Updated 9/26/2008 1:30 PM EST According to the Washington Times the Democratic leadership in the House of Representatives has shelved H.R. 362, fearing that the resolution would provoke a war with Iran. The bill, authored by Rep. Gary Ackerman (D - NY), urged the...
The Guardian, citing senior European diplomatic sources, reported today that President Bush warned then Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert that he would not support an Israel attack against Iran during their one-on-one meeting on May 14. The sources believed that...
Thousands attended Monday's anti-Iran rally in New York City, and while the protesters had all the Israeli flags and comparisons between the Iranian government and Nazi Germany that one might expect of such an event, they had to do it all without two of the meeting's...
With the IAEA's next Board of Governors meeting set to begin tomorrow, the probe into Syria's alleged secret nuclear facility appears to be faltering over lack of evidence. While the analysis of the samples taken from the facility during the IAEA's June visit to the...
Updated 9/14 8:00 PM EST Iraq's Parliament announced that it has stripped outspoken Sunni MP Mithal al-Alusi of his legal immunity and also barred him from traveling outside of the country or attending future sessions of parliament today. It also says that it intends...
Last week the United States announced sanctions against Iran Shipping Lines and its 18 affiliates, which constitute the bulk of Iran's shipping industry. Though the impact of the sanctions themselves is likely to be minimal as the company does little direct business...
The sleepy West Bank village of Naalin, with a population of just under 5,000 Palestinians, has seen more than its share of controversies this year. Israel's contentious West Bank barrier will pass through the village, and has already led to the Israeli military...
In an interview with the Washington Times, Israeli Ambassador Sallai Meridor warned Russia that selling armaments to Syria and Iran is "destabilizing and dangerous for Israel and for peace in the region". After Syrian President Bashar Assad expressed support for...
Last Updated 9/3 3:05 PM EST In part of what was termed Georgia's "special relationship" with Israel, UPI Editor at Large Arnaud de Borchgrave reported in a commentary today that a secret agreement between Georgia and Israel had earmarked two military airfields in the...
Nearly 2,000 people crossed into Egypt from the Gaza Strip and 882 Palestinians stranded in Egypt since the border closed were finally able to return home as Egypt allowed the Rafah crossing to open for 48 hours as a "goodwill gesture" in advance of Ramadan. Gaza has...
