Israel unveiled on Sunday the latest addition to its multilevel missile defense system with David’s Sling, a joint Israeli-U.S. project designed to intercept medium-range missiles. David’s Sling — which sees Israel’s Rafael Advanced... Read more »
CAIRO – Making his first official visit to Washington, Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi’s meeting this week with U.S. President Donald Trump would be a significant step in the international rehabilitation of the general-turned-politician who... Read more »
JERUSALEM – The founder of an anti-Israel boycott movement says the Israeli authorities’ investigation into his suspected tax evasion is based on “vicious lies.” Omar Barghouti, a Palestinian who holds Israeli residency,... Read more »
COPENHAGEN, Denmark – Norway’s foreign minister says a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict “is under pressure” as he left Oslo for a visit to the Middle East. Borge Brende says “only... Read more »
JERUSALEM – Israeli police say they have apprehended a Palestinian who stabbed three people in the old city of Jerusalem. Spokeswoman Luba Samri says the man stabbed two Jewish youths Saturday before... Read more »
TEHRAN, Iran – Iran’s hard-liners are hoping they can benefit from the election of U.S. President Donald Trump, arguing that their own country needs a tougher leader to stand up to an... Read more »
DAMASCUS, Syria – The U.N.’s Palestinian relief agency says Syria’s Palestinian refugee population has fallen by one-fifth since the start of the Syrian conflict in 2011. UNRWA Director Pierre Krahenbuhl said Friday... Read more »
JERUSALEM – Israel’s prime minister has reached a deal with his finance minister over the fate of the country’s state-run broadcasting authority, defusing a crisis that threatened to force early elections but... Read more »
JERUSALEM – Prominent U.S. lawyer Alan Dershowitz says President Trump spoke to him “clearly” about a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that would lead to an independent Palestinian state. Trump broke... Read more »
BAGHDAD – As the fight for the Iraqi city of Mosul drags on, many might ask: Why has it taken the combined militaries of the United States and Iraq backed by an... Read more »