The importance of the agreement between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan may be economic-political rather than military. Sources in Jerusalem see the new axis as having potential for regional stability, and at the same time identify a threat in the strengthening of Istanbul

Canada's government has developed a rapacious appetite for oil and minerals. Activist Shirley Barnea has had enough

Dozens of ultra-Orthodox protesters gathered in streets surrounding the cafe, which in past weeks has turned into the center of a growing dispute over businesses operating on Shabbat. 'Let them open in a secular neighborhood,' one Haredi leader said