The UN’s nuclear watchdog and Iran failed on Friday to agree a deal allowing greater access to Tehran’s contested nuclear program. “There has been no progress,” IAEA chief inspector Herman

Israelis from across the religious spectrum will take part in a “Love March” on Friday to show unity in the face of differences. The goal, organizers say, is to break

A Jewish cemetery has been vandalized in the city of Rivne in western Ukraine, local news sources report. Vandals broke street lights and desecrated a plaque in the memory of

Israel Radio reported late Thursday that the lead suspect in last weekend’s anti-Semitic attacks in Lyon, France has turned himself in to police. The suspect and 10 others attacked three

The United States is offering millions of dollars in rewards for information leading to the capture of leaders of the Somali militant group al-Shabab. It is the first time the

Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says Tehran has no intention of building nuclear weapons – but fear is not the reason. Ahmadinejad’s comments ahead of June 18-19 talks with world powers

The International Atomic Energy Agency began a new round of talks with Iran in an effort to gain access to sites where suspected nuclear weapons research has been conducted. Tehran’s

The Defense Ministry announced on Thursday that it will begin construction of facilities that will be able to hold 20,000 to 25,000 infiltrators. The facilities will be built in southern

Hundreds of frightened Israelis called the police on Thursday evening, saying they had seen a strange light shining in the sky with a trail of smoke. The strange light was

Some 400 Jews have gathered in the former Soviet republic of Moldova for a festival to celebrate the Jewish heritage of the former Soviet countries, The Associated Press reported. The

Belgian prosecutors on Thursday charged a high-profile Islamist radical with stoking hatred and violence during racial disturbances in Brussels last week. According to AFP Fouad Belkacem, a 30-year-old Belgian man

Lebanon has charged the Syrian Army with the murder of an Al-Jadeed television journalist. Military Prosecutor Judge Saqr Saqr on Thursday charged members of the Syrian armed forces in connection

Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad “must transfer power and depart Syria,” U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told a news conference in Istanbul Thursday after meeting diplomats from Arab and Western

Google has begun warning users if their accounts may be compromised by state-sponsored cyber attacks, in order to help customers protect personal data, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported. “We are constantly

Between 700 and 1,000 citizens of South Sudan who are illegally staying in Israel have seven days to leave the country of their own free will or face arrest, the

Members of the Manchester Jewish community were outraged after participants in a World War II re-enactment dressed up as Nazis, donning swastikas and other fascist insignia. One couple recounted how

The ongoing feud between screenwriter Joe Eszterhas and actor Mel Gibson has gained fuel, as Eszterhas claims that he has received death threats and hate mail from Gibson supporters, The

Troops and militiamen loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday were accused of new massacres of scores of villagers. The new report came just hours ahead of a United

Interior Minister Eli Yishai on Thursday signed off on the first building project for the projected Hareidi Jewish city of Harish. The project will include 6,000 units designed mostly for

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday that Al-Qaeda is still a serious and imminent threat, and is spreading geographically. “The core of Al-Qaeda that carried out the 9/11

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has begun posting Internet advertisements offering training for suicide bombers to target the U.S., Israel and France. Volunteers are asked to get in touch via

Pro-government militia and security forces in Syria have killed at least 78 people, including women and children, in the central province of Hama, activists said on Wednesday. According to a

An Arab man tried on Wednesday evening to stab a security guard at the Jerusalem Light Rail’s station in the French Hill neighborhood. The man took out a pair of

Housing Minister Ariel Atias announced on Wednesday that his ministry will market land for the purpose of building 551 new housing units in Judea and Samaria (Yehuda and Shomron). According

The United States condemned Israel on Wednesday, after Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu announced that 300 new homes will be built in Beit El. “We’re very clear that continued Israeli settlement

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused major world powers on Wednesday of looking for ways to “find excuses and to waste time” in talks over Tehran’s controversial nuclear program. “Iran is

Iran accused the United Nations nuclear watchdog of spying and vowed never to suspend uranium enrichment on Monday, Bloomberg reported. The move cast doubt on whether a deal between Tehran

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu issued a special statement Wednesday regarding the impending demolition of the Givat HaUlpana neighborhood. “I am committed to safeguard the settlement enterprise,” he said. “The law

Seeking to score big donor dollars, US president Barack Obama and presumptive GOP challenger Mitt Romney traded barbs on Wednesday over Europe’s sovereign debt crisis. Romney warned that Obama’s policies

Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s condition is deteriorating rapidly both physically and psychologically as he lies in the hospital wing of Cairo’s Tora Prison, in the intensive care unit. His