
Lebanon’s Shiite Hezbollah group told Al-Manar TV they welcome Russia’s increased presence in Syria. In gratitude for their support, the Syrian army gave at least 75 Soviet-era tanks to Hezbollah troops in Syria.
by Mary Chastain27 Sep 2015, 8:44 PM PST0

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Rep. Robert Pittenger (R-NC) and 33 other Republican lawmakers wrote a letter to Defense Secretary Ashton Carter, expressing outrage over allegations that senior intelligence officers at U.S. Central Command altered their assessments of the U.S. military efforts against the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) in Syria to make it appear that President Obama is winning the war.
by Edwin Mora24 Sep 2015, 7:38 PM PST0

On September 24, Pope Francis scolded Congress for guns and weapons which are manufactured in America and sold around the world.
by AWR Hawkins24 Sep 2015, 5:19 PM PST0

On September 3rd, French prosecutors closed their investigation into the 2004 death of Palestinian Authority (PA) leader Yasser Arafat.
by James Zumwalt24 Sep 2015, 6:19 AM PST0

(Reuters) The United States said on Tuesday it had transferred Abdul Shalabi, a longtime hunger striker at the Guantanamo Bay prison and described as a bodyguard for former al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, to his home country of Saudi Arabia.
by Reuters23 Sep 2015, 6:21 AM PST0

WASHINGTON, D.C.– Retired General David Petraeus appeared before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday to discuss the administration’s current Mid East strategy.
by Jordan Schachtel22 Sep 2015, 9:54 AM PST0

Last week, Breitbart News reported that two Middle Easterners who had drag-raced luxury cars in Beverly Hills had tried to claim diplomatic immunity before fleeing the U.S. In fact, they did not enjoy diplomatic immunity.
by Ken Klukowski22 Sep 2015, 5:38 AM PST0

Iran is already spending the enormous cash windfall Barack Obama is giving them on a heavy investment in terrorism, according to a report in the Times of Israel.
by John Hayward21 Sep 2015, 9:13 PM PST0

Art Garfunkel, of Simon and Garfunkel fame, recently told the Daily Mail that the influx of Muslim migrants into Europe “could change the nature of Europe forever.”
by AWR Hawkins21 Sep 2015, 8:06 PM PST0

An Iowa news outlet tried–and failed–to draft Sen. Ted Cruz into the media’s campaign against Dr. Ben Carson, following the doctor’s Sunday declaration of opposition to Islamic ideology.
by William Bigelow21 Sep 2015, 6:37 AM PST0

Donald Trump is hitting back twice as hard as Democrats — led by the White House — attack him for not rebuking a town-hall questioner who declared that President Barack Obama is a Muslim.
by Neil Munro18 Sep 2015, 4:39 PM PST0

Taliban terrorists attacked a jail in the eastern Afghan province of Ghazni, freeing more than 350 inmates and killing four policemen.
by Edwin Mora14 Sep 2015, 7:03 PM PST0

More than 90 percent of recent refugees from Middle Eastern nations are on food stamps and nearly 70 percent receive cash assistance, according to government data. The high welfare rates among Middle Eastern refugees comes as the Obama administration considers increasing the number of refugees — who are immediately eligible for public benefits — to the U.S., particularly Syrian refugees.
by Caroline May10 Sep 2015, 9:37 AM PST0

In another chapter of the ongoing story of Muslim harassment on the Temple Mount, a Jerusalem Post reporter was subjected to intimidation as she went to the holy site on a personal-turned-professional visit.
by Robert Kraychik8 Sep 2015, 9:56 PM PST0

Duck Dynasty star Phil Robertson will join a Tea Party Patriots rally alongside former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, billionaire and 2016 GOP frontrunner Donald Trump, 2016 GOP presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), and others against the Iran nuclear deal on Wednesday outside the U.S. Capitol.
by Matthew Boyle8 Sep 2015, 6:45 PM PST0

The 42 Syrian refugees granted asylum in Uruguay are staging a sit-in before the office of the President in Montevideo, accusing the government of lying to them about economic opportunity and demanding to return to Lebanon.
by Frances Martel8 Sep 2015, 9:15 AM PST0

On television, we are watching the beginnings of a mass migration from the Middle East and North Africa to Europe. If you google “Middle East Population and North African Population” you get the 2014 CIA population estimates nation by nation. The Middle East has a population over 600 million and North Africa has a population of 198 million for a total over 800 million.
by Peter Maffitt8 Sep 2015, 6:32 AM PST0

Political responses to crises are often tardy and embarrassingly fad-driven, as with the current global outcry over the image of a three-year-old Syrian boy washed up on the Turkish shore. He was hardly the first innocent victim of this century’s most brutal war. Where has the world been for the last 54 months?
by Noah Beck7 Sep 2015, 10:43 AM PST0

The migrant crisis currently overtaking Europe has experts focused upon one of the most remarkable examples of an effective border fence: the one Israel built along its border with Egypt.
by John Hayward4 Sep 2015, 10:10 PM PST0

Iran’s Defense Minister Hossein Dehqan said Russia has agreed to deliver the S-300 surface-to-air missile system by the end of year, despite concerns expressed by the Pentagon over the sale of the advanced air defense system, reports Tehran Times.
by Edwin Mora4 Sep 2015, 8:35 PM PST0

NEW YORK, New York—Demonstrators waving American and Israeli flags gathered in front of Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s midtown Manhattan office Tuesday evening to protest her support for the Obama administration’s nuclear deal with Iran.
by Spyridon Mitsotakis3 Sep 2015, 8:03 PM PST0

Saudi Arabia is set to ink an agreement with U.S. government contractor Lockheed Martin for the defense giant to sell two warships to Riyadh.
by Jordan Schachtel3 Sep 2015, 5:47 PM PST0

The release of the latest tranche of Hillary Clinton emails from her private server while she was Secretary of State reveals her State Department’s long-standing anti-Israel bias.
by Ben Shapiro2 Sep 2015, 6:46 PM PST0

A senior Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps Commander (IRGC) stated Wednesday that Iran will not stop building up its military until Israel is annihilated.
by Jordan Schachtel2 Sep 2015, 12:18 PM PST0

After his traditional Angelus message on Sunday, Pope Francis launched a heartfelt appeal on behalf of persecuted Christians in the Middle East, saying that there are more Christians killed for their faith today than during the brutal persecutions by the Roman Empire.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.30 Aug 2015, 4:28 PM PST0