January 12, 2015
9:52 am

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif speaks at a press conference in Tehran on August 31, 2014. (photo credit: AFP/Atta Kenare)

Iran denies aiding Assad in alleged nuclear project

Foreign minister says ‘ridiculous’ Der Speigel report aims to discredit the Islamic Republic’s own program

By Marissa Newman and AFP

January 12, 2015
12:32 am

People gather on the Place de la Republique (Republic Square) in Paris during a rally on January 11, 2015 in tribute to the 17 victims of a three-day killing spree by homegrown Islamists (photo credit: AFP/ BERTRAND GUAY)

Turkish PM: Islamophobia deserves rally of its own

At Paris march, Ahmet Davutoglu says attacks in France have nothing to do with Islam, slams ‘state terrorism’ against Palestinians

By AFP

January 10, 2015
8:07 pm

An undated photo of Amedy Coulibaly, jihadist killer of four Jews in a Paris kosher supermarket and of a French policewoman, and his wife Hayat Boumedienne who is sought by police. (Photo credit: Screenshot/Itele)

Kosher market killer’s wife-accomplice may be in Syria

Hayat Boumeddiene may have flown to Istanbul last week, police source says; other reports say she was in store with Amedy Coulibaly

By AP and Times of Israel staff

January 10, 2015
5:24 pm

Hayat Boumddiene (photo credit: AP Photo/Prefecture de Police de Paris)

Massive hunt for supermarket killer’s ‘dangerous’ wife-accomplice

Hayat Boumeddiene, who fled scene of Friday’s terror siege, was once interrogated by French security, and had posed for a photo in Islamic veil holding a crossbow

By John-Thor Dahlburg and Raphael Satter

January 10, 2015
5:15 pm

The three French gunmen who carried out a series of deadly attacks in Paris starting on January 7, 2015, killing 12 people at the Charlie Hebdo offices and ending with two separate sieges in and around Paris on January 9 that killed four hostages. (Photo credit: French police handouts)

The killers who France should have seen coming

Kosher supermarket gunman Amedy Coulibaly was sentenced to 5 years in prison for terrorism in 2010; Cherif Kouachi, 32, the younger of the Charlie Hebdo terrorist brothers, had been detained in separate case

By John-Thor Dahlburg, Ken Dilanian and Ahmed al-Haj

January 10, 2015
12:31 pm

Palestinian boys watch sea gulls fly during a storm in the Al-Shatee refugee camp in Gaza City on Tuesday, January 6, 2015 (photo credit: AFP/MOHAMMED ABED)

Two Palestinian babies die in Gaza freeze

Floods strike dozens of homes in southern Strip as winter storm ravages area

By AFP

January 10, 2015
11:07 am

A Lebanese army soldier walks through the site of a car bombing in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014. (Photo credit: AP/Hussein Malla)

Paris attack delights Islamic extremists, may boost support

Islamic State and al-Qaeda supporters on social media praise terrorists, claim extremist messages gaining traction

By Zeina Karam

January 10, 2015
9:54 am

Women give out white roses near the Capitole building in Toulouse, southern France, where on the facade is projected the words "Toulouse est Charlie" (Toulouse is Charlie), on January 9, 2015 (Photo credit: Remy Gabalda/AFP)

France holds emergency meeting over attacks

Following Paris massacre, top officials convene in attempt to thwart future terrorist activity

By Lori Hinnant and Elaine Ganley

January 10, 2015
7:50 am

Syria's President Bashar Assad (photo credit: AP Photo/SANA, File)

Assad said seeking nuclear weapons with Hezbollah aid

Underground facility under construction near Lebanese border reportedly being protected by Nasrallah’s fighters

By AFP

January 9, 2015
3:40 am

Armed gunmen face police officers near the offices of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris on January 7, 2015, during an attack on the offices of the newspaper which left 12 dead, including two police officers. (Photo credit: AFP/ ANNE GELBARD)

UK spy chief: Syria Islamists planning huge attacks against West

Intelligence agencies might be powerless to stop ‘mass casualty attacks’ by al-Qaeda groups, MI5 leader warns after Charlie Hebdo shooting

By AFP

January 8, 2015
5:25 pm

A Syrian boy looks out through his tent door covered in snow at a refugee camp in Deir Zannoun village, in the Bekaa valley, east Lebanon, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

