
Two Guantánamo detainees from Yemen have been transferred from the detention center and relocated to Ghana, marking the beginning of an expected 17 imminent departures from the naval base. Now, just 105 detainees remain at Guantánamo Bay.
by Jordan Schachtel7 Jan 2016, 11:31 AM PST0

The Saudi government on Thursday released what it claims is “evidence” that Nimer al-Nimr, a Shi’ite cleric whose execution on charges of terrorism last week has sent shockwaves around the Islamic world, was “guilty.” Nimer’s killing by the hardline Sunni
by Ali Waked7 Jan 2016, 10:57 AM PST0

JAFFA, Israel – The Saudi authorities executed 47 terror suspects over the weekend, including a Shi’ite cleric whose death sentence raised the ire of Iran and its supporters. Since Nimr Baqr al-Nimr’s execution, Iran and Saudi Arabia have traded accusations, the
by Ali Waked3 Jan 2016, 5:12 AM PST0

The latest news from that most trustworthy of nuclear partners, Iran, has secret police thugs beating a Christian convert and dragging him off into the snow, while his family unsuccessfully pleaded to at least give him some warm clothing.
by John Hayward30 Dec 2015, 8:11 PM PST0

Ben Carson’s presidential campaign is hammering rival candidate Sen. Marco Rubio for privately saying one thing about the federal government spying on foreign leaders and publicly saying something completely different.
by Patrick Howley30 Dec 2015, 7:38 PM PST0

Justice Stephen Breyer will not express an opinion on Donald Trump as a presidential candidate, in keeping with two centuries of Supreme Court tradition. But he did express an opinion on a related point: American courts are unlikely to allow Muslims to be held in detention camps.
by Ken Klukowski30 Dec 2015, 6:21 PM PST0

Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson blasted former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and the Obama administration Wednesday over reports that the National Security Administration spied on Israel.
by Michelle Fields30 Dec 2015, 5:15 PM PST0

Iran’s launching of a rocket test in close proximity of a U.S. warship has been deemed “highly provocative,” says a U.S. spokesman, who said the regime ship conducted the test while other commercial traffic was close by.
by Jordan Schachtel30 Dec 2015, 11:37 AM PST0

Footage of a Shiite militia sniper discussing his battles against America and the Jews has surfaced, thanks to a Middle East watchdog group.
by Jordan Schachtel30 Dec 2015, 7:38 AM PST0

The Obama administration, in a failed effort to reduce violence and remove Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad from power, attempted to encourage a military coup in Syria, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reports.
by Edwin Mora27 Dec 2015, 11:53 AM PST0

Israeli warplanes have hit Hezbollah targets in the Qalamoun area of Syria in a series of at least seven airstrikes, Syrian media outlets reported Saturday night. The Israel Defense Forces declined to comment on the alleged airstrikes, Channel 2 television
by Breitbart Jerusalem26 Dec 2015, 2:26 PM PST0

The world celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ on December 25, including Christians in the Middle East, where–despite persecution or threats–they celebrated the birthday of their Savior.
by Mary Chastain26 Dec 2015, 8:57 AM PST0

AMMAN, Jordan – As the United States contemplates accepting 10,000 Syrian refugees, it is well worth considering that Jordan, with a population the size of Tennessee’s and a GDP that would rank it the 49th state of the union, is now home to more than one million refugees.
by Katharine Gorka and Sebastian Gorka25 Dec 2015, 1:27 PM PST0

The Times of Israel reports: Just a few days after the Technion broke ground on a research center in Guangdong, a second Israeli institution — Israel Aerospace Industries — announced that it, too, was establishing one in the southeastern Chinese province.
by Breitbart Jerusalem25 Dec 2015, 5:33 AM PST0

Palestinian security forces say they arrested two suspected Islamic radicals in the burning of a Christmas tree in the northern West Bank.
by Breitbart Jerusalem25 Dec 2015, 5:12 AM PST0

The Jerusalem Post reports: Nearly thirty thousand Jews moved to Israel in 2015, up from 26,500 last year, the Jewish Agency for Israel announced on Thursday. Aliya has been on the rise in recent years, driven largely by the flow
by Breitbart Jerusalem25 Dec 2015, 5:07 AM PST0

TEL AVIV – The former editor of two Saudi government newspapers harshly criticized the Saudi Arabian government for promoting extremism and allowing Saudi youth to become “criminal murderers in the ranks of ISIS.”
by Deborah Danan25 Dec 2015, 4:56 AM PST0

The organization Reporters Without Borders alleged this week that one of its journalists, Japanese national Yasuda Jumpei, has been kidnapped in Syria and his captors are demanded an unspecified ransom from his family and government in exchange for his freedom.
by Frances Martel24 Dec 2015, 1:52 PM PST0

TEL AVIV – Amid fears of Hezbollah retaliation for the assassination of arch-terrorist Samir Kuntar, the Israeli security establishment has banned farmers in Israel’s north from approaching the Lebanese border. Four days after the child murderer was targeted in an
by Deborah Danan24 Dec 2015, 8:35 AM PST0

While continuing to enjoy their Christmas vacation in Hawaii, President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama issued a statement acknowledging the suffering of persecuted Christians in the Middle East.
by Charlie Spiering23 Dec 2015, 2:12 PM PST0

In an exclusive interview with Breitbart News last week in Las Vegas, Sen. Marco Rubio discussed the frustration felt by many Americans watching video footage of the Islamic State parading American military equipment in their established caliphate.
by Charlie Spiering23 Dec 2015, 8:04 AM PST0

The Mail Online reports: As many as 1,700 Muslim soldiers are currently fighting for Israel as part of an alliance that dates back to the 20th century when Jews and Bedouin joined forces to protect the Jewish communities from their
by Breitbart Jerusalem23 Dec 2015, 5:32 AM PST0

Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah’s threat to avenge Samir Kuntar’s death should be taken seriously by Israel, a column in Haaretz warned. According to Haaretz columnist Amos Harel, past experience shows that Hezbollah takes matters relating to its honor and image
by Breitbart Jerusalem22 Dec 2015, 6:54 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 reports: The shutting down of Hamas’s operations in Turkey is emerging as one of the sticking points preventing the signing of an agreement normalizing ties between Israel and Turkey, The Jerusalem Post has learned. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told
by Breitbart Jerusalem22 Dec 2015, 3:51 AM PST0