British 19-year-old woman who allegedly made false rape allegations against Israelis gets another week to study evidence. Israelis who were detained in Cyprus were released earlier this week.

US Embassy in Germany wants Germany to "join France and the UK to help secure the Strait of Hormuz,' through which a fifth of the world's seaborne oil passes.

Talks follow weeks of heightened political friction around the strategic waterway stemming from hostility between Tehran and Washington. Issues such as shared borders, visits by citizens of each nation, illegal entries, and maritime connections to be discussed.

The Left insists on applying western reasoning to a region in which concerns about quality of life, or even life itself, are irrelevant in the face of jihad.