Middle East / Levant

EU chief Mogherini, Iranian leaders reportedly "agree on necessity to cut aid to terror groups."

Russia's prime minister plans local talks with Israeli and Palestinian Authority leaders.

Pres. Reuven Rivlin visits the grieving family of an Israeli Bedouin teen shot and killed by accident on the Israel-Egypt border.

“For me, respect and reverence for Judaism is personal," Trump told his Israeli-American voters. "My daughter Ivanka and my son-in-law Jared are raising their children in the Jewish faith.”

An IDF soldier was wounded in a cross-border shootout; The IDF says there were no further attacks.

Almost 'normalized' but not quite: Israel completes its part of the deal, but Turkey's court refuses to dismiss the case against IDF soldiers and officers.

Gunshots were heard along the Israeli-Egyptian border, and an Israeli Arab teen has been killed.

It is doubtful either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton would have been approved to run for presidnet in Iran, even if they had agreed to embrace Islam…

Iraq has a homegrown industry satisfying the market's need for beer and Arak.

Ragaai oversaw a massive operation to dig a canal parallel to the Rafah border, flooding the frontier with sea water which seeps into the tunnels

ISIS terrorists echoed the Nazis when faced with defeat in Mosul, murdering their human shields and bulldozing the bodies into a mass grave.

On December 5, 2012, clashes broke out outside the Ittihadiya presidential palace between Muslim Brothers and protesters that left 11 Egyptians dead.

The source noted that, despite their "dissatisfaction" with these requests, the PA leadership will restrain itself and avoid any UNSC move until after the elections.

An Arab-Israeli couple has been indicted on accusations of visiting an enemy country and joining ISIS.

With US air power, Iraqi forces are still keeping their distance from Mosul itself and are expected to lay siege before directly engaging the jihadists.

A gathering of nearly 50 world military leaders is held at U.S. Andrews Air Force Base on the first day of Sukkot. Israel wasn't there.

The chief of UNESCO has been threatened because she knows the truth: one cannot erase Jewish history from Jerusalem.

Top Israeli cyclists competed in the 2016 UCI world championships held last week in Doha, Qatar.

The European Union harshly condemns Russia, warning its fierce bombing campaigns with regime forces in Syria could amount to war crimes.

Israeli military brass contacts their Russian counterparts to tighten security coordination between the two in Syria.

The Jordanian soldier who shot and killed 7 Israeli girls and wounded 6 others was freed from prison by Amman this week.

Benjamin Netanyahu: "No matter how often lies about Israel are repeated, this doesn't make them true."

Russia's President Putin tells his people to prepare for nuclear war; US President Obama threatens a "massive cyber attack" on the Kremlin. Half the world hangs between.

Once in the Mediterranean, the Kuznetsov will take up position off the coast of Syria for four to five months, possibly using its complement of 20 MIG 29, 12 SU-33, and Kamov helicopters to carry out airstrikes.

Israeli subs can hit anywhere in Iran should the need arise, including with nuclear warheads.

Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz and his Turkish counterpart met while at the World Energy Conference in Istanbul; the two explored the possibility of a natural gas pipeline from Israel to Turkey.

The three cell members also planned to smuggle illegal weapons from Tulkarm in a tunnel, in preparation for the "day of judgement."

Russia is joining Egypt in a military drill this month, with future plans that seem to be a clear warning aimed at terrorists in Northern Sinai.

Three Iranian citizens were caught abroad with Israeli passports during Yom Kippur.

Hundreds of Israelis gathered across the country on Monday to pray for the welfare of their Syrian neighbors the night before the holiest day of the Jewish year, Yom Kippur.