Middle East / Levant

The White House must think that extremists will fight themselves. Or maybe he wants to "engage" them. Just don’t call them Muslims.

A displaced Syrian activist living in Turkey says the new US plan to arm and train 5,000 moderate Syrian rebels will not be effective -- and is "not a serious effort" to help win the war against terror.

The US signs an agreement with Turkey at the U.S. Embassy to train, arm and equip five thousand moderate Syrian opposition forces.

NY Senator Charles Schumer called on fellow Democrats to attend the Congressional speech on March 3 by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu.

US President Barack Obama was still unable to use the term "radical Islamic terror" on the final day of the White House conference on "violent extremism."

US President Barack Obama stresses Wednesday that America is "not at war with Islam" but "must confront the twisted ideology terrorists use to recruit" youth.

Former US special envoys Martin Indyk and Dennis Ross propose a "nuclear guarantee" for Israel by the US.

In his speech, Madani also referred to “incessant violations of the basic rights of the Palestinian people” and Israeli “state-sponsored terrorism.”

Dozens of Gazan families, have been stuck in the Cairo International Airport for 20 days so far, waiting for the crossing to open...

Plummeting oil prices is starving ISIS treasure chests.

The Islamic State gets 90,000 positive social media responses every day.

Another horrific mass execution by Daesh (ISIS) -- this time in Iraq -- involved 45 victims being burned alive in cages in Anbar province, only five miles from a U.S. air base.

The Obama administration is keeping Israel up to date on talks with Iran for an agreement to contain and supervise its nuclear program despite...

The man needs a psychologist: He said world leaders isolate him because they envy him.

The Islamic State's tentacles throughout the world were confirmed to have reached Denmark.

Rest assured that if there are more attacks, there will be another cease-fire.

Israeli PM Binyamin Netanyahu says if a deal with Iran is so good, there should be nothing to hide. So what is the White House trying so hard to keep under wraps?

Bennett defends Bibi's speech to Congress on Iran

Libyan commander says 40-50 ISIS terrorists were killed.

Daesh (ISIS) beheads 21 Coptic Christians at the Libyan seashore, turning the blue Mediterranean red with blood.

Former Defense Secy Leon Panetta says that he is “afraid” of the impact Israel’s PM Netanyahu will have in Congress.

Hezbollah, Assad, rebels clash in southern Syria

Iran is courting Obama with a passionate desire to eliminate the Islamic State. Will Obama jilt Khamenei?

The Islamic State is trying to shock the world into surrender.

Police in Paris have arrested a 19-year-old Muslim who sent e-mail threats on the life of Israeli consul to Marseilles, Barnea Hasaid and French...

Rebels are worried that Assad and Hezbollah are regaining territory.

American forces were not hurt.

The brother of the hostage says he does not expect him to return.

King Salman continues a tradition of new kings taking small change out of the kingdom's treasure chest for the plain folks.

ISIS identified the hostage as a 19-year-old Arab.