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A Saudi man divorced his wife two hours after they got married because she sent wedding pictures on Snapchat, despite having specified in the marriage contract that she would refrain from using social media.

Egyptian President Abdel Fatah Sisi came under fire for telling a group of young Egyptians, in a discussion about the country’s flagging economy, that his “refrigerator was empty for 10 years.”

Top Palestinian newspaper Al Quds has come under fire for publishing an extensive interview on Monday with Israel’s new defense minister, the ultranationalist Avigdor Lieberman.

Arab social media users celebrated singer Janet Jackson’s first appearance in public since announcing her pregnancy wearing full Islamic dress.

A young Saudi woman was arrested after police were notified she was driving a car in Mecca. The woman, together with two male passengers, was handed over to the vice squad after intoxicating substances were found in the car. The

Several former Islamic State militants have been arrested in Jordan over the last week yielding information indicating IS fighters fleeing Iraq and Syria may have traveled abroad on fake European passports, an Arab intelligence official told Breitbart Jerusalem.

Hezbollah has continued its recruitment efforts in the West Bank, a Palestinian security official told Breitbart Jerusalem in the wake of a massive raid early on Friday in a restive refugee camp near Nablus.

Lebanon’s biggest drug baron has openly endorsed Hezbollah, against the backdrop of the battle of Aleppo, in Syria, where the Shi’ite militia plays a role.

An unnamed American citizen who posted a video of himself converting to Islam during a Saudi auto show has become a social media celebrity in the kingdom.

Once the battle of Mosul is complete and if the Islamic State eradicated, the Iraqi government plans to enhance ties with Russia, an Arab intelligence official told Breitbart Jerusalem.

Egyptian President Abdul Fatah Sisi’s regime has been bracing for unrest following the self-immolation of a taxi driver on Saturday in protest of the soaring cost of living. Witnesses said that Ashraf Mohammed Shaheen, 30, set himself on fire in

The Shi’ite festival of Ashura was marked by an unprecedented number of Gazans, testifying to the growing spread of Shi’ite-Iranian influence in the region.

JAFFA, Israel – With social media becoming a growing source of political dissent, Arab law enforcement agencies have started targeting high-profile users whose posts have gone viral.

JAFFA, Israel – A large Palestinian family living in Jordan decided to celebrate a man who recently carried out a shooting attack in Jerusalem with a “wedding” attended by hundreds of guests to honor his “death as a martyr.”

JAFFA, Israel – The Palestinian Authority has deepened its contacts with the U.S. in order to test the possibility that President Barack Obama may propose a UN Security Council decision regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, a senior Palestinian official told Breitbart Jerusalem.

JAFFA, Israel — Major security preparations are underway in Saudi Arabia, according to Arab media reports, in light of the hazy political and security situation in the region.

JAFFA, Israel – A media war has erupted between Egypt and Saudi Arabia after Egypt voted in favor of a Russian proposal during the last UN Security Council session on Syria.

A Syrian opposition website has warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin will try to create a situation that is more beneficial to his own interests even as he takes advantage of the time he has left before the “lame duck” in Washington is replaced and that “it is clear to Putin that the next administration will take a much tougher stance against the Kremlin.”

The home of the founder of a beauty queen contest in Egypt’s Delta region was set ablaze as the initiative was met with stringent opposition in the conservative province.

Hamas has cracked down on Salafi activists, some openly supporting the Islamic State, in the wake of two incidents in which rockets and mortars were fired at Israel from the Gaza Strip, a security official in the territory told Breitbart Jerusalem.

Jordanian citizens have asked Islamic clerics whether, following the national power company’s multi-million gas deal with Israel, taking electricity off the central grid would not be considered stealing, the local media reported.

The secret departure of two Saudi students to South Korea last week has sparked a heated debate in the ultraconservative kingdom about the status of women there. The two women disappeared on Thursday and resurfaced later that day in South

The Beirut Film Festival has faced a boycott campaign following the participation of an Israeli film.

Tunisian social media has been abuzz with pictures of a 15-year-old groom and his 12-year-old bride from a remote region in the country.

The United States shows no sign of preparing to get involved in the fighting in Syria, an Arab intelligence official told Breitbart Jerusalem. Despite evidence that the Syrian civil war is tilting in the favor of President Bashar al-Assad’s regime

An Egyptian lawmaker stirred a controversy after he said female students should undergo virginity tests.

The risk of a military confrontation between Israel and Hezbollah has become significantly greater over the past few weeks, an Arab intelligence official told Breitbart Jerusalem.

An Iraqi man has been arrested on suspicion of killing his wife, to which he later admitted, after she refused to cook for him.

A top Salafi leader has addressed the weaknesses of the jihadi strategy following the severe losses encountered by jihadi organizations, chief among them the Islamic State.

JAFFA, Israel — The leader of a pro-Iran militia in the Gaza Strip has lauded Iran’s “unremitting support” for the Palestinian people and the Palestinian cause.

The Palestinian Presidential Guard has upped security measures for President Mahmoud Abbas following his controversial participation in former Israeli President Shimon Peres’ funeral last week.

The Saudi media has stepped up its campaign against the newly passed US law that would allow relatives of 9/11 victims to sue the Saudi government for reparations.

JAFFA, Israel – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ decision to attend former Israeli President Shimon Peres’ funeral on Friday has divided the Palestinians.

JAFFA, Israel – Some Fatah factions have joined the chorus of critics condemning Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas for attending former Israeli President Shimon Peres’ funeral on Friday.

A Jordanian Christian minister was forced to resign after it emerged he was involved in his sister’s honor killing in the 1980s.

Saudi mainstream and social media lambasted U.S. Congress after it voted to bypass President Barack Obama’s veto on a bill that would allow relatives of 9/11 victims to sue the Saudi government for damages.