Middle East

Six Arab residents of Jerusalem were arrested recently in connection with a pair of firebomb attacks on Jewish vehicles in the capital. According to a police spokesperson Tuesday, the six suspects were involved in two separate incidents over the course of a week in which private vehicles owned by Jewish residents of the capital were

SANAA, Yemen — Ali Abdullah Saleh, Yemen’s deposed strongman who ruled the country for more than three decades, was killed Monday as fighting raged between his followers and their former rebel allies, according to officials on both sides of the conflict. There were conflicting accounts about the circumstances of Saleh’s death, but video circulating on

Egypt has declared its intention to hold open elections for the position of president next year, but the fates of those who have thus far thrown their hats in the ring suggests that the competition might not be entirely free and fair. Take the case of former prime minister Ahmed Shaifq, who had been living

By Judah Ari Gross Two Bedouin Israelis were arrested on Friday on suspicion that they had stabbed a soldier to death in southern Israel last week, the Shin Bet security service announced on Monday. On Thursday night, Sgt. Ron Kokia was stabbed to death at a bus stop in the city of Arad in what

Sally Abrams Last week, we marked the 70th anniversary of the UN Partition Plan, which paved the way for Israel’s declaration of statehood six months later. We are going to be seeing the number 70 a lot between now and Yom HaAtzmaut next spring. There will be no shortage of words written and spoken about

Leaders Unveil LifeWay Research Study, Form Alliance to Educate the Church on Israel’s Critical Past and Future Roles WASHINGTON, Dec. 4, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — A new LifeWay Research study, sponsored by Chosen People Ministries and New York Times bestselling author Joel C. Rosenberg, released today reveals that the overall support of Evangelicals for Israel will