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In step toward closure, 15 Guantanamo inmates transferred to UAE

The total number of detainees at the US naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba is down to 61.

Students call on PA, Hamas to restore accreditation to al-Aksa University

By ADAM RASGON
Report: 'Terrorists' could seize US nuclear weapons from Turkish base

By JPOST.COM STAFF
Analysis: Can Turkey make the US extradite accused coup-planner Fethullah Gulen?

By YONAH JEREMY BOB

Israel, US had advance knowledge of Russian bombers on Iranian soil

Russia not only has no intention of ending its involvement in Syria, but it actually has a larger strategy: to increase its presence in the Middle East.

By YOSSI MELMAN
Russia deploys bombers to Iranian air base

Defense Ministry in Moscow says Iran-based aircraft have stuck various targets in Syria.

By REUTERS
British teen who joined ISIS killed in Syria air strike

Kadiza Sultana, 17, along with two other friends, flew from London's Gatwick Airport to Turkey on February 17, 2015.

By REUTERS
US officials inaugurate first green Palestinian school

Through USAID, the US government has provided more than $4.9 billion in developmental assistance to Palestinian developmental projects in the past 22 years.

By SHARON UDASIN
Turkey at a crossroads: A look inside the night of the coup and its aftermath

Turkey finds rare unity in defeat of coup attempt a month ago, but dissidents worry about the future.

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN
Six-year-old lone survivor of Duma firebombing returns to hospital

Ahmad Dawabsha was hospitalized at the Tel HaShomer Medical Center in Tel Aviv this week following a deterioration in his health.

By ADAM RASGON
Dubai Airport detains model Gigi Gorgeous for being transgender

A Dubai immigration officer said to Gorgeous "I was told you are transgender. You cannot come into the country."

By JPOST.COM STAFF
Syrian Kurd says Islamists have infiltrated Free Syrian Army

Dr. Kamal Sido told The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday that Kurdish forces are winning the battle against Sunni Islamist groups, though the humanitarian situation remains dire.

By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON
PA withdraws recognition of al-Aksa University in light of struggle with Hamas

The Palestinian Authority (PA) Education Ministry announced on Tuesday that it revoked its recognition of al-Aksa University, a PA-funded public university in Gaza City.

By ADAM RASGON
War of attrition: The Syrian rebellion grinds on into its 6th year, with no end in sight

In the Sunni-Shia proxy war currently under way, no side has a clear and obvious advantage.

By JONATHAN SPYER
Analysis: Turkey, let down by West, looks for alternative superpower support in Russia

The normalization of relations is not a done deal as Russia will want Turkey to stop supporting rebels in Syria.

By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON
Germany denies 13,000 immigrants entry amid terror in Europe

Rise in rejections signals tougher border policy as terrorism on the rise in Europe.

By REUTERS
Months after Turkey shoots down Russian jet, Putin offers Erdogan support

"Your visit today, which you made despite the really complex domestic political situation in Turkey, shows we all want to restart our dialog and restore our relations," says Putin as leaders meet.

By REUTERS
What did former Iranian president Ahmadinejad write to Obama?

Ahmadinejad reiterated that despite promises to improve ties between the two countries, the US is pursuing the same "hostile policies along with the same trend of enmity."

By JPOST.COM STAFF
ISIS reportedly calls for attacks on Miss Universe pageant

A string of threatening posts allegedly offered an online video tutorial on how to assemble a suicide belt.

By JPOST.COM STAFF
Fatah official downplays Abbas’s meeting with Iranian dissident

Zaki’s statements come a week after Iran and Fatah exchanged barbs over the Abbas-Rajavi meeting.

By ADAM RASGON
Saudi Kingdom to host 1,000 Palestinian Haj pilgrims

Most of the Palestinians are relatives of “those who have been martyred,” said the report.

By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON
No kippot in the kingdom? Jordan reportedly turns away Jewish visitors with religious garb

Jordanian border crossing officials last weekend reportedly forbade a Jewish family from entering the country from Israel while displaying any Jewish religious attire.

By JPOST.COM STAFF
Rouhani, Putin to meet in Azerbaijan with aim of boosting security

Rouhani is to meet with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and Azeri President Ilham Aliyev at a first-of-its-kind summit

By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON
Iran becomes first country to stop Pokemon Go

The country's High Council of Virtual Spaces is worried over the game's "security concerns."

By JPOST.COM STAFF
Iran: Nuclear scientist who claimed CIA abduction executed for espionage

Iranian judiciary says Shahram Amiri, who had been detained since his arrest in 2010 following his mysterious disappearance to the US, had revealed 'vital information' to the US.

By JPOST.COM STAFF,REUTERS
German politician compares Turkey's post-coup purge to Nazis

FDP leader Christian Lindner said he saw parallels between Erdogan's behavior and aftermath of the Reichstag fire in 1933.

By REUTERS
Fadi Kattan brings new ideas, old traditions to his high-end Bethlehem eatery, Fawda Cafe

Fadi grew up in Bethlehem and attended the Lycée Français in Jerusalem. His passion for cooking is rooted in memories of flavors from his grandmother’s kitchen.

By ELIYAHU KAMISHER
A touch of evil: Islamic State's withdrawal from Iraq leaves death and destruction

Death and destruction are left in wake of Islamic State withdrawal in Iraq.

By LAURA KELLY
Yazidis mark second anniversary of being targeted by Islamic State

NGO accuses world leaders of not doing enough.

By KATHERINE KEENAN
Obama challenges Israel to rethink opposition to Iran deal

Opponents of the deal should be challenged by reporters to say, "you know what, we were wrong," Obama added, criticizing "the manufacturing of outrage" over stories tangential to the deal.

By MICHAEL WILNER
Egypt military says killed leader of Islamic State in Sinai

The strikes also killed 45 other Islamic State fighters and destroyed arms and ammunition stores used by the group.

By REUTERS
Iran executes gay teenager in violation of international law

“Iran has proved that its sickening enthusiasm for putting juveniles to death, in contravention of international law, knows no bounds."

By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL
Washington D.C. police officer charged with helping Islamic State

In 2014, Nicholas Young met several times with an undercover agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation as an eager recruit of Islamic State.

By REUTERS
White House denies cash transfer to Iran amounts to prisoner ransom

Reports of a link "are completely false," State Department spokesperson John Kirby said on Wednesday.

By MICHAEL WILNER

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