Yesterday, Turkey denied suggestions that it granted the United States permission to use the Incirlik air base to launch attacks against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The Washington Post reports: A statement issued by the office of Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said talks are continuing between Ankara...

In remarks made Monday, Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei blamed the United States, Britain and Zionism for the creation of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Reuters reports: “America, Zionism, and especially the veteran expert of spreading divisions – the wicked government of Britain – have sharply...

It would seem that Dr. Seuss, in his book Green Eggs and Ham, knew that food would taste better when eaten at a different location. Now, a University of Haifa study, in cooperation with the Riken Institute, shows there’s a link between the areas of the brain responsible for taste...

An analysis written by Benjamin Weinthal that was published yesterday in The Jerusalem Post asked whether a regime which hasn’t kept its promises on human rights “can guarantee a nuclear agreement free from weapons development.” The spur for Weinthal’s analysis was a letter released last week about an Iranian prisoner...

Speculation continues to deepen surrounding last Monday’s mysterious explosion at Iran’s Parchin military base, where it is widely believed – including by the UN’s nuclear watchdog (IAEA) – that the Iranians conducted tests relevant to the development of nuclear warheads. Official Iranian outlets had acknowledged early in the week that...

In the wake of $5.4 billion in pledges, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas called yesterday’s conference in Cairo for rebuilding Gaza a “great success.” Qatar pledged $1 billion, while Secretary of State John Kerry said that the United States would pledge $212 million and the European Union pledged over $500...

The Washington Post reports today that the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) publicized that it was selling captured Yazidi women and children  as “spoils of war.” Specifically, ISIS claimed that it sold Yazidi women to its fighters as concubines. The women and children were divided among fighters according to Islamic law, the...

In a profile of British-Iranian activist Ghoncheh Ghavami yesterday, The New York Times quoted an Iranian women’s rights activist who said,  “One of our friends was told by a security official, ‘We are arresting you to make clear that there won’t be any change in this country.’ ” While the article noted...

On Wednesday, The Washington Post explained how Israel plans to become a “cybersecurity superpower.” The article recounted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s vision to for Israel to “not only to have the best military wonks in the world, but also to partner Israel’s high-tech military with the country’s venture capitalists and young computer talent to offer...

TOYOTA Information Technology Center is co-hosting a meetup/hackathon in Israel to find new initiatives for automotive technology. The October 23-24, 2014 event in Tel Aviv will be the first tech event put on by a large Japanese corporation in Israel, allowing programmers and entrepreneurs to present ideas on improving car...