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Hezbollah cell in United Arab Emirates allegedly uses sexual blackmail as recruitment tool

Trial is another affront to Hezbollah's legitimacy in the Arab world.

'Hundreds of migrants die as boat capsizes en route to Europe'

By REUTERS
Islamic State sees sharp drop in its revenue

By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON
Report: Dozens of Hezbollah militants 'accidentally' killed in chemical attack

By YASSER OKBI/ MAARIV HASHAVUA

Iran parades parts of Russian S-300 missile system in military display

Rouhani: The Iranian Army is the Islamic Army that protects Muslim countries from terrorism and Zionism."

By YASSER OKBI/ MAARIV HASHAVUA,REUTERS
Analysis: Tear down Iran’s anti-democracy wall

Since the closure of the Iran nuclear deal negotiations in July, Khamenei has intensified his efforts to block Western influences into Iranian society.

By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL
Senior Fatah official wounded in Gaza clashes

The melee broke out during a rally marking the 28th anniversary of the assassination of the PLO’s Khalil al-Wazir (Abu Jihad), in Tunisia.

By KHALED ABU TOAMEH
With return of islands, minister identifies unprecedented Saudi commitment to Israel

Steinitz sees Saudi declaration in a "positive light."

By REUTERS,DANA SOMBERG
Muslim nations lambast Iran for supporting terrorism

Organization of Islamic Cooperation issue a communique saying it "deplores" Iran's interference in internal affairs of regional players.

By REUTERS
Iranian general visits Moscow for talks, defying UN travel ban

This marks Soleimani's second trip to Moscow since July, following the controversial nuclear agreement between Iran and other world powers.

By REUTERS,JPOST.COM STAFF
New Aleppo assault casts fresh cloud over Syria peace talks

The recent upsurge in fighting has proven the most acute challenge yet to a cessation of hostilities deal agreed in February.

By REUTERS
ISIS ruins part of the ancient Assyrian city wall near Mosul

According to Alsumaria news, an Iraqi news site, the terror organization shattered in the past few days Adad gate, which was part of the northern sector of the Acropolis walls of ancient Nineveh.

By MAAYAN GROISMAN
‘Friday of rage’ demonstrations to take place in Egypt following Saudi islands deal

The central demonstration will take place in the famous Tahrir Square in Cairo, while additional protests are expected to take place in other Egyptian provinces.

By MAAYAN GROISMAN
Egyptian court orders review of suit calling to expel Iranian envoy

The lawsuit, filed by a lawyer named Youssef Matani, targets Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and the Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, as well as the Iranian ambassador to Cairo.

By MAAYAN GROISMAN
PA taps Hamas-linked official as Palestinian deputy education minister

Appointment of Dr. Basri Saleh Smoudi draws criticism from top Fatah leader in the West Bank.

By KHALED ABU TOAMEH
Saudi Arabia’s religious police stripped of authority to arrest Sharia violators

The unprecedented Saudi move came as a result of growing local criticism of the police and the way it performs its role as the defender of Sharia law in the state.

By MAAYAN GROISMAN
Egypt's Sisi rejects charges he's selling his country to the Saudis

Egyptian media has been in uproar since the government announced the signing of a maritime demarcation accord that puts two islands at the southern entrance to the Gulf of Aqaba in Saudi waters.

By REUTERS
Watch: ISIS claims partial control of Palestinian camp in Damascus

ISIS-affiliated media claim to show takeover of parts of the Yarmouk Palestinian camp which has mostly been under the control of al Nusra Front for a year.

By REUTERS
Gay cabin crew petitions against Air France flights to Iran

The appeal charges that it is "inconceivable" that gay cabin staff would be ordered to travel to the country where homosexuality is outlawed and punishable by execution.

By JPOST.COM STAFF
Iran's Special Forces reportedly suffering heavy losses in Syria

The al-Qaida affiliated Nusra Front released a video purportedly documenting the Iranian forces fleeing from the battlefield in Aleppo.

By MAAYAN GROISMAN
Report: Gaddafi sought Israeli support amid Libyan uprising

According to Army Radio report, a third-party country sent a messenger to Jerusalem to request diplomatic support for Tripoli on behalf of the former Libyan leader facing a coup some 5 years ago.

By JPOST.COM STAFF
Iranian president under scrutiny over execution of juveniles

A UN report, along with one by Amnesty International, has spurred commentary from ordinary Iranians on social media.

By REUTERS
Syria peace talks sputter into second round

Senior Assad regime officials were expected to arrive in Geneva Thursday or Friday.

By MICHAEL WILNER
A German comic's joke insulted Erdogan and he may go to jail for it - in Germany

Merkel, who needs Erdogan to deal with migrant crisis, stresses importance of artistic freedom.

By MICHELLE MARTIN AND MADELINE CHAMBERS/REUTERS
Analysis: Saudi-Egypt deals part of Gulf effort to unite Sunnis against Iran

Some remain skeptical about the effectiveness of Saudi led efforts of unifying status-quo Sunni powers against Iran.

By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON
U2's Bono lobbies US Senate for 'Marshall Plan' in the Middle East

Bono has lobbied in Washington and other world capitals for a variety of causes including debt relief, alleviating world poverty and fighting AIDS.

By PATRICIA ZENGERLE AND LESLEY WROUGHTON/REUTERS
Pictures of PA leader Abbas burned during Gaza protest

The protesters called for Abbas’s resignation and chanted slogans denouncing his decision, which came in response to PFLP criticism of his policies.

By KHALED ABU TOAMEH
United Arab Emirates funds mass wedding of Palestinians injured in Gaza wars

Led by Jalila Dahlan, the wife of Mohammad Dahlan, a former senior Fatah official, the project aims at helping 50 handicapped Gazans start their life as couples.

By MAAYAN GROISMAN
Israel signals no opposition to Egypt's return of islands to Saudi Arabia

"The Saudis, who are committed to freedom of shipping under international law, will not harm the essence of the agreement between Egypt and us," Hanegbi says.

By REUTERS
Blast kills Palestinian official in Lebanon's Sidon

Official likely killed by bomb placed under vehicle.

By REUTERS
As Islamic State is pushed back in Iraq, US, UN worry about what's next

Washington has spent vastly more on the war than on reconstruction.

By REUTERS
‘Crucial’ Syria talks to begin this week amid cease-fire violations

The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has recorded an uptick in cease-fire violations by both sides in recent days.

By MICHAEL WILNER
US, Israel sympathetic to Kurds but lack concrete action, Kurdish official says

President of Kurdistan National Assembly: Israel needs to think strategically by reaching out to Kurds, which will weaken their enemies.

By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON
‘Saudi-Egypt agreement threatens long-term Israeli interests’

The agreement, which was signed during a visit by Saudi King Salman in Cairo, would also allow for a bridge connection between the two countries.

By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON

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