Recent verbal attacks on Israel were a noteworthy part of the discussion between United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, with the nuclear program and Syria conflict also key talking points. According to comments posted…
A claimed invite to Hamas for an international conference in Tehran has created a new public rift between the two main Palestinian political groups, with Iran taking an unexpected side in the dispute. According to the Palestinian Ma’an News Agency,…
In his strongest words to date, US President Barack Obama said there would be “enormous consequences” if Syria’s chemical weapons come into play in the midst of the conflict-ridden country. In comments posted on the White House website, Obama told…
Two of the major world powers continued discussions on the Syrian crisis on Thursday, the same day the Russians put forth a plan calling for a timeline on starting another Syrian ceasefire. Russia’s envoy to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin,…
Amid reports the Palestinians are looking to go again to seek some sort of enhanced recognition from the United Nations in their quest for statehood, the United States reiterated on Wednesday their opposition to that approach. In comments released by…
The Muslim Brotherhood, the group spearheading the ruling political force in Egypt’s new government, accused the Israeli Mossad of possibly being behind a terror attack on Sunday that killed over a dozen Egyptian security personnel and was eventually stopped by…