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Two Israeli soldiers received suspended sentences and demotions Sunday for using a Palestinian child as a

Not an uncommon Israeli practice against Palestinians

Israeli soldiers who forced Palestinian child to check for bombs receive suspended…

BERLIN - Germany's interior minister, Thomas de Maiziere, warned Monday against blanket suspicion of

De Maiziere warned warned against allowing the threat of an attack to spark hysteria

Interior minister: We must not abuse the current debate to create general…

Egypt's parliamentary election came under mounting criticism on Monday from both the opposition and civil

Egypt's biggest and most powerful opposition movement

Muslim Brotherhood accuses Egypt regime of 'falsifying the will of Egyptians', 'effective rigging'…

I recall the first sentence of my fifth grade essay on “Education and Youth”. Written with the occasional aid of

While the introduction to my “Education and Youth” essay was clichéd and I may not have known what many of the terms actually meant, its overriding sentiment remains as true for me now as it ever was, writes Ramzy Baroud.

my father, and dotted with clichés, it might have read…

President Barack Obama’s speech in Indonesia in which he conceded that the United States must do more to

Netanyahu understands that the cost to the US in lives and treasure from war with Iran could potentially be catastrophic but it is a price he is willing to pay, notes Philip Giraldi.

establish a good working relationship with many Muslim nations would have ranked as one of the more…

The Israeli security cabinet on Wednesday backed plans to withdraw troops from part of a disputed village on

north Ghajar has been occupied by Israeli troops since the 2006 war…

Religion has a dark side and, as we have bitterly experienced, religious extremists can be deadly. But, as Park

We must improve US religious literacy. Most Americans are broadly religiously illiterate, as religion has too often become an excuse for discrimination, bigotry and hate crimes, note John L. Esposito and Sheila B. Lalwani.

51 and recent congressional elections have…

GAZA CITY - Hamas on Monday freed 80 prisoners on the eve of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha, a police

Mainly convicted of petty crimes

spokesman said.

Hamas orders release of 284 prisoners as another 100 given leave to visit their families during…

It is one of the biggest holidays in the Muslim calendar, but for Palestinians in the impoverished Gaza Strip, the

The impact of the siege has been devastating

Islamic charities in Gaza distribute free food in bid to reduce impact of Israeli siege during Eid.…

RAMALLAH, West Bank - If Israel is serious about peace, it must call a complete halt to settlement building

'Netanyahu is responsible for stopping the negotiations'

Israel urged to halt all illegal settlement activity as settlers make up for lost time in…

The annual hajj pilgrimage, one of the five pillars of Islam, predates the faith by centuries, tracing its roots to the

Muslims believe that a sacred house was built in Mecca by Adam

Islamic annual hajj pilgrimage traces its roots to Muslim-revered prophet…