Palestinian Authority leaders slammed Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Saturday, accusing him of seizing power illegitimately and oppressing the Iranian people. Their condemnation followed Ahmadinejad's criticism of the PA over negotiations with Israel.
A long-time Jewish neighborhood in the Lebanese city of Sidon that kept its Jewish name throughout the tribulations of Lebanese-Israeli tensions has finally lost the name. The residents renamed the neighborhood, known for decades as Haret al-Yahud (Neighborhood of the Jews),
A double suicide bombing and gunmen tried to storm an army base in Baghdad on Sunday, killing eight people and wounding 25 less than a week after Washington declared U.S. combat operations in Iraq over, officials said.
Iranian human rights activist Shiva Nazar Ahari was put on trial for conspiracy against the regime, affiliation with a terrorist group, and being “an enemy of God†amid apprehensions that she might face the death sentence.
Six people including four policemen were killed in overnight clashes in Yemen's tense south, where a separate Qaeda-style ambush killed a tribal chief and his two bodyguards, local and tribal officials told AFP on Sunday.
More polls point to a GOP tidal wave of victory in November’s Congressional elections and U.S. President Barack Obama facing the humility of being a one-term president.
MEMRI (Middle East Media Research Institute) has released a transcript of excerpts from a televised sermon given by Egyptian cleric Salem Abu Al-Futuh. Airing on Al-Nas TV on August 18, it features Al-Futuh’s confident predictions that Islam will take over the entire West, beginning specifically with Italy and ending with North and South America.
The IDF continued Saturday night to carry out the government policy of bombing Gaza smuggling tunnels—but only after terrorists attack Israel with missiles.
Faith Coalition Calls on DOJ to Take Public Stance Against Anti-Muslim Rhetoric
More than a quarter of a million Christians visit Jerusalem's Garden Tomb every year. The holy site is believed by many to be the place where Jesus rose from the dead.