
Cease-fire begins between Israel and Hamas
A cease-fire agreement between Israel and the Gaza Strip's Hamas rulers took effect Wednesday night, bringing an end to eight days of the fiercest ...

Egypt protesters firebomb Al-Jazeera Cairo office
Egyptian protesters firebombed one of the offices of satellite broadcaster Al-Jazeera on Wednesday and attacked a police chief who tried to negotiate ...
Obama hails ceasefire between Israel, Hamas
President Barack Obama is hailing a cease-fire agreement to end a week of deadly fighting between Israel and Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip.
Pakistan condemns Israeli 'aggression' in Gaza
Pakistan's foreign minister has condemned what he calls Israel's "aggression" against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Hina Rabanni Khar spoke ...

Courting Asia, Obama finds that the world intrudes
For all the attention wrenched elsewhere in recent days — on new violence in the Middle East, the "fiscal cliff" back home — President Barack Obama's ...

Israel-Hamas cease-fire remains elusive
Israel and the Hamas militant group edged closer to a cease-fire Tuesday to end a weeklong Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip, but after a day of ...

Push for Israel-Hamas cease-fire gains momentum
A diplomatic push to end Israel's nearly weeklong offensive in the Gaza Strip gained momentum Tuesday, with Egypt's president predicting that ...

Gaza-Egypt border a critical point of conflict
Computerized passport control points, shiny marble floors and framed photos of beaches greet arrivals at Gaza's Rafah terminal along the Egyptian ...
Egypt arresting kid protesters, rights group says
Egyptian authorities arrested more than 300 children during protests in Cairo over the past year, beating and torturing some and trying many as ...

Obama sends Clinton to Mideast amid Gaza crisis
President Barack Obama dispatched Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to the Middle East on Tuesday as the U.S. urgently seeks to end a conflict ...
Obama speaks to Egyptian president on Gaza crisis
The White House says President Barack Obama has again spoken to Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi as he seeks to end nearly a week of warfare between ...

Egyptian police, protesters clash in central Cairo
Clashes between protesters and Egyptian security forces intensified after nightfall Monday, marking the anniversary of a bloody confrontation in ...

US tries behind scenes to end Israel-Hamas warfare
The Obama administration worked hard behind the scenes Monday to end almost a week of warfare between Israel and Hamas, pressing America's Arab and ...

Congress: Egypt, Turkey can help resolve conflict
U.S. lawmakers are calling on Egypt and Turkey to take a central role in helping to end the bloody conflict in the Middle East, with one influential ...

Israel strike kills 11 in Gaza, including children
An Israeli missile ripped through a two-story home in a residential area of Gaza City on Sunday, killing at least 11 civilians, including four young ...

US, Britain warn of risks of Israeli ground war
The U.S. and Britain on Sunday warned about the risks of Israel expanding its air assault on the Gaza Strip into a ground war, while vigorously ...

Hamas links truce to end of Gaza border blockade
Gaza's Hamas rulers are aiming high in the conditions they place on stopping rocket fire into Israel in indirect cease-fire talks launched this ...

Medics: Israel strike kills 11 civilians in Gaza
An Israeli missile flattened a two-story house in a residential neighborhood of Gaza City on Sunday, killing at least 11 civilians, mostly women and ...
Egyptian army fights Cairo squatters, 3 dead
Egyptian army troops fought a four-hour gun battle with protesters in southern Cairo on Sunday, sparked by a dispute over land on an island of the ...

Israel bombards Gaza Strip, shoots down rocket
Israel destroyed the headquarters of Hamas' prime minister and blasted a sprawling network of smuggling tunnels in the southern Gaza Strip on ...

Egyptian train hits school bus, 51 killed
A speeding train that crashed into a bus carrying Egyptian children to their kindergarten on Saturday killed 51 and prompted a wave of anger against ...

White House: Israel has right to defend itself
The White House on Saturday defended Israel's right to defend itself against attack and decide how to respond to rocket fire from the Gaza Strip, ...
Turkish PM in Cairo vows support for Gaza
Turkey's prime minister has vowed support for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Recep Tayyip Erdogan described Egypt's uprising that ousted longtime ...

Israel expands air assault on rockets in Gaza
Israel expanded its fierce air assault on rocket operations in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Saturday, striking security compounds, smuggling tunnels ...

Analysis: Israel-Hamas: a clash waiting to happen
Since Israel completed a devastating military offensive in the Gaza Strip four years ago, military officials have warned it was only a matter of time ...