Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas “intends” to renew stalled peace negotiations,...
BEIRUT: Israeli charges that Syria is smuggling Scud missiles to its Lebanese ally Hizbullah aims to divert attention from stalled Middle East peace talks, a...
Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s adviser for foreign affairs Mohammad Shatah highlighted on Friday US attempts to change the course of the peace process in...
Mohamed Ahmed and Abdi Guled Reuters MOGADISHU: The beheaded bodies of five builders have been found in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu and at least...
TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme leader denounced on Wednesday US “nuclear threats” against the Islamic Republic, and its elite military force said it...
BEIRUT: The Obama administration’s top diplomat for the Middle East says the United States has warned Syria numerous times in recent weeks that...
TEHRAN: Iran’s political watchdog has banned all activities by two leading reformist parties which backed opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi in...
Farhad Pouladi Agence France Presse TEHRAN: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has approved the sites for new uranium enrichment plants in Iran, a close aide...
DAMASCUS: Syria warned Thursday that Israel was paving the way for new military action in the region with its allegation that Damascus is providing Scud...
Talks on an alliance between Iraq’s two main Shiite Muslim blocs to form the next government appear to be nearing a conclusion, with the main sticking...
Mark Lavie Associated Press OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel’s prime minister abruptly called off a trip to Washington just days before he was slated to...
DOHA: The Sudanese government is to sign a deal with a small Darfur rebel group, the Liberation and Justice Movement (LJM), this week as talks with the larger...
TEHRAN: Iran has said it is ready for a one-shot nuclear fuel exchange on its own soil, edging closer to the conditions of a plan drawn up by the UN atomic...
CAIRO: Archaeologists have unearthed the intact sarcophagus of Egypt’s Queen Behenu, a 4,000-year-old artifact made from rare pink granite. The...
NAIROBI: Despite international assistance the Somali government’s military forces are ineffective and corrupt, and it remains dependent on foreign...
TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday urged Iranians to shun next week’s Persian fire festival as an un-Islamic event...
SAARISELKA, Finland: The European Union is ready to unilaterally impose new sanctions on Iran over its disputed nuclear program, French Foreign Minister...
Amy Teibel Associated Press OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel authorized the construction of new apartments in the West Bank despite a pledge to slow down...
Chris Buckley and Ben Blanchard Reuters BEIJING: China’s Foreign Minister said on Sunday new sanctions on Iran will not solve the standoff over...
Suadad al-Salhy and Missy Ryan Reuters BAGHDAD: Bomb and rocket attacks killed at least 38 people as Iraqis voted on Sunday in a parliamentary election...
TOKYO: A top US official said Friday Japan has “a very critical role” to play in international efforts to limit Iran’s nuclear ambitions as...
SANAA: Yemeni security forces arrested 11 men in the capital Sanaa on suspicion of plotting attacks for Al-Qaeda, killing one man during the operation, a...
TEHRAN: Iranian authorities banned a reformist daily and a moderate weekly magazine on Monday, news agencies reported, a day after the release of six detained...