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The Iranian war games of Velayat 91 kicked off in the Strait of Hormuz this weekend.

The Senate passed an extension of the foreign intelligence law that permits tapping Americans' communications without authorization.

A statue of a praying Adolf Hitler at the gates of the former Warsaw Ghetto in Poland has touched off a storm of controversy.

UK private equity giant Permira Advisers completed the $1.6 billion acquisition of Ancestry.com (NASDAQ:ACOM), the most popular genealogy website.

Bnei Menashe members claim that their ancestors were exiled from Israel 700 years before the birth of Christ.

Schwarzkopf Sr. played a major role in this forcible 1953 “regime change” in Iran.

Svoboda gained more than 10 percent of the electorate in parliamentary elections, entering the legislature for the first time ever.

Happy New Year -- we should hope -- because 2013 could prove a defining one on a host of interrelated challenges in the Greater Middle East, with profound consequences for the United States and its allies.

Syria's chemical weapons continue to cause world leaders great consternation, with leaders saying use of which would cross several red lines.

After months of a media blackout, Shin Bet revealed they arrested ten men for a terrorist plot in Ramallah

A new democratic Egypt and anti-Assad Turkey are making their weight felt, for better or worse.

A look back at a year and a time when a nuclear Iran was considered the greatest threat to the U.S.

Human Rights Watch says Militants in the Gaza Strip specifically targeted Israeli civilians during November's week-long conflict.

Moscow and New Delhi signed new arms deals worth billions of dollars Monday, during Russian President Vladimir Putin’s first trip to India since he began a new six-year term in May.

The FISA Amendments Act -- allowing the U.S. government to engage in warrantless wiretapping -- will likely be reauthorized before New Year's Day.

Christmas in Bethlehem and Jerusalem is a high point for Christian pilgrims. This year, an old conflict and a new civil war are marring the joyful atmosphere and making Jerusalem feel like a ghost town.

The Simon Wiesenthal Center came to Mila Kunis' defense when a Ukrainian politician targeted her using an antisemitic slur.

The pro-Israel lobby has been vociferously pushing back against ex-Sen. Chuck Hagel's widely expected nod for defense secretary.

The E.U. is looking to add the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah to its terrorist list, says a U.S. State Department official.

Google has announced that, in partnership with the Israel Antiquities Authority, it has put the Dead Sea Scrolls online. Visitors can view and read the Dead Sea Scrolls in high definition, including some of the earliest known versions of the Ten Commandments and Book of Genesis.

Former Sen. Hagel is a Republican, but that isn't stopping Obama from considering him for DOD, in what may prove to be a smart move.