Hezbollah’s recent defeat of Sunni jihadist near the Lebanon-Syria border and subsequent prisoner exchange underscores the degree to which Hezbollah and Lebanon are indivisible, the Associated Press reported Sunday. The partnership received greater attention after President Donald Trump praised the government of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri for its efforts to fight terrorist groups including...

A senior Hamas delegation arrived in Tehran on Friday in a bid to bolster the relationship with the Islamic Republic. The visit included senior Hamas figure Izzat al-Rishq, currently based in Qatar, and head of the Hamas administration Saleh al-Arouri. They were formally invited to the swearing-in ceremony of Iranian...

An Iranian journalist facing the death penalty in her home country has been granted asylum in Israel, where she is expected to arrive shortly. Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotoveli said on Monday that Neda Amin would be arriving in Israel “in the coming days,” though her initial plans to come to...

According to the latest IVC-ZAG  Israeli High-Tech Capital Raising Survey, Israeli high-tech companies raised $1.26 billion in Q2/2017 (April through June), the second-largest amount in five years. The report shows that 21 deals above $20 million accounted for 55 percent of the total amount, VC-backed deals went up from the...

Iran Tests Limits of Nuclear Deal In the wake of new sanctions imposed by Washington on Iran’s ballistic missile program, the Islamic Republic has falsely claimed that the United States is in violation of the 2015 nuclear deal. However, this claim blatantly contradicted assurances given by Obama administration officials who advocated...

Israel’s Shin Bet security agency announced Thursday that it had broken up a Hamas money laundering ring. The ring, which was established early last year, was an attempt to evade Israeli sanctions barring the terrorist group from moving money freely, The Times of Israel reported. Under the scheme, two members of...