Western Asia

By YnetNews.com Some 15,000 Messianic Jews currently live in Israel, but if you saw one on the street you would almost certainly fail to recognize any difference. They honor Jewish circumcision, bar-mitzvah, and...

By Giulio Meotti (Commentary) Historian Niall Ferguson writes in Newsweek that "Israel and Iran are on the eve of destruction in a new Six Day War." Bret Stephens in the Wall Street Journal...

By IsraelNationalNews.com According to reports from the Free Syria Army, the Syrian military has moved forces stationed in the southern part of the Syrian Golan Heights closer to Israel. The Syrian military did...

By Scott Bobb (VOA Tel Aviv) In recent months, Israeli leaders have stepped up their rhetoric about Iran's nuclear capabilities and increasingly are warning that Israel might attack Iranian nuclear installations to prevent...

M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2012 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Malaysia Airlines on Thursday announced that its annual Malaysia Airlines Travel Fair (MATF) is back again this year offering special offers on domestic and international routes of the...

By IsraelNationalNews.com Iranian Armed Forces Deputy Chief of Staff for Cultural Affairs and Defense Publicity Brigadier, Massoud Jazayeri, said that Israel and the United States are in "no position to launch a military...

By IsraelNationalNews.com Daniel Pipes, president of the Middle East Forum, gave an interview with conservative political activist, Ezra Levant, as was reported by Israel Matzav, a popular blogspot for issues regarding Israel and...

By IsraelNationalNews.com Israel is planning to place military aircraft in Cyprus, according to a Channel 10 News report. It cited Israeli officials who said the issue may be raised during Prime Minister Binyamin...

By IsraelNationalNews.com Being an IDF commando sounds like a great thrill, but first you have to march with 50 pounds on your back in the hills of Jerusalem. The military has detailed a...

AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2012 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Malaysia Airlines on Thursday announced that its annual Malaysia Airlines Travel Fair (MATF) is back again this year offering special offers on domestic and international routes of the...

By DEBKAfile.org President Barack Obama, by asserting Sunday that he doesn't think Israel has made a decision on whether to attack Iran, indicated he preferred to keep Israel back from military action and...

By IsraelNationalNews.com Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday endorsed a new doctrine explaining why it would be 'legally and morally justified' to commit genocide and wipe Israel off the map. The...

AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2012 M2 COMMUNICATIONS United Arab Emirates based carrier Etihad Airways on Monday announced plans to launch new services to Lagos in West Africa. From 1 July 2012 Lagos will become the...

M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2012 M2 COMMUNICATIONS United Arab Emirates based carrier Etihad Airways on Monday announced plans to launch new services to Lagos in West Africa. From 1 July 2012 Lagos will become the...

Abu Dhabi-based investment firm, The National Investor (TNI), has shed more than half of its workforce and is planning more job cuts in a bid to reduce costs in response to tough financial...

Dubai Group says there is no reason to worry. Analysts say Dubai debt will be manageable this year. Meanwhile, UAE banks tighten strings to mitigate overspending by public establishments. What to make of...

Egypt's Ministry of Tourism hopes to see a recovery in tourist numbers to between 12 and 13 million this year, bringing in $11 billion, despite ongoing street violence and more than 70 deaths...

Muscat projects the port of Sohar, 220 km north of Muscat, as the first anchor for a journey to make Oman a key maritime centre between three continents. Industries built there feature a...

ORPC has two refineries - one in the port of Mina al-Fahal with a capacity of 106,000 b/d, and the other in Sohar, 116,400 b/d. The Mina al-Fahal plant meets the bulk of...