Middle East / Levant

The more than 60,000 deaths during the Syrian Civil War, are referred to in UN-speak as "the events in Syria since March, 2011," or, sometimes, as "the current events."

The United Nations Fund for Children (UNICEF) on Saturday denounced fighters in Syria for endangering children in the bloody civil war which has gripped the country for almost two years.

Iranian Press TV have picked up this story and delivered it with a straight face.

Turkey is now not only openly hostile to the Jewish State, but also to the Jewish people.

A Saudi Arabian man was arrested near the Grand Mosque in Mecca after local police discovered papers indicating that he was seeking a Jewish bride.

"I think it's none of our business in Israel to intervene in American domestic decisions."

But the next Quartet meeting will be held in Cairo, where president. Morsi has close ties with Hamas.

Al Gore, former politician, "founder" of the Internet, and Global Warming Guru has just traded entree into 40 million U.S. homes for $100 million...

The Arab news network Al-Jazeera has acquired former US Vice President Al Gore’s Current TV.

The bounty is intended "to encourage our Muslim Ummah (nation), and to expand the circle of the jihad (holy war) by the masses."

Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Strategic Affairs Moshe "Boogie" Yaalon, during a visit to the Mount of Olives Jewish community of Maale HaZeitim to discuss Likud’s plans for the future of Israel, sat down with the Jewish Press's Yishai Fleisher to talk about the state of Israeli security.

From the Prime Minister's Facebook profile, posted at approximately 8:20 Jerusalem time on January 1:

A customer immediately contacted local authorities who in turn contacted the Lebanese Army.

A Muslim Brotherhood official called on Egyptian Jews to return to Egypt and leave Israel to the Palestinians.

Last week, Miami Beach's Jewish elderly population's favorite presidential candidate Pat Buchanan endorsed Hagel’s nomination.

At least 19 Shi’ite Muslim pilgrims were killed in a terrorist bombing of a convoy of three buses in Pakistan’s Baluchistan province.

A representative of the southern Iranian seaport of Bushehr is complaining that Russian women working at the nuclear development plan there are corrupting local Iranians with their immodest dress.

Syria’s Nadine Fahad has been named Miss Arab World 2012, according to a report in al-Arabiya. The beauty pageant was held in Cairo on Sunday.

In the Middle East and North Africa, 21 regional leaders have Twitter accounts.

Described as a peace-building mission, Sanad’s visit to the Holy Land sparked a myriad responses.

In a letter circulated to members of Congress by the PLO Envoy, Aerikat sought to dissuade Congress from responding to the PA provocation.

The first day of a US military strike on Iran will result in a massive 30,000 casualties of American soldiers, according to Iran’s Former Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance.

Bakeries in Syria are a "high value" target since fuel and flour shortages have resulted in erratic bread production.

Simply put, Kerry is an Arabist, but his Arabism tends to favor the more extremist Arabs.

Egyptian blogger, Maikel Nabil Sanad, was shouted down today during his visit to Israel... by Arab students studying at Hebrew University.

Senior Israeli security official Amos Gilad told Israeli Army Radio on Sunday morning that Syria’s chemical weapons are still secure despite concerns that Syrian president Bashar Assad will transfer his arsenal to Hizbullah in the event of his defeat in a bloody two year civil war.

Egyptians want an Islamic state.

Mekki was a judge who was part of the pro-democracy movement which fought for judicial reforms during the Mubarak regime.

Clinton probably figured she didn't need this on her record when she runs for the top job in 2016.

Despite toughening sanctions on Iran by western countries, the nuclear hopeful is selling increasing amounts of fuel oil.