Middle East / Levant

"The Turks are trying to show that they are boss, and this is very worrying,” senior Israeli officials said according to Israeli media.

Turkey has forged close ties with Gaza's ruling Hamas terrorist group, which has headquarters in Istanbul. Dahlan is no friend of Hamas.

"Hezbollah is simply Iran's arm in Lebanon against Israel."

Late Saturday afternoon, Hezbollah counter-protesters arrived from the Shiite-dominated part of the city, and clashed with the anti-government protesters.

Turkish media reports state that now, after their country's maritime agreement with Libya, the world can no longer ignore Turkey.

The move infuriated the Turkish government, which condemned the measure.

According to Israeli firm ImageSat International, the tunnel could serve as secure storage for advanced weapons or other sensitive material.

The network was allegedly smuggling lethal aid from Iran to Yemen on behalf of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps’s Quds Force.

The assistance authorizes cooperation with Israel on counter-tunnel and counter-aerial capabilities, and $500 million for developing and procuring the Iron Dome, David’s Sling and Arrow weapon systems.

“The participation gives Israel an extraordinary opportunity to showcase its capabilities and achievements in the field of technology."

"Middle East nations want peace with Israel," Rabbi Amar observed. "The leadership should promote that without fear. " Diplomatic officials and Israel's Foreign Ministry were involved in organizing the visit and schedule.

“Moroccan media are speculating that the launch of direct flights between the two countries could be as soon as May."

Despite a peace treaty between the two countries, most Jordanians are hostile towards Israel.

In its rush to protect the peace with its neighbor to the east, Israel has forgotten that the peace depends on deterrence.

US Defense Secretary Esper: At least one -- and possibly more than one -- of the Pensacola shooter's friends filmed the (probable) terror attack.

The strikes targeted “positions of Iranian forces and allied militias” on the edge of the city, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

The liquid-fueled Shahab-3 can reportedly deliver a nuclear weapon and has been referred to by Iranian officials as one of the country’s “Israel-hitting” missiles.

Trump was asked about the planned troops expansion on Thursday and responded: “There might be a threat and if there is a threat, it will be met very strongly."

“Look, they even jail and murder environmentalists when they organize, like the Persian Wildlife Heritage Foundation.”

The announcement came at about the time Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was meeting in Lisbon, Portugal with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the situation in Iran.

Unidentified aircraft fired missiles at the warehouse, located at the al-Hamdan airport outside Deir ez-Zor.

“We have so far not received an entirely satisfactory reply” from Iran regarding uranium traces found at an undeclared site, says IAEA head Rafael Grossi.

The lyrics are written in a stark, simple repetitive style which Abdel Rahim sang in a traditional Shaabi dialect, making it a massive hit across the Arab world.

Deri threatened to ban Jordanian workers from Israel if Jordan didn't end their ban against religious Jews.

"This is reminiscent of dark periods of the Jewish people's past."

“Iran has prepared itself ... 21 U.S. bases are in our sights. If Israel dared to make any mistake, we would raze Haifa and Tel Aviv to the ground.”

The prime minister is really planning to spend the next two days pressuring European leaders at NATO about Iran.

The civilized West has no choice but to meet the Iranian challenge today – before this country brings down hellfire on the world.

The ancient Semitic Aramaic language once dominated the Middle East, and today is spoken by only a few and read by those who study the Talmud, which is written in pseudo-Aramaic.

The Alawite village of Kafr Rajar, situated on the Israeli-Lebanese border, is divided between the two countries.