Persian Gulf nations try to devise ways to protect vessels sailing through strategic Strait of Hormuz in wake for rising tensions in the area. US sees European maritime security effort in Gulf as "complementary"
"Mahmoud Abbas’s predecessor, Yasser Arafat, operated in a similar manner, appointing several deputies and preventing any of them from amassing too much power, even encouraging occasional rivalries between them," says Prof. Boaz Ganor, founder and executive director of the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism in Herzliya.
Shooting believed to have been a hit, Israeli consul working with local authorities to ascertain the identity of the victims, who are reportedly known in Israeli criminal circles.
Israelis escape without serious injury, file complaint. "We don't know if we'll be at the game," one of them tells Israel Hayom. Strasbourg police have forbidden Maccabi Haifa fans from waving Israeli flag in stadium or in town.
Cloud-based web development platform reports higher than expected profit amid solid sales growth from a host of new products. Second-quarter revenue grew by 27% to $185 million, company says.
