
All six terrorists who attacked one of India’s largest air force bases near the country’s border with Pakistan over the weekend have been killed, the Indian defense minister said Tuesday, noting that soldiers were still combing through the facility looking for explosives.
by Edwin Mora6 Jan 2016, 7:20 AM PST0

The Saudi execution of insurrectionist Shiite cleric Nimr al-Nimr threatens to touch off a conflict between Sunni and Shiite Muslims across the Middle East and beyond. Massive Shiite protests have occurred across the region over the past few days and have spread into Asia.
by John Hayward5 Jan 2016, 7:28 PM 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

Contents: Violent Anti-Saudi Shia protests spread around region after al-Nimr execution; Saudi Arabia cuts diplomatic ties with Iran
by John J. Xenakis4 Jan 2016, 6:15 AM PST0

Gunmen attacked a northern Indian air force base near the border with Pakistan and were exchanging fire with security forces on Saturday morning, police said.
by Breitbart News1 Jan 2016, 7:30 PM PST0

Contents: Central Americans reach agreement on letting Cuban refugees reach the US; ISIS may be linked to massive suicide bombing in northwest Pakistan
by John J. Xenakis30 Dec 2015, 6:03 AM PST0

A senior Russian diplomat reportedly said Moscow is ready “to show flexibility” on possibly easing United Nations Security Council sanctions imposed on Afghanistan’s Taliban, which has intensified attacks against U.S. service members and American-trained Afghan security forces.
by Edwin Mora29 Dec 2015, 9:41 PM PST0

As the winter sun sets on Pakistan’s leafy capital Islamabad, residents of the city’s largest Christian slum use bicycles, donkey carts and their backs to haul jerry cans filled with water to their homes. Situated on the capital’s periphery, the
by AFP25 Dec 2015, 12:48 AM PST0

Contents: Defense Sec’y Carter visits Afghanistan, warns of ISIS and resurgent Taliban; Taliban victories in Helmand put Obama’s Afghan withdrawal policy in doubt; Obama’s 30,000 troop Afghan ‘surge’ strategy now in seventh year
by John J. Xenakis21 Dec 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

The Afghanistan-Pakistan region is considered to be the last frontier for efforts to eradicate naturally-occurring polio cases, and the Taliban, a terrorist group that operates in both countries, has joined the final fight against the crippling and potentially deadly infectious disease.
by Edwin Mora16 Dec 2015, 8:28 PM PST0

JAFFA, Israel – Mujtahid Bin Hareth Bin Hammaam, the prominent Saudi blogger and critic of the ruling elite, claimed on Twitter that Saudi Arabia’s announcement of an “Islamic military alliance” may not be what it seems. Hammaam is well-known in
by Ali Waked16 Dec 2015, 1:07 PM PST0

Pakistani authorities seemingly have no idea when they were included on Saudi Arabia’s list of the 34 Islamic nations that allegedly teamed up to fight terrorism in the Middle East.
by Jordan Schachtel16 Dec 2015, 12:48 PM PST0

EILAT, Israel – Saudi Arabia’s newly announced “Islamic military alliance” purportedly meant to fight terrorism continues to unravel, with Pakistani officials saying on Wednesday the country was not consulted before their nation was announced as a member of the 34-country bloc.
by Aaron Klein16 Dec 2015, 12:47 PM PST0

The New York Times reported this weekend that U.S. officials approved San Bernardino murderer Tashfeen Malik to immigrate to the U.S.–even though she had gushed about jihad on social media. Malik entered the U.S. on a K-1 (fiancée) visa and
by Mary Chastain14 Dec 2015, 4:26 AM PST0

A Taliban siege of Kabul’s diplomatic quarter ended Saturday with explosions and gunfire, leaving four Afghan police, two Spanish nationals, and four of the Taliban attackers dead.
by John Hayward13 Dec 2015, 6:53 PM PST0

The Foreign Desk’s editor-in-chief, Lisa Daftari, launched the MyTreedom campaign on Facebook this week to give Christians celebrating Christmas in regions where they face intense persecution a platform to showcase their proud Christmas decor.
by Mary Chastain11 Dec 2015, 9:23 AM PST0

Contents: Decaying stadiums from 2004 Athens Olympics have new lives housing migrants; Greece transports migrants from Macedonian border back to Athens; Migrants blocked from Macedonia face difficult choices
by John J. Xenakis11 Dec 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

Because it has caused a great deal of controversy (to put it mildly), it seems appropriate to quote the “Donald J. Trump Statement On Preventing Muslim Immigration” in full:
by John Hayward8 Dec 2015, 11:24 AM PST0

A photograph of Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik arriving in the United States as a couple for the first time, dated July 27, 2014, has surfaced. It was taken in the customs area at Chicago O’Hare International Airport and obtained by ABC News, which did not go into detail about how it came by the image.
by John Hayward7 Dec 2015, 6:59 AM PST0

Tashfeen Malik, 29, the female jihadi who helped kill 14 Americans in the San Bernardino massacre, comes from a family tied to Islamist militants, and allegedly evolved into a terrorist after attending college in Pakistan.
by William Bigelow6 Dec 2015, 9:08 AM PST0

GUANTÁNAMO BAY NAVAL BASE— More than 14 years after Islamic terrorists took down the Twin Towers, killing thousands of American men, women and children in the process, the man most involved in coordinating the attack remains here at Guantánamo Bay detention camp, unpunished for his crimes.
by Jordan Schachtel6 Dec 2015, 8:55 AM PST0

The Pakistan government has refused to accept a specially chartered plane of rejected migrants sent from Europe, turning it round and sending it right back again. Remarkably the Pakistani government seemed to be capable and willing of doing what Europe
by Oliver Lane4 Dec 2015, 5:50 PM PST0

A legal petition has been filed in a Pakistan court demanding the ‘return’ of the Koh-i-Noor (pictured above set in a crown worn by the Queen Mother), one of the world’s largest known diamonds and now one of the British Monarch’s
by Sarkis Zeronian4 Dec 2015, 5:49 PM PST0

Tashfeen Malik, the 27-year-old wife and accomplice of San Bernardino terrorist Syed Farook, 28, was in America on a K-1 (fiancée) visa and held a Pakistani passport.
by Adelle Nazarian3 Dec 2015, 12:21 PM PST0

A Muslim family in Pakistan beat an eight-year-old Christian girl and left her naked on the street in order to punish her uncle for courting a Muslim girl, according to reports. The Muslim family allegedly abducted the Christian girl, named
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.3 Dec 2015, 1:31 AM PST0