With the Dead Sea slowly shrinking away, an ambitious plan to restore the Sea famous for it’s extremely salty waters is progressing. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said regarding the plan—which will take water from the Red Sea at the…
If it seems like intercepting illegal weapons has become a regular occurrence for Israel’s adept security forces, that’s because it is. In 2016 alone, more than 200 illegal weapons have been seized according to IDF spokesman Lt. Col. Peter Lerner’s…
In the shadow of the likely terrorist bombing of an airliner over Egypt, a shooting rampage killed multiple Americans and others in Jordan at a training facility used to train Palestinian security forces. The Petra News Agency reported that the…
Jordan and Israel have a long-standing peace treaty, but that doesn’t make them friends. That was on full display on Friday as Jordan’s King tried to mend ties with nearly every nation in the Middle East, even Iran, but only…
From threats to launch their own nuclear weapons program to hope the Iranian deal could boost the economy, Middle East nations presented a variety of responses to the Iran nuclear deal on Tuesday. The deal, which provides Iran with sanctions…
The region received another reminder this week of Iran’s long reach, as a would-be terrorist in an Iranian group was arrested in Jordan with 45 kilograms (99 pounds) of explosives. The incident was reported by Al Rai and republished by…