
Iranian terror plot in Azerbaijan broken up
Reports surfaced in recent days of two Azerbaijani citizens, Rasim Farail Aliyev and Ali Huseynov, who have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in a plot to assassinate the Israeli ambassador in Baku, Michael Lotem, with plans to also attack a Jewish school in the city. read more

Netanyahu thanks Ashton for Iran sanctions
Ban asks for toned down rhetoric
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu greeted EU Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton in Jerusalem on Wednesday and thanked her for the EU's recent strengthening of sanctions on Iran over the Islamic Republic's renegade nuclear program. read more

Egyptian celebrate the anniversary of their revolt US to speed up aid to Cairo Marking the one year anniversary of the beginning of Egypt's anti-Mubarak uprising, a massive crowd of Egyptians gathered Cairo's Tahrir Square on Wednesday, joined by smaller crowds in other Egyptian cities. read more

Islamist dominated Egyptian parliament convenes
Monday saw the opening session of Egypt's newly elected lower house of parliament, with Islamist parties taking the lead. The first issue taken up was to elect Saad Al Katatni, the secretary general of the Moslem Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice party, to the post of speaker. read more

Obama and Netanyahu applaud new EU sanctions on Iran
Iran defiant, warns against 'military adventurism'
US President Barack Obama declared on Monday that the recently passed boycott of Iranian oil and the imposition of a freeze on Iran's central bank by the EU was exactly what was needed in ongoing efforts "addressing the serious threat presented by Iran's nuclear program." read more

Israel extends goodwill gestures to PA's Abbas
Hamas official declares 'no end to armed struggle'
As a goodwill gesture to Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas, Israel is reportedly letting the construction of two PA police stations near Jerusalem pass, despite the fact that it violates previous agreements. read more

Israel vigilantly guarding against Iranian attacks
IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Benny Gantz reportedly discussed the "transatlantic smuggling" of military equipment from Iran to its terrorist proxies in the region with US Chairman of the Joint chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey during the latter's recent visit. read more

US Navy; 'Iran can't do a damn thing'
China urges Iran to resume talks
The US Navy sent the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier into the Persian Gulf on Sunday, a day after Iranian officials tried to save face by telling reporters that the presence of the US military in the region was a long established fact and not a threat to all the people living in the region that the Islamic Republic would vigorously resist, as they have repeatedly said in recent months. read more

Assad regime angrily rejects Arab League 'interference'
Iran sends Hezbollah to guard assets in Syria
The regime of Syrian president Bashar Assad angrily rejected an Arab League proposal on Monday that would have seen Assad step down and be replaced by his deputy, declaring the idea to be "flagrant interference" in Syria's "internal affairs.
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