Following reports of a new, deadly chemical weapons attack by the Assad regime in Syria, the United States and eight other nations called for an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council, The Hill reported Sunday. Russia, which has backed Syria militarily, and holds veto power in the Security...

The Tel Aviv- and New York City-based ridesharing pioneer Via has been selected by Singapore’s Land Transit Authority (LTA) to incorporate on-demand technology into Singapore’s public transit system. Via’s app-based technology connects multiple passengers who are headed the same way, allowing riders to request a ride in real time and seamlessly share...

Thousands of Palestinians gathered along the Gaza border on Friday, burning tires and throwing firebombs and rocks at Israeli soldier as part of a Hamas-led violent riot. It is the next part of a campaign they launched a week ago to either trigger a “Passover War” or, if they fall...

As Iraqis prepare to go to the polls on May 12, Iran’s influence in the country is growing, raising concerns over Tehran’s sectarian agenda and interference in Iraq’s democratic election process, Fox News reported Wednesday. Iran and Iraq, both Shiite-majority counties, share a 1,500-kilometer (900-mile) border and maintain deep economic...

While most of Israel was preparing for the Passover holiday, Israeli drivers Dani Pearl and Itai Moldavski landed in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to participate in the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge off-road race. The pair was the first team from Israel ever to compete in the race, one of...

Last month, the United States enacted the Taylor Force Act, which will deduct the amount the Palestinian Authority (PA) pays to terrorists and their families from the amount of U.S. financial aid to the PA. Within days, the PA passed a new budget that allocated millions to pay terrorists and their families. The PA’s...

Israeli-based international nonprofit organization Save a Child’s Heart (SACH) has received the 2018 United Nations Population Award. Established by the General Assembly in 1981, the award recognizes outstanding achievements in population and health. The Committee for the United Nations Population Award, which made the selections, is chaired by Ghana and...

Israel’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories warned that Hamas’s intent to set thousands of tires on fire this Friday to make it harder for Israel to detect infiltrators at the border, is liable to cause an “ecological catastrophe” in a letter to the World Health Organization, The Times...

The Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have reportedly hit a Saudi oil tanker in the Red Sea on Tuesday, the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen reported. Coalition spokesman Colonel Turki al-Malki said the “terrorist attack” threatened the Gulf-Europe oil trade in the vital Bab al-Mandeb strait. According to a report from...

As Israeli army and security forces are on high alert ahead of tomorrow’s expected demonstrations in Gaza, The Israel Project hosted a conference call with Nitzan Nuriel, former director of the Counter Terror Bureau at the Prime Minister’s Office, to discuss the implications of the border crisis. Asked what Israel...