Syria shot down a Turkish military fighter jet in the eastern Mediterranean on Friday, Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan’s office said in a statement, amid earlier ambiguity over whether the plane had been downed by Syrian defense forces or had crashed. “As a result of information obtained from the evaluation of our concerned institutions
Egypt’s ruling military warned on Friday it would “deal firmly” with any attempt to harm the public interest, and blamed political divisions on the release of unofficial presidential poll results by candidates. The statement by the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces was read out on state television, as thousands of people packed Cairo’s
IAF aircraft targeted a terrorist squad that was preparing to fire a rocket at Israel from central Gaza on Friday afternoon, the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit said. According to the announcement, a hit was identified. The IDF Spokesperson noted that during the past week over 130 rockets hit Israel. “The IDF will not tolerate
Ashkelon Councilor Shimon Cohen told Arutz Sheva Friday that the decision to shut down all educational facilities in the city was the responsible one to make. "The rocket fire tonight shattered the quiet," he said. "At 2:00 a.m. we awoke to sirens. The rockets fell partly in open areas, and also in a large
The Islamist militant group Boko Haram could be responsible for crimes against humanity in Nigeria, the U.N. said on Friday. The High Commissioner for Human Rights is “extremely concerned” by the recent attacks on churches in Kaduna province and “tit-for-tat” reprisals by Christians which since June 17 have left more than 100 people dead,
Public frustration has deepened in Egypt after ruling generals acted to retain sweeping powers over the nation, yet a bigger worry for many exhausted Egyptians is that a new political crisis raises the prospect of fresh turmoil on their streets. A troubled transition beset by political bickering and often bloodshed has worn down a
The United States and Israel jointly developed the sophisticated Flame computer virus that collected critical intelligence in preparation for cyber-sabotage attacks aimed at slowing Iran’s ability to develop a nuclear weapon, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday. The report was based on conversations with Western officials with knowledge of the effort. The officials
Egypt’s military rulers should re-instate parliament and retreat from political life or risk further polarization and conflict in a deeply divided country, experts warned. If the military fails to adapt to changes in Egyptian society and continues to be seen as part of the old order, it will find itself in a long drawn-out-battle that
Ahmed Shafiq, one of the two candidates for president of Egypt, repeated on Thursday his claim of victory in weekend runoff elections, The Associated Press reported. Shafiq, who was deposed President Hosni Mubarak's last prime minister, made the claim in a news conference, his first one since the runoff. AP reported that Shafiq
A 20-year-old visitor from London, England who said he was told by three separate Waqf monitors to take off his kippah because it was offensive to them should have immediately filed a complaint with police, Israel Police spokesman Mickey Rosenfeld told Arutz Sheva in an interview Thursday. "The police are not familiar with any
