March 25, 2016
1:30 pm

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon waves to journalists on his arrival to meet with Lebanese parliament speaker Nabih Berri, in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, March 24, 2016. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

UN chief visits Palestinian camp destroyed in 2007 Lebanon fighting

Nahr el-Bared, devastated in three-month battle between Lebanese army and al-Qaeda-inspired Fatah Islam, needs $200m to rebuild

By Bassem Mroue

March 23, 2016
3:52 pm

People light candles in tribute to victims at a makeshift memorial in front of the stock exchange at the Place de la Bourse (Beursplein) in Brussels on March 22, 2016, following triple bomb attacks in the Belgian capital that killed about 35 people and left more than 200 people wounded.(AFP PHOTO / KENZO TRIBOUILLARD)

Bombings in Brussels, terror in Tel Aviv — are they the same?

The Hebrew-language media attempts to tie the attacks in Europe to the situation in Israel, and argues that the West must confront Islamic State before it’s too late

By Adiv Sterman

March 16, 2016
5:22 am

Archive photo: An Israeli army tank is seen stationed near the Golan Heights village of Majdal Shams, March 19, 2014. (AFP/Jalaa Marey)

On Golan Heights, IDF fights to keep Israel safe and out of Syria

Syrian rebels, Hezbollah, IS and other extremist terror groups threaten the tense quiet on the northern border, senior officer says

By Judah Ari Gross

March 14, 2016
8:02 pm

As seen from the New Jersey Turnpike, smoke billows from the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City after airplanes crashed into both towers, September 11, 2001. (JTA/AP/Gene Boyars)

Iran says US court order on 9/11 compensation ‘ridiculous’

New York court ordered Tehran to pay $7.5 billion to victims of attacks on World Trade Center, $3 billion to insurers

By AFP

March 14, 2016
1:23 am

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem speaks during a press conference, Damascus, Syria, March 12, 2016. (AFP/LOUAI BESHARA)

US, France warn Syria regime ahead of new peace talks

Syrian FM Muallem causes alarm by saying ousting of Assad is a ‘red line’

By Layal Abou Rahal, Dave Clark and Fran Blandy

March 4, 2016
4:39 pm

Yemeni pro-government fighters, loyal to exiled Yemeni President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi, gather outside an elderly care home in Yemen's main southern city of Aden after it was attacked by gunmen on March 4, 2016. (AFP/SALEH AL-OBEIDI)

Gunmen kill 16, including 4 nuns, in Yemen retirement home

2 terrorists surrounded building while another 4 went room to room, killing their victims

By Ahmed al-Haj

March 1, 2016
8:42 pm

Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden (AP Photo)

In will, Bin Laden says he wants fortune used ‘on jihad’

Declassified documents highlight the al-Qaeda leader’s fears of being located, suspicions wife had tracking device in her tooth

By AP and Times of Israel staff

February 27, 2016
2:55 pm

A man drives his motorbike past damaged buildings on February 10, 2016 in Harasta, east of the Syrian capital Damascus (AFP / ABDULMONAM EASSA)

Syria rebels warn against truce violations

Shells reportedly hit neighborhoods in Damascus hours after ceasefire begins

By Agencies

February 27, 2016
12:59 pm

In this Oct. 22, 2015 file photo, a Russian Su-24 takes off on a combat mission at Hmeimim airbase in Syria. (AP Photo/Vladimir Isachenkov, File)

Russia halts airstrikes against IS, Jabhat al-Nusra in Syria

Military official says move comes in order to ‘avoid any possible mistakes’ as ceasefire agreement takes effect

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV

February 26, 2016
7:30 pm

A Syrian rebel fighter from the Islamist Failaq al-Rahman brigade mans a position on the frontline against regime forces in the town of Arbin in the eastern Ghouta region on the outskirts of the capital Damascus on February 26, 2016. (AMER ALMOHIBANY)

Head of Syria Al-Qaeda branch urges rejection of ceasefire

Instead, Al-Nusra Front urges opponents of Assad to intensify attacks on his regime forces

By AFP

February 23, 2016
12:40 pm

Syrian volunteers and their relatives wave the national flag and portraits of President Bashar Assad as they celebrate at the end of a paramilitary training conducted by the Syrian army on February 22, 2016. (AFP / LOUAI BESHARA)

