begin sponsoring university students to fight Israel’s corner on social media platforms, reported BBC News. Israeli University students would receive full

Israeli and Palestinian Authority negotiators met for around five hours on Wednesday evening. Israeli media reported that the meeting began shortly before 7:00 p.m. and ended just before midnight. According

Supporters of ousted Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi have reportedly been lashing out at Christian targets, besides confronting the government. In Fayoum, in Upper Egypt, pro-Morsi supporters set fire to a

Syrian activists have reported that the leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Shams (ISIS) has reportedly been killed on Sunday in Salamiya, on the outskirts of Hama, according to Asharq Al-Awsat.

The Egyptian interim government has declared a state of emergency, as the death toll continues to mount as security forces attempt to put an end to weeks of protest by

Amid ongoing sectarian violence in Egypt, 10-year-old Jessica Boulous was murdered last Tuesday after walking home from her Bible lesson with her teacher. She was gunned down on the street

The new Palestinian Authority Prime Minister has retracted his resignation following a meeting with PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas, and is to begin forming a new PA government. Hamdallah was appointed

At Ben Gurion International Airport on Tuesday morning, 331 new Olim began a new chapter in their lives here in Israel. Enthusiastic guests, friends, and families greeted these Olim as they

It’s no secret that former soldiers who served in the IDF’s technology units can be found in key positions in the world of Israeli hi-tech. Now several hi-tech leaders have

During the visit, General Dempsey is scheduled to meet with Lieutenant-General Gantz and other IDF commanders to discuss cooperation and common security challenges. Dempsey is also scheduled to meet with

The city of Eilat quickly returned to routine on Tuesday morning following a rocket scare at 1 a.m. “I didn’t see any hysteria,” Mayor Meir Yitzchak Halevy told Channel 10

A Muslim Salafist group said Tuesday that it had fired rockets at Israel’s southernmost city of Eilat overnight and said it was in retaliation for an alleged IAF missile strike

According to a statement made by Fatah on Sunday, Hamas officials have launched an arrest campaign against Fatah leaders and associates in the Gaza Strip. The Ma’an News Agency reported

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday that Israel’s announcement of new construction in Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria was expected and added that it should not affect the

At least one rocket was fired towards the Israeli resort city of Eilat on Monday night. Sirens were heard throughout the city shortly before 1:00 a.m. Local residents reported hearing

In a café located in Central Iraq, a suicide bomber killed 13 people on Monday, officials told the Associated Press. This has been the latest attack in a months-long surge of

The European Union has denounced the proposal for construction in Judea and Samaria and parts of Jerusalem beyond the 1949 Armistice Line.  The EU insisted on Monday that Israel and the

While the government claims that the murderers being freed as a “gesture” to the Palestinian Authority (PA) committed their acts before the Oslo accords were signed by then-Israeli prime minister

The Israel Davis Cup team will be fined 10,000 euros for refusing to compete on Yom Kippur, it was reported Sunday. The game against the Belgian team which was scheduled

Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas vowed on Sunday that none of the terrorists that Israel will release as a “gesture” to get him to agree to peace talks will be

The European Union should put its proposed boycott of Israeli businesses in Judea and Samaria on hold in order to help the diplomatic process, President Shimon Peres suggested Sunday in