Terrorism in middle east

US removing Syria as sponsor of terror is 'blow' to victims, impacts on sectarian violence unknown

The Anti-Defamation League is still in the process of suing Syria on behalf of 130 US citizens who were killed or injured on October 7 and family members of American victims.

US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa during a bilateral meeting alongside the NATO leaders summit at the Bestepe Presidential Compound in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026.
US Senate Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed speaks on stage, with vote counting continuing for Michigan's Democratic US Senate primary, in Detroit, Michigan, US, August 5, 2026

Democratic Senate candidate El-Sayed’s mother worked for Hamas, Taliban-linked group

Hezbollah supporters gather to mark the first anniversary of the assassinations of Hezbollah leaders Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safieddine, in Tehran, Iran, October 2, 2025.

Iran not transferring enough funding, Hezbollah complains, demanding $2 billion - report

An Iraqi army post stands along a section of the 600-kilometer  Iraqi border with Syria, on December 26, 2024

Iraq pushes for Syrian border wall, threatening Iran's regional influence - analysis


Mother of 4-year-old terror victim gives birth on birthday of late daughter

Adele, then 2, suffered a serious head wound and later died of complications from pneumonia. Her sisters, aged 4 and 5, were moderately wounded.

A newborn baby is weighed after it was born at a hospital in Hefei, Anhui province October 31, 2011

EU adds Saudi Arabia to dirty-money blacklist, upsets Britain

Despite pressure to exclude Riyadh from the list, the commission decided to list the kingdom, confirming a Reuters report in January.

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman talks with Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud during the Gulf Cooperation Council's (GCC) Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia December 9, 2018

Despite legal warning, Netanyahu says deporting terrorists’ families is effective

“In my opinion, its benefits are greater than its costs,” Netanyahu said in a Likud faction meeting.

Israeli bulldozers demolish homes in the Neve Dekalim settlement in the Gaza Strip, August 31, 2005

How the U.S. could lose Iraq to creeping Iranian influence

Now the US risks losing in Iraq again as enemies of Washington seek to form a government coalition and Congress seeks to sanction militias that hold sway in Baghdad.

Protesters gather near the main provincial government building in Basra, Iraq July 15, 2018.

Israeli NGO sues European Investment Bank for suspected ties with Iran

To date, Iran has refused to compensate terror victims and is continuing to provide financial support to terrorist groups throughout the world.

Missiles and a portrait of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Baharestan Square in Tehran, Iran

Analysis: Planning for when Palestinian terrorism no longer pays

Jerusalem would be wise to keep in mind that to every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.

Police work the scene of the June 8, 2016, shooting attack at a restaurant at the Sarona Market in Tel Aviv

How terrorist groups use minerals, stones and drugs to finance their ops

Extremist groups making up to $300 million annually by smuggling contraband from Afghanistan to Pakistan and then beyond.

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U.S. Supreme Court ends second Arab Bank case

Decision blocks suits for overseas terrorism against banks with US footprint

The headquarters of Arab Bank in Amman, Jordan

Likud MK Berko lends counter-terrorism expertise to Europe

Israel becomes full member of European parliamentarians' committee on countering terrorism.

Likud lawmaker Anat Berko at a meeting of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe

Former Shin Bet head: Fear of terror threatens Israel with ‘1984’ scenario

‘A democracy eats itself up in small bites,’ warns expert Brian Michael Jenkins.

A BOY WATCHES Hamas members gather in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Yunis earlier this month ahead of commemorations marking the 30th anniversary of the group’s founding.