A new video released by the Islamic State’s affiliates in Libya purports to show the killing of two groups of Ethiopian Christians. The 29-minute video shows two groups of captives held by the Islamic State (IS, formerly known as ISIS/ISIL), described by onscreen text as “followers of the cross from the enemy Ethiopian Church.” It says one group is being held by an ISIS affiliate... 

Yemeni people take to the streets in the capital Sana’a to condemn Saudi Arabia’s airstrikes against and a recent UN sanctions resolution targeting Houthi movement, April 16, 2015. Yemeni people have taken to the streets in the capital city of Sana’a to condemn Saudi Arabia’s airstrikes against their country and a recent UN sanctions resolution targeting Houthi movement. The protesters... 

Following Russia’s decision to lift a ban on supplying S-300 missile systems to Iran, the Israeli PM has called President Putin to express his “grave concerns” – and received a detailed explanation of defensive weapons and the logic behind Moscow’s move. According to a statement released by the Kremlin, Vladimir Putin “gave a detailed explanation of the logic behind Russia’s decision…emphasizing... 

Israeli scientists have discovered two proteins that they claim can contain cancer and control the cells’ growth and development. A team of Israeli researchers headed by Professor Aaron Ciechanover, an Israeli Nobel Prize winner in chemistry, has discovered two proteins that they say can suppress cancer and control the cells’ growth and development, media reports said. The relevant study was carried... 

Easter should be a time of celebration for Christians, but for those of the faith living in the Middle East, there hasn’t been too much to celebrate in recent years. ‘Kill the Christians‘ is the title of a new BBC documentary, to be broadcast this week. In it, veteran reporter Jane Corbin travels ‘across the Middle East, to examine why Christianity is facing the greatest threat to its existence.... 

A German-made Dolphin-class submarine in the Mediterranean port city of Haifa. The German Federal Security Council has allowed the government to deliver another submarine to the Tel Aviv regime. The German daily newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung reported on Friday that the government of German Chancellor Angela Merkel will export the fifth of six promised Dolphin-class submarines to Israel after the council... 

Bags of corpses dug out of a mass grave found in northern Iraq on March 14, 2015. Iraqi security forces have discovered at least 14 mass graves since the strategic city of Tikrit was liberated from the ISIL Takfiri terrorists last week. According to an Iraqi security source, the mass graves contain the bodies of hundreds of Iraqi soldiers massacred by ISIL outside the northern city. The victims were... 

Eight border guards have been killed by terrorists in the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan near the border with Pakistan, a provincial official says. The eight were killed in a border area in the southeastern town of Negur on Monday when clashes broke out with terrorists who had entered Iran via the Pakistani border, IRNA quoted Sistan-Baluchestan Deputy Governor Ali Asghar Mirshekari as... 

Turkish judicial officials have once again blocked major social networking websites over what they call a “terrorist propaganda” in the wake of a hostage standoff that saw a Turkish prosecutor killed by leftist militants. Hurriyet newspaper said Monday that access to Twitter, Facebook and YouTube was blocked upon an order from prosecutors reportedly due to the publication of images related... 

The outcome of marathon talks between Iran and global powers has angered the Israeli regime with warmongers in Tel Aviv calling it a historic mistake and a dangerous step. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday voiced his opposition to the mutual understanding newly reached between Iran and P5+1 states, claiming that the framework agreement seriously endangers the very existence of the... 

Saudi King Salman attends the Arab League summit in Egypt’s Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on March 28, 2015. Saudi Arabia’s King Salman says the ongoing military invasion of Yemen by his country will continue until its goals are achieved. He made the comments on Saturday at the opening session of an Arab summit held in the Egyptian resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh. The Saudi king claimed... 

Despite the predictions, the Israeli left has been soundly beaten in Tuesday’s elections by its more honest ‘right wing’, whose commitment to the total eradication of the Palestinians as any kind of political entity is openly stated. The defeat of the Zionist Union, ostensibly committed to negotiations and a two-state solution, should not, therefore, be read as the defeat of any genuine desire... 

Egypt has published official plans for a brand new capital city, located next to Cairo, which it says will be constructed with investment from Gulf states. The new city, which will house five million people, is expected to be built in under seven years. “We are talking about a world capital,” housing minister Mustafa Kamel Madbouli said during a press event at Sharm-el-Sheikh, where the country... 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a speech to his supporters during an election campaign meeting in the Israeli Mediterranean coastal city of Netanya on March 11, 2015. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused the West, particularly the Scandinavian governments, of plotting to remove him from power. “Scandinavian governments have spent millions of dollars on a campaign... 

With politicians around the globe calling on Israel to take action against illegal settlements in the West Bank, the Jewish state has finally taken action. Not against its own communities, but against an EU-funded building for Palestinians. On Tuesday, the Israeli government demolished an EU settlement on Mount Scopus in northeast Jerusalem. The city’s municipality said it undertook the measures...