Syrian government, rebels sign on to truce agreement

Deal brokered between US and Russia allows fighting to continue against Islamic State, al-Qaeda and other ‘terror groups,’ causing doubt ceasefire will take hold

By AFP and AP

February 12, 2016
9:33 pm

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (L) and EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini take part in a panel discussion at the 52nd Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Munich, southern Germany, on February 12, 2016 (AFP/THOMAS KIENZLE)

Zarif: Iran can work with Saudis on Syria, Islamic State

Iranian FM tells Munich conference that ‘there is nothing in our region’ that would exclude cooperation with rival state

By AFP

February 9, 2016
11:57 pm

Nigerian security forces walk past burned houses on February 4, 2016 during a visit to the village of Dalori village in northeastern Nigeria, after an attack by jihadists on the village left at least 85 people dead on January 30, 2016. (AFP / STRINGER)

IS recruiter arrested in Nigeria, police say

Intelligence agency detains jihadist agent and three others preparing to join training camp in Libya

By AFP

February 9, 2016
8:08 pm

Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, right, accompanied by FBI Director Robert Mueller, testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP/Susan Walsh)

US intel chief: North Korea restarted plutonium reactor

James Clapper tells Senate panel that Pyongyang could begin recovering atomic material ‘within a matter of months’

By Deb Riechmann and Richard Lardner

February 7, 2016
10:07 pm

Spanish Civil Guard workers, carrying evidence and effects seized from people suspected of links to the Islamic State, arrive at the Spanish National Court in Madrid on April 10, 2015. (AFP/Gerard Julien)

Seven arrested in Spain over suspected jihad links

Police say they uncovered an operation to smuggle arms to terror groups under the guise of humanitarian aid

By AFP

Topic: al-Qaeda

UN chief visits Palestinian camp destroyed in 2007 Lebanon fighting

Nahr el-Bared, devastated in three-month battle between Lebanese army and al-Qaeda-inspired Fatah Islam, needs $200m to rebuild

Bombings in Brussels, terror in Tel Aviv — are they the same?

The Hebrew-language media attempts to tie the attacks in Europe to the situation in Israel, and argues that the West must confront Islamic State before it’s too late

On Golan Heights, IDF fights to keep Israel safe and out of Syria

Syrian rebels, Hezbollah, IS and other extremist terror groups threaten the tense quiet on the northern border, senior officer says

Iran says US court order on 9/11 compensation ‘ridiculous’

New York court ordered Tehran to pay $7.5 billion to victims of attacks on World Trade Center, $3 billion to insurers

US, France warn Syria regime ahead of new peace talks

Syrian FM Muallem causes alarm by saying ousting of Assad is a ‘red line’

Gunmen kill 16, including 4 nuns, in Yemen retirement home

2 terrorists surrounded building while another 4 went room to room, killing their victims

In will, Bin Laden says he wants fortune used ‘on jihad’

Declassified documents highlight the al-Qaeda leader’s fears of being located, suspicions wife had tracking device in her tooth

Syria rebels warn against truce violations

Shells reportedly hit neighborhoods in Damascus hours after ceasefire begins

Russia halts airstrikes against IS, Jabhat al-Nusra in Syria

Military official says move comes in order to ‘avoid any possible mistakes’ as ceasefire agreement takes effect

Head of Syria Al-Qaeda branch urges rejection of ceasefire

Instead, Al-Nusra Front urges opponents of Assad to intensify attacks on his regime forces

Syrian government, rebels sign on to truce agreement

Deal brokered between US and Russia allows fighting to continue against Islamic State, al-Qaeda and other ‘terror groups,’ causing doubt ceasefire will take hold

Zarif: Iran can work with Saudis on Syria, Islamic State

Iranian FM tells Munich conference that ‘there is nothing in our region’ that would exclude cooperation with rival state

IS recruiter arrested in Nigeria, police say

Intelligence agency detains jihadist agent and three others preparing to join training camp in Libya

US intel chief: North Korea restarted plutonium reactor

James Clapper tells Senate panel that Pyongyang could begin recovering atomic material ‘within a matter of months’

Seven arrested in Spain over suspected jihad links

Police say they uncovered an operation to smuggle arms to terror groups under the guise of humanitarian aid

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