The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS), now in the second week of its lightning offensive that put large portions of Iraq under its control, continues to tighten its noose on the Iraqi capital of Baghdad. A Kurdish official on Tuesday stated that two towns on a crucial supply route linking Baghdad
Jordan has deployed massive army forces on its Iraqi border Friday, in yet another sign of heightening tension as the war in Iraq threatens to spill over into a full-fledged regional clash. The Jordanian army has placed tanks, army vehicles, missile launchers and soldiers throughout the length of its Iraqi border reports Yedioth Aharonoth
Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas said on Thursday he was willing to resume peace negotiations with Israel. Abbas, who spoke at a ceremony at the Russian Diplomatic Academy in Moscow where he received an honorary degree, once again placed preconditions on the resumption of talks. According to a statement that was published
The Hamas terrorist group on Thursday night downplayed Israel’s publication of the names of two members of the group, who are behind the abduction of three Israeli teens two weeks ago. "The declaration of the occupation, in which the names from Hevron are presented, is the continuation of its confusion and disgraceful failure in
Iraqi officials accused Syrian President Bashar Assad's forces of taking advantage of the crisis near Baghdad Wednesday, saying that Syrian warplanes struck several border areas in Anbar province Tuesday. At least 57 Iraqi civilians were killed and 120 wounded in the attacks, local officials told CNN, in cities controlled by the Islamic State of Iraq and
Palestinian Authority (PA) officials have successfully pulled off a scheme designed to dupe the US into continuing to give aid to the Hamas-Fatah Unity government - all because of a simple name change. According to one report earlier this month, the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) - the terror group behind the PA
In a tragic end to an intensive search by the IDF, intelligence services and police, it has been released for publication this evening (Monday) that IDF forces have discovered the bodies of the three teenagers abducted 18 days ago as they hitchhiked home near the town of Alon Shvut in the Gush Etzion region.
An Egyptian court has sentenced a Coptic Christian man to six years in jail for "insulting Islam" and stirring up sectarian strife in his village, his lawyer told AFP on Wednesday. Egypt's constitution outlaws insults against the three monotheist religions recognized by the state - Christianity, Islam and Judaism. Kirollos Shawki, 29, was
A spokesman for Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah movement launched a verbal attack on Hamas in a recent television interview. The spokesman, Ahmad Assaf, said members of the movement behave “like criminals and thugs”. The interview, which aired on Palestinian Authority TV on June 11, was translated by the Middle East Media
In technical jargon it is called "baby crack" or "baby slump". Italy has not seen so few births since 1861. Since the days of the unification of Italy. Those born in Italy in 2013 were just 515,000. The pyramid of age is apalling. Italy is a dying country which has already lost a generation.
