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US admiral says Mideast drills ensure stability
The admiral in charge of the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet on Thursday defended the large American-led naval exercises in the Persian Gulf and other strategic ...
Allies use power of purse against Syrian regime
A coalition including the United States, the European Union and the Arab League met Thursday to plot new ways of isolating the regime of Syria's ...
Syrian rebels seize border crossing with Turkey
Syrian rebels seized control of a border crossing on the frontier with Turkey on Wednesday, ripping down the Syrian flag as the rebels fighting to ...
Palestinians not worried by Israel-Iran war
While neighboring Israel nervously braces for the possibility of war with arch-enemy Iran, Palestinians are greeting the crisis with a yawn.
Iraq nominee says US pressing on use of airspace
President Barack Obama's choice for ambassador to Iraq said Wednesday that Baghdad is accepting Iranian assurances that it is not using Iraqi airspace ...
US lists 117 Iranian planes arming Syria's Assad
The Obama administration has identified 117 Iranian aircraft it says are ferrying weapons to Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime. The Treasury ...
Iran election buzz flirts with Rafsanjani return
The political obituary of former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has been written a number of times: when he lost a comeback presidential ...
Iran's oil minister says crude exports rebounding
Iran's oil minister said Wednesday that crude exports are rebounding after being hit by a European embargo in July, describing for parliament the ...
Salman Rushdie dismisses latest death threat
Salman Rushdie is dismissing the latest threat against his life as just talk. "This was essentially one priest in Iran looking for a headline," the ...
Israel military holds largest snap drill in years
The Israeli military on Wednesday conducted its largest snap drill in years as tensions with Iran over its nuclear program rise and civil war in ...
EU-Iran nuclear talks 'useful and constructive'
Iran's chief nuclear negotiator on Wednesday reported progress in talks aimed at restarting negotiations over Tehran's nuclear program, calling a ...
Syrian forces, rebels clash near Turkey
Fierce clashes broke out Tuesday between Syrian rebels and regime forces battling for control of a border crossing on the frontier with Turkey, and ...
Syrian war looms over UN meeting of world leaders
Hovering over this month's annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations is the international community's failure to end the escalating war ...
Romney questions Palestinian commitment to peace
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney's comments expressing doubt about Palestinians' commitment to peace again highlight the closeness of his ...
Egypt: Iran's support for Syria hinders relations
Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi warned Iran's foreign minister on Tuesday that better relations between the two Mideast heavyweights are being ...
Iran deploys Russian-made submarine in Gulf
Tehran has deployed one of its Russian-made submarines in the Persian Gulf, just days after the United States and more than two dozen allies began ...
EU, Iranian nuclear negotiators to meet
Iran urged Western powers to engage in "purposeful" negotiations Tuesday as top EU and Iranian representatives meeting in Istanbul looked for a ...
Mideast powers meet, seek Syria peace in Cairo
Mideast heavyweights had a first high-level meeting in Cairo on Monday as part of newly-formed quartet tasked to end Syria's civil war, cautioning ...
Iran nuke chief harshly criticizes atomic agency
Iran's nuclear chief said Monday that "terrorists and saboteurs" might have infiltrated the International Atomic Energy Agency in an effort to derail ...
Iran urges West to take action on anti-Islam film
Iran's top leader urged the West on Monday to show it respects Muslims by blocking a film that mocks the Prophet Muhammad and has touched off rage ...
Lebanon demands explanation from Iran over troops
Lebanese President Michel Suleiman has asked for official clarifications from Iran over statements by a senior commander that they have military ...
Israeli PM makes case on Iran to US voters
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took his case on Iran directly to U.S. voters Sunday, telling the American public in televised interviews ...
On Jewish new year, Israelis fear Iran strike
Israelis ushered in the Jewish New Year on Sunday with a sense of uncertainty, fearful that war with Iran could break out this year. The two-day Rosh ...
Multiple personalities of the Muslim rage
At the height of the latest Islamic rage, one of the Muslim world's first media-celebrity imams told worshippers they were indeed witnessing a clash ...
Syria accuses Turkey of allowing al-Qaida transit
Syria accused neighboring Turkey Sunday of allowing thousands of Muslim extremists to cross into its territory, as the government and opposition said ...