The U.S. and the United Kingdom reported the first cases of the camel-borne Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus on their respective territories over the last few days, and aim to clamp down before it spreads and possibly kills. There have been 300-400 reported cases thus far, with 100 deaths. America...

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A UK newspaper reported on Monday that British aid to the Palestinian Authority helps fund the salaries of convicted terrorists. The Telegraph report is based on research performed by Palestinian Media Watch (PMW) and shows the value the Palestinian Authority (PA) places on terrorists. It has revealed that under 2004 Palestinian legislation...

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The British parliament added three more Islamic terrorist groups to its blacklist of organizations and individuals. The opposition voted with the government to approve the addition of Ansar Bayt al Maqdis, Al Murabitun and Ansar al Sharia to the groups banned under the UK’s Terrorism Act. Britain’s war against terrorism...

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Prime Minister David Cameron has ordered British intelligence agencies to look into the activities of the Muslim Brotherhood. According to the Guardian, Cameron has enlisted both MI5 -Britain’s internal security organization – and MI6 – its foreign intelligence service – to investigate the Islamist organization. The investigation will be headed...

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British Prime Minister David Cameron’s visit to Israel last week wasn’t just a matter of diplomacy and show of political support for the Jewish state. It was also the occasion for the two countries to announce a major research initiative. Israel-based Teva Pharmaceuticals, the world’s largest generic drug maker, and...

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The U.S. and EU’s response to the crisis in Ukraine may induce Russia to “raise the stakes” by revising its stance on nuclear talks with Iran, per statements by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov conveyed on Wednesday by Reuters. “We wouldn’t like to use these talks as an element of the game...

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Much has been made in recent weeks regarding efforts to academically boycott Israeli institutions. Two particular campaigns – those mobilized by the American Studies Association and Modern Language Association – have received particular attention. The ASA passed a pro-boycott resolution and was forced to almost immediately scramble to backtrack, though...

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Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham was quoted by Iranian state media today declaring that the White House is mischaracterizing the terms of an interim agreement signed this weekend between the P5+1 and Iran, a statement that threatens to deepen an already-pitched controversy over the degree to which the agreement conceded that...

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A dispute over the degree to which Iran won enrichment concessions in this weekend’s interim deal has pitted Iran and Russia on one hand against the U.S. and Britain on the other, and is threatening to severely complicate talks aimed at achieving a comprehensive agreement over Tehran’s nuclear program. Iranian...

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Analysts unpacking the West’s approach to the Syria crisis have, among other things, turned to the importance that signal intelligence is playing in the policy and public debates over the war. Reports emerged over the weekend that British intelligence had intercepted exchanges between senior Syrian military figures explicitly ordering battlefield...

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