* Surprise! Study Shows Islamic Terrorism is Islamic Although the internet evidently did play a role in the radicalization process, the study showed that face-to-face encounters were more important, and that dawa, the proselytizing of Islam, played a central role in this process, as the men themselves became missionaries for Islam.
* Ex-Catalan leader in mystery Brussels trip The Catalan crisis took a bizarre twist on Monday (29 October), when the dismissed region's leader went to Brussels in what was described as an attempt to look for political asylum.
* Militias vs. Palestinian "Reconciliation" Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas says he does not want to see "militias" in the Gaza Strip if and when the "reconciliation" agreement he reached with Hamas is implemented.
* DoD Trains For EMP Blackout Event The U.S. military and amateur radio operators across the country will be taking part in a training exercised based on a scenario in which a coronal mass ejection leads to complete disruption of the U.S. electric grid and all forms of communication in the country.
* 'Muhammad' is the Future of Europe French President Emmanuel Macron this summer ended up in the middle of a political storm -- with accusations of "racism" -- for saying that women "with seven or eight children" are responsible for the current condition of the African continent, thus creating a challenge, according to Macron, that is "civilizational".
* Is the Western Wall Judaism's Holiest Site? Few beliefs have resonated more widely, or among a more diverse set of Israelis and Jews, than the perception of the Western Wall as Judaism's holiest site, the place where they feel the greatest sense of sacredness, "the holy of holies of Jewish national unity" to use the words of the Wall's rabbi, Shmuel Rabinowitz.
* North Korea: Nuclear War 'At Any Moment' North Korea's war of words with the U.S. hasn't been muted during this critical week that has already seen the beginning of joint American and South Korean military exercises, and will later see China begin its 19th National People's Congress.
* North Korea: Nuclear War 'At Any Moment' North Korea's war of words with the U.S. hasn't been muted during this critical week that has already seen the beginning of joint American and South Korean military exercises, and will later see China begin its 19th National People's Congress.
* Palestinian unity deal signed - but partial The Egyptian-brokered deal hailed by Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas as "the end of the rift," is cautiously seen in Cairo as a partial resolution of the dispute between the Fatah and Hamas rival factions.
* Palestinian Normalization -- With Hamas, Not Israel The most widespread conspiracy theory, which has been floating around for decades and can be heard in almost every coffee shop on the streets of Cairo, Amman, Ramallah and Beirut, is that Zionist Jews, together with American capitalists and imperialists, have a secret plan to take control over the Arab and Islamic countries and their resources.
* Mattis: 'Stand Ready' for World War III Following a speech Monday to the Association of the United States Army, Defense Secretary James Mattis said the military is must "stand ready" if called upon by President Donald Trump to go to war.
* Palestinian Normalization -- With Hamas, Not Israel The most widespread conspiracy theory, which has been floating around for decades and can be heard in almost every coffee shop on the streets of Cairo, Amman, Ramallah and Beirut, is that Zionist Jews, together with American capitalists and imperialists, have a secret plan to take control over the Arab and Islamic countries and their resources.
* Mattis: 'Stand Ready' for World War III Following a speech Monday to the Association of the United States Army, Defense Secretary James Mattis said the military is must "stand ready" if called upon by President Donald Trump to go to war.
* Independence for Kurdistan Iraqi Kurdistan's recent referendum on whether to declare independence from Baghdad garnered only slight attention in the U.S. Even the overwhelming vote (93 percent favored independence) and America's long involvement in the region did not make the story more prominent.
* CIA director outlines plans to make agency more aggressive The man appointed by President Donald Trump to lead the United States Central Intelligence Agency has outlined his plans to promote more aggressive intelligence operations and combat what he described as "red tape" in the agency's culture.
* My First Encounter With The Kotel Our history and religion have accorded a special primacy and sanctity to the Temple Mount; nonetheless, there is something special about the Kotel.
* Egypt Launches Its Widest Anti-Gay Crackdown Yet The crackdown comes as Egypt, a key Western ally in the Middle East, is under fire for its human rights record and the United States has withheld some of its $1.3 billion in annual military aid.
* The Forgotten Feast There has been much speculation during the past couple of years about the culmination of the end of times due to certain signs in the sun, moon, and stars.
* Russia & Saudi Arabia to set up $1bn energy fund A joint Russian-Saudi fund to invest in the energy sector will be announced during the forthcoming visit of the kingdom's monarch Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud to Moscow, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak told the Al Arabiya TV Channel.
* The Big Middle East Lie Jamal wanted to murder Jews because he believed this was a noble deed that would earn him the status of shaheed (martyr) and hero among his family, friends and society.