Middle East / Levant

The pact, signed at the White House on December 12, entails full cooperation on dealing with Iran's nuclear activities, its missile program, its support for terror and other activities.

Subsequently Bassil’s office issued a statement saying the television station had deliberately distorted his comments through judicious editing.

It is believed the attacks were carried out by more than one person but it is not known who is behind the sacrilege.

FIDE was able to secure the participation in the tournament of chess players from two countries which are, for all intents and purposes, at war with Saudi Arabia – Qatar and Iran.

In mid-December, the heads of the Knesset coalition parties approved the demand of Yisrael Beiteinu chairman Avigdor Liberman to support a death penalty for terrorists bill, which should be submitted in the new year.

"We won't get involved in the internal affairs of Syria but by the same token we also won't allow Iran and Hezbollah to transform Syrian territory into an advanced military operating base against Israel."

"It should be noted that this incident is quite unusual in Iran," the sources said.

The two Turkish tourists who were deported entered Israel on Belgian passports; details on the third man were unavailable.

Other than saying the footprints were found in the northern Negev area, the IDF declined to indicate where exactly the footprints were found.

"News the Obama administration killed the investigation into a billion dollar drug ring that lined the terrorist group Hezbollah's pockets in order to save its coveted Iran deal may take the cake."

FIDE stands to gain 20% of the total prizes, which may explain why they intend to allow the Saudis to discriminate freely against anyone they care to, as long as the checks are in the mail.

Israel Police said the men tried to reach the Al Aqsa Mosque where they planned on participating in a demonstration.

UNRWA states some 450,000 refugees are registered with UNRWA in Lebanon, with many living in the country’s 12 permanent refugee camps.

The infant was taken to Sheba hospital.

They always come up real close to the fence – collecting intelligence about the IDF activities and logistics, to be used in the next—inevitable—confrontation.

Dep. Minister Michael Oren says it was “clear from the start” the Obama administration was “willing to do anything” to reach an agreement with Iran, even when it meant ignoring Iranian terror.

"We remain committed to helping facilitate a comprehensive peace agreement that is acceptable to both Israelis and Palestinians."

Abbas is in a fury due to the failure of the UN Security Council to pass a resolution forcing the US to rescind its recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

“We here rise up to state together and in a clear unambiguous manner that Al Quds (Jerusalem) has been, will be eternally the capital of the state of Palestine."

Taking a page out of President Ronald Reagan's playbook, Monday's speech, scheduled to start at 2 PM ET, ushers in the release of Trump’s first broad policy document – “national security strategy,” in which the president, who ran on his familiar platform of "America First," is prepared to sharply alter US relations with the rest of the world.

Having established their clandestine policy of protecting Hezbollah from American and international law enforcement agencies, the Obama administration proceeded to delay efforts to prosecute Hezbollah's international criminals.

The resolution ... "calls upon all States to refrain from the establishment of diplomatic missions in the Holy City of Jerusalem..."

"It belongs to the Arabs, belongs to the Hashemites, it belongs to King Abdullah, it belongs to us. It is not yours to give. Hands off, please, from our territory.”

“We as Arabs have to recognize that Jerusalem is a Jewish religious symbol as sacred to Jews as Mecca and Medina is sacred to Muslims.”

"We believe that after the victory over ISIS there is no need for the US-led coalition to further remain in Syria ... so, we are calling on the Americans to pack their rucksacks and go."

The 33-year-old blogger was questioning about her contacts with Iranians, inside Iran.

“We are aware of it but it is not in line with our position. Russia’s position on Jerusalem and the Middle Eastern settlement is well known,"

"This evidence demonstrates a pattern of behavior in which Iran sows conflict and extremism in direct violation of UN Security Council resolutions."

The Palestinian Authority leader is already making promises about a city he has yet to enter freely.

We should be clear on at least one crucial point: PM Hariri has no plan to use his new US military equipment to launch a war against Hezbollah, nor will he engage in an effort to stop this terror army from moving in and out of Syria.