Middle East / Levant

Jordanian soldiers plucked the yarmulkas from the heads of a Jewish father and son at the border crossing.

Obama hinted that he would not send ground troops to Syria or Iraq, and argued that the allies can defeat ISIS by using only limited means.

“Overall, this survey paints a portrait of an American public that is deeply concerned about terrorism, but not panicked.”

Egyptian media described Tarabin's release as a prisoners exchange deal.

Trump did not take all that bad press sitting down, and, in fact, decided to double down.

Israeli Bedouin Ouda Tarabin is released from Egyptian prison after 15 years.

Illegal migrants warn European nations, "Open or Die" at a border that is closed with barbed wire.

Russia’s overall population, as of 2013, is estimated at 144 million, making the number of Russian Muslims roughly 20 million.

Netanyahu described high level talks being held between Turkish and Israeli governments over gas exports.

Trump's 'No Muslim' proposal is no more racist than similar established policies which raised no outcry by US or anyone else.

“Only a judicial body with an appropriate mandate can make a legal determination,” Dieng said in a statement.

The San Bernardino shooter planned his first terror attack in 2012. Did the FBI miss that red flag too?

The terror cell from the northern city of Nazareth supported ISIS, bought weapons and trained to kill Jews.

The chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee said, "Make no mistake; we are a nation at war.”

US GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump recommends a ban on Muslim immigration "until we figure things out."

ISIS is reportedly training a terrorist air force in Sirte, Libya, with flight simulators and fighter jets.

Ankara is planning a major joint Air Force operation with the US against ISIS.

Israeli experts confirm ISIS is armed with chemical weapons and add it is a de facto state, with its own license plates and gold coins.

A security official told a Knesset committee the attack during Operation Protective Edge missed its objective of blowing up the rig.

Nothing new in Obama's speech intended to reassure jittery Americans frightened by terrorism.

Both IEC and EMG turned to international arbitration after Egypt in 2012 disconnected the gas pipeline in the Sinai, effectively killing a 20-year agreement.

IEC said it had sustained heavy damages as a result of Egypt’s blocking of gas supplies, forcing it to purchase more expensive fuel to generate electricity.

Rasmussen Poll: Only a minority of Americana agree with Obama that ISIS does not represent Islamic belief. On Saturday, Obama finally called the San Bernardino massacres an "act of terror."

CAIR says US foreign policy partly to blame after discovery SB shooter had pledged loyalty to ISIS.

"After all, it's hard to understand how a country like Turkey begins a war and even refuse to say they're sorry. Er iz a meshuginer (Erdoğan is crazy)."

The San Bernardino slaughterers stopped at grandma's to leave their 6-month-old baby before heading out to murder Farook's co-workers.

In the spring of 2015, President Vladimir Putin lifted the ban on the supply of S-300 systems to Tehran.

Iran lied and is still lying about its nuclear activity and the U.S. smiles and moves to lift sanctions.

French police have shut down three mosques under new emergency laws for spreading radicalism and encouraging jihad.

US military leaders say Syrian oil revenues to ISIS have been drastically cut by US-led coalition air strikes.