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‘Syria and Sinai show us the need for a Jordan border specialty force’

‘Syria and Sinai show us the need for a Jordan border specialty force’

Lt.-Col. Yosef Penso, Commander of the Jordan Lions Battalion, tells ‘Post’ about new unit’s activities in the sweltering heat.   In the shadow of rising… Read More ›

Iran parades parts of advanced S-300 missile battery in Tehran

Iran parades parts of advanced S-300 missile battery in Tehran

Addressing Army Day celebrations, president calls those who say Islamic Republic doesn’t need hard power ‘naive’   Iran on Sunday paraded what it claimed were… Read More ›

6.1-magnitude earthquake strikes southeast of Tonga

6.1-magnitude earthquake strikes southeast of Tonga

  SYDNEY – An magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck southeast of the Pacific island nation of Tonga on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said. The quake… Read More ›

San Francisco’s housing market is at a tipping point

San Francisco’s housing market is at a tipping point

  San Francisco’s housing market is at a tipping point. A shortage of housing inventory, with demand that has not flatlined, has jacked up home prices… Read More ›

Elisabeth Murdoch’s new company is creating a made-for-Snapchat millennial media brand

Elisabeth Murdoch’s new company is creating a made-for-Snapchat millennial media brand

  Elisabeth Murdoch’s new UK-based media company is set to launch a made-for-Snapchat mobile video media brand called “Brother.” The brand is due to launch in… Read More ›

Washington – NYT: Saudi Arabia Threatens To Sell Off Billions In American Assets If 9/11 Bill Passes

Washington – NYT: Saudi Arabia Threatens To Sell Off Billions In American Assets If 9/11 Bill Passes

  Washington – The Saudi Arabian government has threatened to sell of hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of American assets should the U.S. Congress… Read More ›

New York – At Trump Tower, True Believers Mix With The Morbidly Curious

New York – At Trump Tower, True Believers Mix With The Morbidly Curious

  New York – Inside Trump Tower, altar to all things Donald, the throngs pouring into the soaring brass-and-glass atrium include both the true believers… Read More ›

Ozu, Japan – Some Sleep In Cars After 2 Nights Of Quakes Kill 41 In Japan

Ozu, Japan – Some Sleep In Cars After 2 Nights Of Quakes Kill 41 In Japan

  Ozu, Japan – The wooden home barely withstood the first earthquake. An even stronger one the next night dealt what might have been the… Read More ›

Ecuador earthquake: 77 killed, hundreds injured

Ecuador earthquake: 77 killed, hundreds injured

A major earthquake hit Ecuador’s central coast, killing at least 77 people as it buckled homes and knocked out power in a city hundreds of… Read More ›

North Korean official on Trump comments: ‘Totally absurd and illogical’

North Korean official on Trump comments: ‘Totally absurd and illogical’

Pyongyang, North Korea – A North Korean official said recent remarks by Republican frontrunner Donald Trump are “absurd and illogical,” in a rare interview granted… Read More ›

Russia denies wrongdoing after jet barrel-rolls over U.S. aircraft

Russia denies wrongdoing after jet barrel-rolls over U.S. aircraft

  Washington – A U.S. Air Force reconnaissance plane was barrel-rolled by a Russian jet over the Baltic Sea during a routine flight in international… Read More ›

Netanyahu, Putin to meet in Moscow on Syria, Palestinians

Netanyahu, Putin to meet in Moscow on Syria, Palestinians

One-day talks on eve of Passover likely to include Russia’s sale of advanced missile defense system to Iran   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet… Read More ›

Pope lauded by refugees he helped resettle in Italy

Pope lauded by refugees he helped resettle in Italy

Francis says decision to assist 12 Muslims who were stranded in Greek camp after fleeing war-torn Syria is ‘purely humanitarian’   ROME (AP) — Pope… Read More ›

The photo on the wall: In memory of Alisa

The photo on the wall: In memory of Alisa

The 21st yahrzeit of my daughter Alisa Flatow, Hy”d, falls on 10 Nissan — April 18 this year. I’d like to share with readers of The… Read More ›

Netanyahu: Golan Heights will forever remain part of Israel

Netanyahu: Golan Heights will forever remain part of Israel

In special government meeting in the Golan, the prime minister vows to keep the area under Israeli rule and promises to aid in its development.… Read More ›

Rosh HaAyin female terrorist indicted for attempted murder

Rosh HaAyin female terrorist indicted for attempted murder

Terrorist inspired by religious dream ‘to kill Jews,’ planned to carry out bombings in two restaurants or shooting attack in Jerusalem, but settled for stabbing.… Read More ›

Opposition leader Herzog questioned under caution

Opposition leader Herzog questioned under caution

Sources close to the Zionist Union leader said he fully cooperated with police investigators; statement from his office says he asked to provide his version… Read More ›

Egyptian FM: We are committed to freeing Marwan Barghouti from Israeli prison

Egyptian FM: We are committed to freeing Marwan Barghouti from Israeli prison

In a statement issued by Egypt’s Foreign Ministry on Saturday, Egypt expressed “deep appreciation for Marwan Barghouti,” stating that it is “decisive to continue the… Read More ›

Report: Dozens of Hezbollah militants ‘accidentally’ killed in chemical attack

Report: Dozens of Hezbollah militants ‘accidentally’ killed in chemical attack

Diplomatic source says that a lack of coordination between Bashar Assad’s troops and supporting forces could lead to future instability.   Dozens of members of… Read More ›

Amid Syria talks, Netanyahu declares ‘Israel will never leave the Golan Heights’

Amid Syria talks, Netanyahu declares ‘Israel will never leave the Golan Heights’

Netanyahu said that the Golan was an integral part of Israel during antiquity, a fact borne out by the archeological remnants of dozens of synagogues… Read More ›