In recent months, there has been a shakeout among the various Syrian rebel groups, and one of the dominant ones that has emerged is Jabhat al-Nusra, closely identified with al-Qaeda. The Sunni Islamist group is seeking to take over as much of Syria as possible and place it under Sharia Islamic law. Now, the
Not long ago, Egypt was an energy exporter, with Israel and Jordan eager customers for Egyptian natural gas. Now, though, Egypt can't even produce enough energy for its own needs – and the country over the past several weeks has faced rolling blackouts, with even the most upscale districts in Cairo facing 3-5 hours a
Summer is approaching and Arab arson season in Jerusalem is off to a scorching start. According to Yisrael Hayom, the hottest locations for nationalistically-motivated arson by Israeli-Arabs are the ironically-named “Peace Forest” near Armon Hanatziv Promenade in southern Jerusalem, and the area around Ofrit Base on Mount Scopus in northeastern Jerusalem. Sometimes, the
A feud between Iraqi Sunnis and the Shiite authorities they accuse of marginalizing their community is driving a deadly spike in violence that stops short of all-out conflict for now, experts say. Attacks including bombings that ripped through worshippers in mosques and cut down shoppers in markets killed over 430 people in Iraq so
Three men were arrested Saturday on suspicion of planning to murder the British soldier hacked to death in a London street in an Islamist attack. One of the men, 21, was arrested in a street around a mile from the murder scene in Woolwich. The other two men, aged 28 and 24, were arrested
Tuvia Tenenborn has German youth lining up to buy his book on Germany today. It is about an incurable disease. But he can't find a publisher in the land of the free and the home of the brave. I first met Tuvia Tenenbom, the author of the provocatively titled book, "I Sleep in Hitler’s
We are living through the self-extinction of the civilization that shaped the age we live in. “I am healthy in body and mind, I am filled with love for my wife and children. However, in the evening of my life, facing immense dangers to my French and European homeland, I feel the duty to
A French soldier patrolling a business neighborhood west of Paris was stabbed in the neck on Saturday by a man who quickly fled the scene and is being sought by police, President Francois Hollande said. The soldier was patrolling in uniform with two other men as part of France’s Vigipirate anti-terrorist surveillance plan when
The deputy chief of the Hizbullah organization warned the European Union on Friday that it would be making a "big mistake" if it labeled the Lebanese Shiite group as a terrorist organization. Sheikh Naim Qassem told the Al Mayadeen television network that such threats "do not concern" or worry the group. He did not
Egyptians across the country are becoming increasingly frustrated with repeated electricity cuts in recent weeks, prompting campaigns urging consumers not to pay their bills until service is fully restored. A Facebook campaign called “No service, No payment” urges users not to pay electricity bills. The page posted pictures of residents putting notes on
