At least $50 million for the freedom of an Emirati sheikh: that is the king’s ransom paid two weeks ago to jihadists linked to Al-Qaeda who are pushing to topple the Malian government and impose Islamic law.
Alongside a crippling fuel blockade,…
Category: 3. Middle East
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ISIS, al-Qaeda have evolved in last decade, still pose global threat, say analysts
PARIS, France (AFP) — A decade on from deadly attacks in Paris, the world’s two most notorious jihadist groups, Islamic State and al-Qaeda, have significantly evolved, and their branches still pose a global security threat, especially…
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Groundbreaking analysis of Hitler’s DNA finds genetic disorder but no Jewish ancestry
JTA — Adolf Hitler had a sexual disorder that made it more likely for him to have a micro-penis, according to the first-ever analysis of his DNA. He also did not have the Jewish ancestors that some have claimed he had.
The analysis is…
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On four fronts, Trump toils to turn vague plans into a workable Middle East peace
The key question now is how far the Trump administration will go – and whether this entire process of regional realignment will ultimately produce a security arrangement between Israel and Syria
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Never-revealed Holocaust artifacts illuminate tragedy and triumph in new Yad Vashem exhibit
A picture book illustrating how a family hid from the Nazis during the Holocaust. A stack of yellow Star of David patches to be distributed to Jewish families. A spoon that deflected a bullet in the pocket of a young man as he escaped from…
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Where school is a tent: Yemeni kids learn without classrooms, textbooks
Crammed under a tattered tent on rough wooden benches, Yemeni children are learning Arabic grammar — lucky to receive an education at all in a country hammered by years of war.
The children, some without shoes or textbooks, were born into a…
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Israel grilled at UN over reports claiming ‘systematic and widespread torture’ of Palestinians
Israel was questioned at the United Nations on Tuesday and Wednesday over multiple reports alleging the torture of Palestinian detainees, in particular since the Hamas invasion of October 7, 2023.
Israel, which strongly rejected the claims,…
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Hamas holds key information on remains of four hostages
Hamas holds key information on remains of four hostages | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastThe four hostages whose remains are still being held by Gazan terror groups are Meny Godard, St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili, Dror Or, and Thai national…
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Rubio ‘optimistic’ as US advances new UN resolution to establish foreign force in Gaza
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday that Washington is “optimistic” about the chances of standing up an International Stabilization Force in Gaza and is working on advancing a new draft through the UN Security Council to…
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Netanyahu decries ‘slander’ of his wife and son by leading right-wing commentators
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a lengthy statement Wednesday evening pushing back on a wave of recent criticism of his wife, Sara, and son, Yair, by leading right-wing media commentators.
The criticism of Sara and Yair Netanyahu…
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