Egypt's insertion of forces into Sinai to fight Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists there violates the 1979 peace treaty between Egypt and Israel and poses serious dangers to Israel, warned two experts who were interviewed in the weekend's Makor Rishon. Operation Eagle, launched by Egypt on August 14, 2011, saw 1,000 troops as well as
For the first time in over three years, Egypt will be stationing an ambassador to Israel in Tel Aviv. Ambassador Hazem Khairat landed in Israel last week and will take the position to the head the Egyptian Embassy in Tel Aviv. Former president Muhammad Morsi removed the previous Egyptian ambassador in protest of
Angry Iranian protesters stormed Saudi Arabia's embassy in Tehran in the early hours of Sunday, smashing furniture and starting fires before being removed by the police, Reuters reports. The protesters gathered outside the embassy to protest against Saudi Arabia's execution of Nimr al-Nimr, a prominent cleric from the kingdom's Shiite minority, on terrorism charges
Saudi Arabia's execution Saturday of a prominent Shi'ite cleric and 46 other men prompted outrage in parts of the Middle East, with Iran warning Riyadh would pay a "high price." But several Saudi allies offered their support after Riyadh implemented death sentences against cleric Nimr al-Nimr, Shiite activists and Sunnis accused of involvement in
Representatives of the major Palestinian Arab organizations gathered on Monday in Ramallah to discuss how to escalate the current terror wave against Israel, which they are calling the "Al-Quds Intifada". In a statement released at the end of the meeting it was noted that "the assassinations of our people (Palestinians) in the streets amount
A spokesman for Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appears to have ruled out any chances of a rapprochement with Israel Monday, after weeks of speculation that a deal was within reach. Speaking to reporters in Ankara, Ibrahim Kalin said any normalization with Israel would be conditioned on the lifting of the blockade on Gaza
During the early twentieth century some 120,000 Jews lived in Algeria, part of a thriving Jewish community which once existed across North Africa. Today, like in most other North African countries, none remain, having been driven out by an Arab campaign of discrimination, pogroms and mass-expulsion. Perhaps they should probably consider themselves lucky,
Sheikh Abdulaziz Al-Asheikh, the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia, issued a whopper of a conspiracy theory on Monday, claiming that Islamic State (ISIS) jihadists are actually "Israeli soldiers." Speaking to the Saudi Gazette, Asheikh said ISIS members are "harming" Islam and Muslims. "They cannot be considered as followers of Islam. Rather, they are
Two people have been killed and nine others injured in a shooting along Tel Aviv's Dizengoff Street. Magen David Adom paramedics at the scene provided first aid treatment to four seriously injured victims - including two in critical condition - and three in moderate condition, as well as the fatally injured victim, who they were
The Egyptian Air Force (EAF) began intensive bombardment near the Gaza Strip this morning in the area surrounding the Egyptian town of Rafah. According to Palestinian media reports EAF planes entered into the airspace of Gaza itself. The target of the air raids are positions belonging to ISIS's Egypt branch, known as "Sinai Province."
