A group of Jews that ascended the Temple Mount Sunday were shocked to see that ancient beams of wood that had apparently been used during the period of the Holy Temple were being used as firewood by Arabs on the Mount, and off it. Archaeologists have dated the wood as far back as the First
IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz warned Sunday that Syria's civil war might soon become "an Israeli matter” if military spillover continues. Three Syrian tanks entered the demilitarized zone (DMZ) at the village of Beit Ajam, a few kilometers near an IDF position between Israel and Syria in the Golan Heights on Saturday.
The United Kingdom’s Foreign Office has raised its terror threat level in Egypt from “general” to “high”, following reports of an al Qaeda-inspired plot to attack western tourists. In recent days, Egyptian police reported they had foiled a terror attack aimed at tourists in northern Sinai, close to the border with Gaza. The
A former neo-Nazi who joined the Taliban and attacked an American base near the Afghan-Pakistan border has told a German court that he regrets his decision to become a terrorist saying he “made a terrible mistake”. The 27-year-old German, identified only as Thomas U, converted to Islam and enrolled in the German Taliban Mujahidin,
The Palestinian Authority continued a long-standing policy of telling Israelis and Westerners one thing and then stating exactly the opposite to the Arab world. PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas won warm applause from President Shimon Peres, who called Abbas “courageous” for telling Channel 2, "I want to see Tzfat. It's my right to see it
Three Syrian tanks entered the demilitarized area between Syrian and Israeli territory on the Golan Heights border Saturday. The tanks, which belong to Syrian strongman Bashar Assad's forces, entered the village of Bir Ajam, a short distance away from an IDF position. The tanks were maneuvering as part of the fighting between Assad and
Three Egyptian policemen died on Saturday when gunmen fired on their car in the northern Sinai Peninsula city of al-Arish before escaping, according to police officials. A security source said the attackers were probably militants who, Egyptian forces have been hunting since the ambush killing of 16 border guards on Aug. 5, the biggest
Egyptian Salafi Front statements about a missing Christian girl may cause sectarian conflict, the national council for women spokesperson warned Thursday, Al Masry Al Youm news site reported. Sarah Ishaq Abdel Malak, an alleged convert to Islam, disappeared from a school in Matrouh province on September 30. After her father filed a missing report,
Egypt’s Salafi and Liberal revolutionaries scuffled with one another on Friday’s protest after Liberals chanted slogans against President Mohammed Mursi, Egypt Independent reported. The clashes came during the Salafists’ Friday demonstrations in Tahrir to demand a stronger reference to Islamic law or Shariah in Egypt’s new constitution. The Salafis attacked the Liberals after
Egypt’s culture ministry on Thursday censored a song in a popular new film, which hit the box office last week, after Islamist groups filed lawsuits against its producer, claiming the song insulted Islam. “Abdu Mouta,” which is playing in theaters across the countru, recorded the highest one-day revenue in the history of Egyptian cinema,
