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Interview: Ahmadinejad pushes new world order
After an hour of fielding questions about Syria, sanctions and nuclear weapons, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had enough. Now, he said, it was ...
Morsi: Won't rest until Syrian war ends
Egypt's new President Mohammed Morsi, making his debut on the global stage at the United Nations, said Wednesday that he will not rest until the civil ...
Egypt: No need to amend treaty with Israel
A spokesman for Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi said Wednesday that there is currently no need to amend the peace treaty with Israel, despite calls ...
UN chief demands global action to end war in Syria
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon demanded international action to stop the war in Syria, telling a somber gathering of world leaders Tuesday that the ...
Iconic Israeli newspaper on the verge of collapse
Throughout much of Israel's history, the Maariv daily was known as the "country's paper," the newspaper with the highest circulation and a cornerstone ...
Israel: Syrian mortars accidentally land in Golan
Syrian soldiers fought rebels Tuesday in a firefight that killed nine people and sent several mortars sailing across the border into the ...
Group: Abbas says Palestinians expect 'compromise'
U.S. Jewish community leaders say Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has told them that most Palestinians believe statehood can be reached only by ...
Israel grinds to a halt for Jewish holy day
Israel ground almost to a halt Tuesday afternoon in preparation for Yom Kippur, Judaism's holiest day of the year. The country has completely closed ...
Obama urges UN to confront roots of Muslim rage
President Barack Obama told world leaders Tuesday that attacks on U.S. citizens in Libya "were attacks on America," and he called on them to join in ...
Israeli rabbi to followers: Burn your iPhones
An influential ultra-Orthodox Israeli rabbi ordered his followers this week to burn their iPhones, the latest move in a campaign by the insular ...
Iran unveils new long-range drone
Iranian military leaders gave details of a new long-range drone and test fired four anti-ship missiles Tuesday in a prelude to upcoming naval war ...
Bomb hits school used by Syrian security forces
Several bombs went off Tuesday inside a school in the Syrian capital that activists say was being used by regime forces as a security headquarters.
NY a busy battleground of competitive House races
New York state's congressional elections are testing the staying power of Republicans who rode a tea party wave to a House majority two years ago — ...
US, Egypt seek better ties after embassy protests
The United States and Egypt sought Monday to repair ties strained severely by a year-and-a-half of rapid change in the Middle East, culminating in the ...
Iran's president dismisses threats on nuke program
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday dismissed threats of military action against Iran's nuclear program, arguing that his country's ...
Attack by Iran's Ahmadinejad sparks Israel walkout
Iran's president called Israel a nuclear-armed "fake regime" shielded by the United States, prompting Israel's U.N. ambassador to walk out of a ...
Romney assails Obama after US ambassador's death
Mitt Romney led a chorus of Republican criticism of the administration's foreign policy on Monday, accusing President Barack Obama of minimizing the ...
Hamas head Mashaal says he will resign
The supreme leader of the Palestinian Islamic militant group Hamas has decided to step down, clearing the way for the movement to choose a new head ...
Israeli defense chief proposes West Bank pullout
Israel's defense minister on Monday called for a broad unilateral withdrawal from the West Bank if talks with the Palestinians remain stalled, saying ...
Israel's ex-PM Olmert gets light sentence
A Jerusalem court on Monday ordered former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to pay a fine and serve a one-year suspended sentence for his role in ...
Egypt: 14 get death sentences for Sinai attacks
An Egyptian court on Monday sentenced 14 members of an extremist group to death by hanging for attacks against police in the Sinai Peninsula, ruling ...
Iran takes aim at US and Israel at UN meeting
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is taking aim at the United States and Israel at a high-level U.N. meeting, accusing Washington of shielding what ...
Israel's only co-ed combat unit proves its worth
A deadly shootout last week along Israel's border with Egypt has shined a spotlight on Israel's only mixed female and male combat unit, granting some ...
Obama responds to Romney's tough talk on Mideast
President Barack Obama, defending his foreign policy record at a time of anti-American rage in the Muslim world, fired back at suggestions from ...
Sinai raids may force Israel-Egypt accord changes
Israeli officials said Sunday they would resist any Egyptian attempts to reopen the military arrangements under the countries' historic peace deal, ...