
On Wednesday, the Sunni nations of Qatar and Djibouti announced they would be severing diplomatic ties with the Islamic Republic of Iran, becoming the 9th and 10th nations to officially cut relations, roll back ties, or condemn the Shiite theocracy in the past week.
by Jordan Schachtel6 Jan 2016, 5:04 PM PST0

Contents: ISIS assault in Libya giving militants control of oil fields; US, Britain, France preparing new Libya military offensive early in 2016
by John J. Xenakis6 Jan 2016, 6:10 AM PST0

The government of Kuwait has become the latest to downgrade its diplomatic relations with Iran after a mob burned down the Saudi Arabian embassy in Tehran following the execution of Shiite cleric Nimr Baqir al-Nimr.
by Frances Martel5 Jan 2016, 7:00 AM PST0

Contents: Sectarian Sunni-Shia split deepens over Iran – Saudi split; President Obama may have to choose between Saudi Arabia and Iran; Hezbollah-Israel violence growing on Lebanon border; Residents of Tel Aviv Israel in panic after Friday’s gunfire attack; European and Wall St stocks fall sharply, following China
by John J. Xenakis5 Jan 2016, 4:00 AM PST0

JAFFA, Israel – The Egyptian government and media have stepped up efforts to quell potential riots on the fifth anniversary of the 2011 revolution. President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi fears that the Muslim Brotherhood will exploit today’s anniversary to stage riots against
by Ali Waked5 Jan 2016, 3:33 AM PST0

Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) ratcheted up his attack on fellow contender Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) Monday by comparing his foreign policy worldview to that of President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
by Michelle Fields4 Jan 2016, 8:01 PM PST0

As the fifth anniversary of the social media-driven Arab Spring uprisings approaches, Egyptian authorities have arrested three influential Facebook administrators, accusing them of belonging to the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood. On Saturday Egypt’s Interior Ministry charged two men and one woman,
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.3 Jan 2016, 5:23 AM PST0

TEL AVIV – An Egyptian political scientist called upon his country to address the forced “displacement, oppression, and collective punishment” of Egyptian Jews in the 1950s and 1960s. In a column for Egyptian daily Al-Shuruq translated by MEMRI , Hamzawy called
by Deborah Danan30 Dec 2015, 7:03 AM PST0

A Cairo court has extended the remand of a leading Egyptian importer after he was allegedly involved in a homosexual relationship. The defendant, A.A., is charged with “sodomy,” the court wrote in the injunction. The man is also accused of
by Ali Waked30 Dec 2015, 6:24 AM PST0

During a speech marking the anniversary of Muhammad’s birth, Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi again made historic remarks speaking to Islamic scholars about the need for religious freedom and acceptance of all religions.
by Tera Dahl30 Dec 2015, 3:00 AM PST0

TEL AVIV – Breitbart Jerusalem conducted an exclusive interview with a leader of the up-and-coming Iran-backed militia in the Gaza Strip, calling itself Al-Sabireen.
by Aaron Klein and Ali Waked27 Dec 2015, 6:05 PM PST0

Rabat – According to the Doha-based Al Jazeera Arabic, Egyptian soldiers shot a mentally-impaired Palestinian man as he crossed the western sea border in the city of Rafah at the Gaza Strip-Egypt borderline. A video aired by Al Jazeera Arabic on
by Breitbart Jerusalem26 Dec 2015, 1:28 AM PST0

JAFFA, Israel – A 9-year-old boy got engaged to an 8-year-old girl in the Egyptian town of Shirbin, Egyptian news media reported.
by Ali Waked26 Dec 2015, 12:34 AM PST0

The Islamic State’s “caliphate” in Iraq and Syria shrunk by 14 percent in 2015, according to an analysis by IHS, a defense research firm.
by Edwin Mora23 Dec 2015, 6:24 AM PST0

TEL AVIV – Experts are now saying that Maia, Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun’s wet nurse, may have actually been his sister Meritaten. Egyptian officials and French Egyptologist Alain Zivie on Sunday unveiled Maia’s tomb to journalists ahead of its public opening next
by Breitbart Jerusalem22 Dec 2015, 5:06 AM PST0

The Jerusalem Post has the story: Israel will ease its blockade on the Gaza Strip as part of a reconciliation with Turkey, the Turkish newspaper Sabah Daily, which is affiliated with the ruling party of Turkey, reported on Saturday. According to
by Breitbart Jerusalem19 Dec 2015, 7:35 AM PST0

The Islamic State already controls eighty percent of the oil in Syria, but it’s looking for more… and it is sizing up the oil fields of Libya and Egypt for conquest.
by John Hayward16 Dec 2015, 1:16 PM PST0

The Egyptian government still maintains it has found no evidence that the crash of a Russian Metrojet passenger plane in Sinai was caused by a terrorist attack, according to a statement from the Egyptian civil aviation ministry released on Monday.
by John Hayward16 Dec 2015, 6:13 AM PST0

TEL AVIV – Egypt is second only to China as the world’s worst jailer of journalists, according to a new report by the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists. “Perhaps nowhere has the climate for the press deteriorated more rapidly than
by Deborah Danan16 Dec 2015, 5:05 AM PST0

EILAT, Israel – Breitbart Jerusalem was hard-pressed to find a single Palestinian Authority official willing to publically comment on Saudi Arabia’s newly announced “Islamic military alliance” purportedly forged to fight terror. “Palestine” is listed as one of 34 Muslim nations
by Aaron Klein15 Dec 2015, 1:57 PM PST0

REUTERS— Egypt said on Monday it had found no evidence so far of terrorism or other illegal action linked to the crash of a Russian passenger plane in Sinai that killed all 224 people on board on Oct. 31. Russia
by Reuters14 Dec 2015, 11:10 AM PST0

TEL AVIV – An Egyptian judge postponed the trial of 739 people accused of murder because the courtroom cage was too small, the Independent reported. Judge Hassan Farid said he received instructions from the Cairo security directorate telling him to
by Deborah Danan14 Dec 2015, 5:38 AM PST0

TEL AVIV – At a UN forum in Geneva, leaders of Egypt’s Coptic Christian community called for the abolition of an “exploitative” blasphemy law, but praised Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi for saving them from the oppression of the Muslim Brotherhood.
by Deborah Danan13 Dec 2015, 8:50 AM PST0

TEL AVIV – The first doctor in Egypt ever to be convicted for female genital mutilation never went to prison and is still a doctor who practices FGM on girls and women, with the protection of Egypt’s police and justice system, it has emerged.
by Deborah Danan13 Dec 2015, 5:04 AM PST0

Cairo (AFP) – Assailants attacked a Cairo nightclub Friday with petrol bombs, killing at least 16 people in the ensuing blaze, following an apparent dispute with the staff, the interior ministry said.
by Breitbart News5 Dec 2015, 9:03 AM PST0