No deaths recorded as snowstorm halts Syria fighting

Severe weather marks first day without casualties in three years of conflict

By AFP

January 8, 2015
8:43 am

An Iraqi soldier prepares to launch rockets during clashes between Islamic State group fighters and a coalition of combatants made up of the Iraqi army and pro-government fighters, including the Al-Abbas Fighting Division, as they take part in a military operation to retake the area of Sayed Ghareeb, near Dujail, some 70 kilometers north of Baghdad on January 2, 2015. (AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED SAWAF)

US-led forces drop nearly 5,000 bombs on Islamic State

Hundreds of vehicles destroyed in coalition airstrikes, halting terror group’s advance in Iraq, Pentagon says

By AFP

January 7, 2015
8:22 am

Children receive oxygen in Kfar Zeita, a rebel-held village in Hama province, Syria, after an alleged chemical attack, April 16, 2014 (AP Photo/Shaam News Network)

Inspectors confident chlorine gas used in Syria

Watchdog group presents further proof chemical weapons were deployed in bombings by regime forces

By Edith M. Lederer

January 7, 2015
5:04 am

Syrian soldiers wearing suicide belts declare their intention to seek martyrdom (Photo credit: MEMRI TV)

Syrian army forms suicide bomber platoon

In video, masked soldiers loyal to Assad wear explosive belts as they declare their intention to die for their country

By Itamar Sharon

January 5, 2015
10:05 pm

Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) soldiers walk near the town entrance circle heading to their strongholds in Kobani, Syria, earlier this year. (photo credit: AP/Jake Simkin)

Kurds push back the Islamic State in Syria’s Kobani

Monitor says YPG now controls 80 percent of the border town, after retaking security and government district

By AFP

Topic: Syria

Iran denies aiding Assad in alleged nuclear project

Foreign minister says ‘ridiculous’ Der Speigel report aims to discredit the Islamic Republic’s own program

Turkish PM: Islamophobia deserves rally of its own

At Paris march, Ahmet Davutoglu says attacks in France have nothing to do with Islam, slams ‘state terrorism’ against Palestinians

Kosher market killer’s wife-accomplice may be in Syria

Hayat Boumeddiene may have flown to Istanbul last week, police source says; other reports say she was in store with Amedy Coulibaly

Massive hunt for supermarket killer’s ‘dangerous’ wife-accomplice

Hayat Boumeddiene, who fled scene of Friday’s terror siege, was once interrogated by French security, and had posed for a photo in Islamic veil holding a crossbow

The killers who France should have seen coming

Kosher supermarket gunman Amedy Coulibaly was sentenced to 5 years in prison for terrorism in 2010; Cherif Kouachi, 32, the younger of the Charlie Hebdo terrorist brothers, had been detained in separate case

Two Palestinian babies die in Gaza freeze

Floods strike dozens of homes in southern Strip as winter storm ravages area

Paris attack delights Islamic extremists, may boost support

Islamic State and al-Qaeda supporters on social media praise terrorists, claim extremist messages gaining traction

France holds emergency meeting over attacks

Following Paris massacre, top officials convene in attempt to thwart future terrorist activity

Assad said seeking nuclear weapons with Hezbollah aid

Underground facility under construction near Lebanese border reportedly being protected by Nasrallah’s fighters

UK spy chief: Syria Islamists planning huge attacks against West

Intelligence agencies might be powerless to stop ‘mass casualty attacks’ by al-Qaeda groups, MI5 leader warns after Charlie Hebdo shooting

No deaths recorded as snowstorm halts Syria fighting

Severe weather marks first day without casualties in three years of conflict

US-led forces drop nearly 5,000 bombs on Islamic State

Hundreds of vehicles destroyed in coalition airstrikes, halting terror group’s advance in Iraq, Pentagon says

Inspectors confident chlorine gas used in Syria

Watchdog group presents further proof chemical weapons were deployed in bombings by regime forces

Syrian army forms suicide bomber platoon

In video, masked soldiers loyal to Assad wear explosive belts as they declare their intention to die for their country

Kurds push back the Islamic State in Syria’s Kobani

Monitor says YPG now controls 80 percent of the border town, after retaking security and government district

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