
Iranian dictator Ali Khamenei remains cancer-stricken, and his fragile health has made diplomats concerned about implementation issues should world powers and Iran strike a nuclear deal in the coming weeks.
by Jordan Schachtel15 Jun 2015, 6:08 PM PST0

A U.S. strike in Libya Sunday may have killed Algerian terrorist Mokhtar Belmokhtar, an al-Qaeda-aligned jihadi who was leading the fight against secular forces in Northern Africa.
by Jordan Schachtel15 Jun 2015, 12:20 PM PST0

Kurdish media outlet Rudaw has released a comprehensive report on the death toll of the Syrian Civil War, which has been ongoing for over four years.
by Jordan Schachtel13 Jun 2015, 8:38 AM PST0

When WAMU radio host Diane Rehm spouted off an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory about Jewish Senator Bernie Sanders this week, her national syndicator, National Public Radio (NPR), refused to shoulder responsibility for her actions, telling Breitbart News that “context matters” and that WAMU, not NPR, should be reached for comment.
by Jordan Schachtel12 Jun 2015, 8:43 AM PST0

Even as U.S. bombs continue to rain down on Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS) positions, the terror group has succeeded in replenishing its ranks and growing its fighting force.
by Jordan Schachtel12 Jun 2015, 5:50 AM PST0

An unnamed senior administration official stressed that the United States remains committed to its alliance with Israel despite differences in opinion over policy with regard to Iran in an interview Thursday in Jerusalem with Defense Media Activity, the Pentagon’s primary media outlet.
by Jordan Schachtel11 Jun 2015, 8:09 PM PST0

Islamic State terrorists and their affiliates continue to stage offenses on multiple fronts, with attacks occurring in both Libya and Baghdad, Iraq on Tuesday. The ISIS jihadis are continuing to advance in the face of US airstrikes, the New York Times notes.
by Jordan Schachtel11 Jun 2015, 11:24 AM PST0

The United States is committed to a more comprehensive strategy to maintain vigilance in the face of continuing cyber threats to the nation, President Barack Obama said this week, vowing to ramp up the U.S. cyber defense apparatus.
by Jordan Schachtel11 Jun 2015, 9:02 AM PST0

Palestinians in Gaza largely support the Hamas terrorist group and its indiscriminate and unprovoked rocket fire into Israeli population centers but have problems with the leadership they have been displaying as of late, according to a new poll.
by Jordan Schachtel10 Jun 2015, 3:33 PM PST0

In a wide-ranging interview with Senator Bernie Sanders on Wednesday, NPR Host Diane Rehm stated as fact that the Jewish lawmaker is a dual citizen of both the United States and Israel. She later revealed, in a statement provided to Breitbart News, that she had mistaken a Facebook comment asserting Sanders’ alleged dual citizenship as fact.
by Jordan Schachtel10 Jun 2015, 2:52 PM PST0

Although American officials have said they will not meet with a Muslim Brotherhood delegation during their trip to the United States, the White House expressed the possibility that there could be future relations with the jihadist entity.
by Jordan Schachtel10 Jun 2015, 12:00 PM PST0

In a recent Delta Force-led raid against an Islamic State cell in Syria, American troops were able to extract a treasure trove of information related to the terror group’s leadership and financing structure, officials told the New York Times Monday.
by Jordan Schachtel9 Jun 2015, 9:19 PM PST0

A West Bank kindergarten held a recent “graduation ceremony” that saw preschoolers covered head to toe in military fatigues and equipped with toy rifles, a Middle East analysis organization has uncovered.
by Jordan Schachtel9 Jun 2015, 6:27 PM PST0

In a show of total disapproval towards the United States’ relationship with the Muslim Brotherhood–an Islamist entity that has been designated as a terrorist group in many countries–Egypt has summoned the U.S. Ambassador to Cairo to demand answers from the White House over where the parties’ relationship stands.
by Jordan Schachtel9 Jun 2015, 6:40 AM PST0

Saudi Arabia hosted a two-day conference in Jeddah last week, which was attended by the president of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), where members convened to discuss measures to thwart religiously-motivated violence and discrimination.
by Jordan Schachtel8 Jun 2015, 1:08 PM PST0

Evidence continues to mount that the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) terror group has staked claims over territory that is mere miles from Israel’s territory in the Golan Heights, which borders southern Syria.
by Jordan Schachtel8 Jun 2015, 12:54 PM PST0

Israel’s ethno-religious Druze community is calling on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to bomb Islamic State jihadists in Syria who continue to encroach upon Israeli territory. Not only are they moving closer to Israel, ISIS fighters are also threatening the Syrian Druze community, who remain dangerously vulnerable to an assault, Israeli Druze leaders warned.
by Jordan Schachtel5 Jun 2015, 10:03 PM PST0

Before he was shot dead this week after threatening police with a military-style knife, Usaamah Rahim called his father to say goodbye to him, the Boston Herald reports.
by Jordan Schachtel5 Jun 2015, 8:10 PM PST0

The official Palestinian Authority television network aired a children’s program over the weekend in which a schoolgirl recited a poem that described Jews as “monkeys” and the “most evil of creations.”
by Jordan Schachtel2 Jun 2015, 9:25 PM PST0

Following news that a Middle Eastern man was shot dead Tuesday morning after threatening law enforcement, the suspected terrorist’s brother has come forward to claim that his sibling is innocent of any wrongdoing.
by Jordan Schachtel2 Jun 2015, 8:34 PM PST0

The UK-based Palestinian Return Center (PRC) has been granted observer status by the UN Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO), allowing for the terror-connected outfit to advance its legitimacy and access once unattainable funding.
by Jordan Schachtel2 Jun 2015, 12:01 PM PST0

Saudi Arabia plans on turning the birthplace of Wahhabism–just outside the capital city of Riyadh–into a tourist destination filled with entertainment, historic exhibits, parks, and restaurants.
by Jordan Schachtel1 Jun 2015, 2:31 PM PST0

A Muslim woman who claimed over the weekend–in a social media post that has since gone viral–that United Airlines discriminated against her because of her faith, has a history rife with deep connections to the Muslim Brotherhood and radical Imams.
by Jordan Schachtel1 Jun 2015, 12:15 PM PST0

The Speaker of Iran’s Majles [parliament] reiterated on Monday that Tehran continues its “unwavering” support of the Assad regime in Syria.
by Jordan Schachtel1 Jun 2015, 11:27 AM PST0

Top officials from the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran met in Geneva this weekend to negotiate the final parameters of a nuclear deal with the Ayatollah’s regime.
by Jordan Schachtel1 Jun 2015, 9:48 AM PST0