The tension in relations between the Palestinian Authority and Hamas reached a new peak this weekend, after a period of mutual accusations over the responsibility for the failure of the political partnership between the parties. The latest chapter in the saga came on Saturday, when Salah Bardawil, a senior Hamas figure, sharply attacked PA
Notorious ISIS executioner "Jihadi John" is believed to have fled into unknown Syrian territory. A source told the British Mirror that Jihadi John, real name Mohammed Emwazi, fears he is no longer useful to the jihadist group and that he is being hunted by UK and US special forces. The source claims that
Egypt is testing out its "new" Suez Canal, having sent the first cargo ships through today (Saturday) in a trial run. The 72 kilometer-long canal lies close to the original route but will be able to handle larger ships and two-way traffic. The project has been moving quickly. Construction began less than a year
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday warned that if Congress does not approve the deal recently signed with Iran, Israel might be blamed for it and become more isolated. Kerry’s comments came in a speech at the Council of Foreign Relations in New York. “I fear that what could happen is
An international agreement on Iran's nuclear program will not alter Tehran's staunch support for the Syrian government and may even strengthen Damascus, Syria's foreign minister said Friday. Speaking at a conference in Damascus on "confronting terrorism," Walid Muallem said those who hoped to persuade Iran to abandon Syria's government would be disappointed, according to
The Palestinian Authority (PA) leadership warned of renewed attempts of "extremist settlers" in support of the Israeli government to "break into" the Temple Mount during the Tisha B'Av national day of Jewish mourning (this Sunday), and to "contaminate" the site via their mere presence there. The Supreme Council for Islamic religious rulings, headed by
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Thursday said she believed a “two-state solution” is the only resolution for the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA), Reuters reported. Responding to a question from an audience member at an event in South Carolina who asked her whether she thought a two-state solution was possible,
Brig. Gen. Mohammad Reza Naqdi, Commander of Iran’s Basij (volunteer) Force, on Thursday aired a whopper of a conspiracy theory, claiming that Israel and the US - which Iran just signed a nuclear deal with - are behind Islamic State (ISIS). Naqdi, who just this Tuesday said the nuclear deal makes Iranians hate America
A militant group allied to Turkey's outlawed Kurdish party has shot dead in Istanbul an alleged member of ISIS who had fought in Syria, media said Thursday. The reports come amid soaring tensions in Turkey following Monday's suicide bombing in the town of Suruc on the border with Syria that killed 32 and
The Knesset this week approved harsher punishments against Arab terrorists hurling rocks at Israeli cars, in attacks that have tragically proven lethal in the past - unsurprisingly, Palestinian "human rights" organizations and terror groups have protested the measures. According to the law - which has caused mainstream Israeli media to "discover" the incessant terror
