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UK building first permanent Middle East base since 1971

UK building first permanent Middle East base since 1971

The military base in Bahrain is aimed at helping Britain and its allies “reinforce stability in the Gulf and beyond,” says British Foreign Secretary. For… Read More ›

Supreme Court to consider same-sex marriage petition

Supreme Court to consider same-sex marriage petition

Following historic US decision, Israeli LGBT association hopes to win a similar legal battle and bypass the religious establishment. The Israeli GLBT Association submitted a… Read More ›

De facto win for Erdogan in Turkey’s elections

De facto win for Erdogan in Turkey’s elections

Islamist AK Party garners 49.5 percent of votes, with 95 percent of votes counted in major boost for Erdogan; clashes break out between security forces… Read More ›

IDF on Mount Hermon preparing for Iran-backed terrorism

IDF on Mount Hermon preparing for Iran-backed terrorism

Since start of Russian air involvement, more assertive Assad regime has retaken several posts in Syrian Golan.   IDF units on Mount Hermon, which borders Syria,… Read More ›

Regev to call emergency meetings after Israeli flag banned from judo competition in UAE

Regev to call emergency meetings after Israeli flag banned from judo competition in UAE

Israel’s judokas were not allowed to compete in Abu Dhabi with the Israel flag on their judo uniform.   Or Sasson completed the Israeli delegation’s… Read More ›

Analysis: A human rights record worse than Ahmadinejad’s

Analysis: A human rights record worse than Ahmadinejad’s

“The human rights situation in the country remains dire,” says Dr. Ahmed Shaheed, the UN’s special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran.… Read More ›

Man Tries to Hang Clock, Falls into Mikveh Instead

Man Tries to Hang Clock, Falls into Mikveh Instead

Virtualization – the cloud is just the beginning

Virtualization – the cloud is just the beginning

Veeam CEO Ratmir Tamishev tell the ‘Post’ in Las Vegas how he’s transforming the landscape.   LAS VEGAS – Imagine your company’s main computers and… Read More ›

Fatah posts German anti-Semitic book cover to social media

Fatah posts German anti-Semitic book cover to social media

‘Trust no fox on his green heath, and trust no Jew on his oath,’ warns 1936 work that taught German children to fear Jews  … Read More ›

These 2 work-related stressors could make you die sooner

These 2 work-related stressors could make you die sooner

  There is a life-expectancy gap in America. One report, using actuarial data, found that white-collar workers live longer than blue-collar workers. Another study confirmed this,… Read More ›

College grads who studied this one subject have the ‘safest route to the upper middle class in America today

College grads who studied this one subject have the ‘safest route to the upper middle class in America today

  When The Economist was creating its first-ever college rankings, it excluded vocational and trade schools. The decision makes sense because schools for specific professions… Read More ›

Chipotle closes 43 stores in Seattle and Oregon over an E. coli scare

Chipotle closes 43 stores in Seattle and Oregon over an E. coli scare

  SEATTLE (AP) — An investigation was underway Saturday in an E. coli outbreak linked to Chipotle restaurants in Washington state and Oregon, health officials… Read More ›

Miami – Two Passengers Still In Hospital In Florida As Plane Fire Investigated

Miami – Two Passengers Still In Hospital In Florida As Plane Fire Investigated

  Miami – Two adult passengers remained hospitalized as National Transportation Safety Board investigators began examining the engine on a Venezuela-bound 767 airplane that burst… Read More ›

West Bank – Palestinian Wielding Knife Shot Dead: Israeli Police

West Bank – Palestinian Wielding Knife Shot Dead: Israeli Police

  West Bank – Israeli security forces shot and killed a Palestinian who ran at them with a knife in the occupied West Bank on… Read More ›

Damascus – New U.S.-Backed Syrian Rebel Alliance Launches Offensive Against Islamic State

Damascus – New U.S.-Backed Syrian Rebel Alliance Launches Offensive Against Islamic State

  Damascus – A newly formed U.S.-backed Syrian rebel alliance on Saturday launched an offensive against Islamic State in the northeast province of Hasaka, a… Read More ›

WTA Finals 2015: Petra Kvitova stuns Maria Sharapova

WTA Finals 2015: Petra Kvitova stuns Maria Sharapova

  Petra Kvitova and Agnieszka Radwanska advanced to the title match at the WTA Finals Saturday after upset victories in semifinal matches in Singapore. Fomer… Read More ›

Blogger killed in Bangladesh, three others wounded, police say

Blogger killed in Bangladesh, three others wounded, police say

  Dhaka, Bangladesh – Another secular blogger was hacked to death and three other people were severely wounded in two separate attacks in Bangladesh’s capital on… Read More ›

Russian plane crashes in Sinai, killing all 224 people on board

Russian plane crashes in Sinai, killing all 224 people on board

Cairo – A Russian passenger plane crashed early Saturday in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, killing all 224 people aboard, officials said. Russian state media reported that many… Read More ›

US, Israeli hostility to receive ‘crushing response,’ Iran warns

US, Israeli hostility to receive ‘crushing response,’ Iran warns

Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan responds to US-Israel defense talks with vow to inflict an ‘unforgettable lesson’   Iran’s defense minister warned Saturday that his country… Read More ›

Peace is only way to ensure security for Israel, says Obama at Rabin memorial

Peace is only way to ensure security for Israel, says Obama at Rabin memorial

In pre-recorded speech to Tel Aviv rally, US president pays tribute to PM, says ‘a bullet can take a man’s life, but his dream of… Read More ›