Israel fears that a jihadist offensive that has swept up swathes of Iraq may prompt concessions to arch-foe Iran from its longtime ally the United States. "If Washington needs Tehran's help to solve the Iraq crisis, the United States will need to be more flexible in negotiations on Iran's nuclear program," Voice of Israel
As the live airwaves of Egypt’s state TV deliver the Al Ahzar lectures cautioning against apostasy and Atheism to all those carrying state-issued I.D. cards indicating Egypt’s official religion, Egypt’s newly installed president, Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi, foregoes public prayers and mosque attendance as the first modern leader ever to skip over this tradition within his
Libya on Wednesday condemned the United States’ arrest on its soil of a man suspected of masterminding the deadly attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, describing the detention as a violation of Libyan sovereignty. According to Reuters, Libya’s Justice Minister Saleh al-Marghani said the suspect, Ahmed Abu Khatallah, should be returned to Libya
Palestinian Arabs have made a show of celebrating the kidnapping of three missing yeshiva students, taking to social media and handing out sweets in public places. However, most Gazans are actually very concerned at the thought of Israel launching a full-scale invasion in Gaza, sources told Walla! News on Wednesday, causing rising dissent against
As the radical Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) continues to seize territory in Iraq - including most recently the country's largest oil refinery - the only group standing in the way of the Islamists' complete control of northern Iraq are Kurdish militias. Footage: Kurdish militias prepare for battle in the northern
Although Hamas has still not officially taken responsibility for the kidnapping of three Israeli teenagers nearly a week ago, the Islamist group has repeatedly lauded their abduction, arranging public celebrations in Gaza, encouraging Palestinians in the Hevron region to disrupt the IDF's search operation, and even lashing out at Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud Abbas for
Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas played the victim on Wednesday, accusing the terrorists who kidnapped three Israeli teens last Thursday of trying to "destroy us," meaning the PA. "Those who kidnapped the three teenagers want to destroy us. We will hold them accountable," Abbas said at an Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) meeting in
Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah faction has sent a delegation to Egypt to discuss opening the Rafah Crossing between Gaza and Sinai, even as terrorists in the Hamas-enclave continue firing rockets at Israel. The delegation arrived in Cairo and is led by Fatah leader Azzam al-Ahmed, who represented Fatah in the reconciliation
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) is moving in on Baghdad after already having taken over several cities in Iraq, but the Iraqis are unfazed. A group of Shiite Iraqi poets, who spoke at a religious gathering in Karbala last week, roused the crowds in anti-ISIS rhetoric. "You want to
Should America and the West take on Boko Haram or not. The writer has been wrestling with the question for weeks. TIME magazine helped make up her mind. Now, France--not the United States--has convened a meeting of five western African states in Paris. American, British, and other European diplomats attended what was primarily a
