With official visits overlapping in Afghanistan, Iran's outspoken president and the US defence secretary have accused each other of interfering in local...

Five civilians, including four children, were killed Thursday by a roadside bomb in north-eastern Afghanistan, officials...

Footballers' Wives star Laila Rouass is set to make a film on the life of terrorist Leila Khaled, often dubbed the "poster girl of Palestinian...

In a new study, scientists in Kuwait have predicted that world conventional crude oil production will peak in 2014 - almost a decade earlier than some other...

Jordan was spotted shopping for saucy wigs and outfits with her cross dressing cage fighter husband Alex...

The Jordanian government Wednesday confirmed that it had received an official request from the NATO alliance to train the Afghan...

By Matti Friedman ASSOCIATED PRESS TEL AVIV -- Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. on Thursday implored Israelis and Palestinians to move beyond a diplomatic spat that has marred his trip to the...

Biden Urges Israel to Take Risks for Peace, Reassures Israelis They Have Washington's Backing U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is wrapping up a visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories, calling...

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Preliminary results from Iraq's national election began to trickle in on Thursday, showing Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki ahead in the country's largely...

BEIRUT — A human rights group is calling on Western nations to press Syria on its human rights record. Some Western countries - including the United States and France - have boosted their...

HADDONFIELD, N.J. — The FBI is investigating the case of an alleged al-Qaida member from New Jersey who's accused of trying to shoot his way out of a hospital in Yemen. FBI spokesman Rich...

In this Jan. 12, 2010 photo, a man slices a piece of a frozen tuna purchased in the morning auction at Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo, Japan. A U.N. body best known for protecting tigers and elephants...

HADDONFIELD, N.J. — The FBI is investigating the case of an alleged al-Qaida member from New Jersey who's accused of trying to shoot his way out of a hospital in Yemen.FBI spokesman Rich Wolf...

Iran . Mr. Gates, who is a crucial part of the Obama administration’s intensifying campaign to put more pressure on Iran, was to meet with the crown prince of the United Arab Emirates,...

The Israel Defense Forces prosecution on Thursday filed an indictment against two combat soldiers suspected of inappropriate conduct during Israel's offensive in the Gaza Strip in 2008.The soldiers,...

(MENAFN - Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) The price index of Kuwait Stock Exchange ended the week's activities closing at a rise of 21.1 points on Thursday to settle at 7457.9 points.The weighted index...

(MENAFN - Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) Israel is planning to construct 50,000 housing units in east Jerusalem, said Haaretz Israeli paper on Thursday.Haaretz said that most of the units will be built...

(MENAFN - Qatar News Agency) The Qatar Exchange was down Thursday 2.16 points or 0.03% to 6,816.21 points from 6,818.37 on Wednesday. The volume of shares traded down to 5,025,558 from 6,311,664...

(MENAFN) Bahrain's minister of oil and gas affairs Abdul-Hussain Bin Ali Mirza said that the kingdom will spend $15 billion over the next two decades to develop and boost oil and natural gas...

(MENAFN - Qatar News Agency) Iranian Deputy Oil Minister Mohammed Nejad said that the country is working on 22 contracts to boost its capacity in the oil and gas sectors. "Positive steps have been...

With holding 52 journalists in prison, Iran tops the list of jailers of journalist in the world according to the Committee to Protect Journalists, or CPJ. The number of jailed journalists is the...

More than 24 European and Middle Eastern anti-Israel organizations condemned Thursday the opening of H&M's flagship store in Israel and called to boycott the clothing chain's stores in Europe in...

, enabling the new Bank of Israel Law to be sent to the Knesset plenum for its second and third readings. As with other public institutions, the Ministry of Finance director of wages will have...

Israel is beginning to acquire standing as a world center for development of renewable energy technologies. A large and high-ranking delegation from South Korea is in the country for a comprehensive,...

BAGHDAD — Preliminary election results released by Iraq's electoral commission show Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is winning in two Shiite provinces in southern...

(AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden gestures after giving a speech at the Tel Aviv University in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, March 11,...

(AP Photo/Cherie Cullen - Department of Defense)This image provided by the Department of Defense shows Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates visiting the Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Mosque in Abu...

Ramallah - Several dozen Palestinians from President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah movement gathered Thursday at a square in Ramallah to celebrate naming it after Dalal Mughrabi, a Fatah militant killed on...

A refinery of the Libyan/Swiss-owned Tamoil company is pictured in Collombe... /LONDON (Reuters) - The storm brewing on OPEC's horizon over future Iraqi oil output could engulf the producer group...

Jerusalem (CNN) -- Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas says it is difficult to have any negotiations with Israel unless it revokes plans to build new homes on disputed land in Jerusalem,...

RAMALLAH, West Bank — Prospects for indirect peace talks lay in tatters on Thursday after the Palestinians said they would not negotiate with Israel unless it reversed plans to build 1,600 settler...

Preliminary results from Iraq's election show the grouping of PM Nouri Maliki is leading in two southern provinces, the electoral body says.The partial results from Najaf and Babil, in the Shia...

At least one person has been killed in clashes between the government and secessionist rebels in southern Yemen.Government forces tried to recapture a municipal building occupied by separatists,...

But full initial results from across Iraq's 18 provinces, including areas where support is expected to be strong for Maliki's rivals, were still unknown four days after a national election Iraqis...

ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Abu Dhabi Thursday looking to tighten pressure on Tehran, as Iran's president warned Gulf countries against allowing a U.S. presence in...

THE Middle East peace process was in tatters last night and Israel's coalition government faced crisis after it announced a huge new housing development in the Arab area of East...

TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) -- Israeli stocks were steady on Thursday, with strength in Bezeq and Israel Chemicals offset by weakness In Makhteshim-Agan and Teva Pharmaceutical as well as Tower...

Joe Biden says reaching an agreement with the Palestinians is 'profundly' in Israel's interests. Photograph: AP The US vice-president, Joe Biden, today attempted to salvage...

Syria on its human rights record. Some Western countries — including the United States and France — have boosted their engagement with Syria, a country seen as key to peace in the region....

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