Hundreds of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews held a mass prayer in Jerusalem on Sunday in protest at a bill that would cut their community's military exemptions and end a tradition upheld since Israel's foundation. Ultra-Orthodox leaders had called on their men, women and children...

Swaida witnesses these days frequent fighting between the National Defense Army and Bedouin, especially in the Eastern and Western countryside, which could lead to serious sectarian conflict. The fighting between the two sides caused injuries for some people in their villages,...

 Russian President Vladimir Putin demanded and won his parliament's approval on Saturday to invade Ukraine, where the new government warned of war, put its troops on high alert and appealed to NATO for help. Putin's open assertion of the right to send troops to a country of 46...

Earlier this week, we noted the assassination of “Al Qa’eda mediator” Abu Khaled al-Suri in an attack on the headquarters of the insurgent faction Ahrar al-Sham in Aleppo. See “Al Qa’eda Mediator” al-Suri Killed by Suicide Bomb Sham News, a Russian-language site...