Egypt’s president-elect Mohammed Morsi will take legal action against Iran’s Fars news agency for allegedly concocting an interview with the Muslim Brotherhood leader in which he apparently committed to reviewing Egypt’s peace accord with Israel.
EU foreign policy Catherine Ashton on Thursday denounced and condemned racist and anti-Semitic statements made earlier this week by Iranian First Vice-President Mohammad Reza Rahimi at a conference on drugs trafficking in Tehran.
The committee tasked with drafting a replacement to the Tal Law are set to recommend that the requirement that members of Israeli minorities carry out national service be implemented gradually.
Hamas operative Kamal Ranaja, found dead in Damascus Wednesday, was not high-up enough a target; more likely killed by Syrian regime, security experts tell the 'Post.'
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman slammed the Iranian regime as composed of "anti-Semitic fanatics" after Iran's First Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi said in comments reported on Wednesday that the teachings of the Jewish book of law, the Talmud, are a driving force behind the international drugs trade.
Egyptian media reports preparations are underway for a visit by the U.S. secretary of state – the first high-profile visit since the election – but her office denies the claim.
Israel seeks US aid on multi-year missile defense budget, maintaining edge militarily; joint high level defense group reviews Iran standoff, Syria's chemical weapons; massive joint missile test set for October.
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has expressed strong support for the call by the Jewish community in Germany for parliament to quickly pass legislation specifically protecting circumcision as a religious practice.
