Mustafa Badreddine, the Hezbollah commander who was killed in an explosion in Syria last week, will be replaced by his nephew, who is also the son of another killed Hezbollah commander, the London-based Saudi newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat reported on Tuesday. Mustafa Mughniyeh, the son of the late Imad Mughniyeh, has been appointed as the...

European banks remain skeptical of doing business with Iran because the country continues to be blacklisted by the Financial Action Task Force, a global watchdog supported by more than 30 Western countries focused on ensuring the integrity of the international financial system. Iran’s FATF blacklisting, which was spurred by the widespread use of...

UNESCO’s director general condemned Iran’s recently opened Holocaust cartoon contest, saying that the event encourages hatred, violence, and racism. The contest, which began Saturday and will last until the end of the month, offers a top prize of $12,000. “Such an initiative, which aims at a mockery of the genocide of the Jewish people,...

Israeli Foreign Ministry Director-General Dore Gold thanked Norway after the Norwegian foreign minister vowed that his country would no longer transfer financial aid to the Palestinian Authority that would be used to pay terrorists. “It is outrageous that killing Israelis has become a source of income for many in the PA,”...

Musician and entrepreneur will.i.am’s new wearable bracelet watch/gadget, Dial, will soon be powered by Israeli technology. The former Black Eyed Peas frontman has acquired the Israeli startup Sensiya to tap into the Tel Aviv company’s language processing capabilities. Financial details of the purchase were not reported, but Sensiya CEO Noam Fine told Geektime that his...

Iranian police have arrested eight women who posted pictures on Instagram without a hair covering as part of an organized crackdown, the Associated Press reported Monday. Elham Arab, a model known for posing in wedding gowns who was one of the arrested women, was shown on state television speaking to...