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Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal urged Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday to stop seeking compromise with Israel but offered him an olive branch, saying Palestinians must end their divisions.
A senior opposition leader in Israel unveiled a peace plan Sunday that held out the possibility of negotiations with Hamas, the Palestinian Islamist group in control of the Gaza Strip.
Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri formed a new unity government on Monday that includes two ministers from Syrian- and Iranian-backed Hezbollah.
57 Nations Meet in Turkey to Talk Economics, but Ahmadinejad's Presence, Israeli Occupation May Steal Spotlight
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri formed a government of national unity on Monday, ending more than four months of tough negotiations with his Hezbollah-led rivals.
While both groups embrace Islamic values as their core ideology and driving principle, their political actions appear to be driven more by realpolitik than Quranic mandate.
Lebanon formed a new cabinet on Monday, ending five months of gridlock.
Lebanon formed a new cabinet on Monday, ending a gridlock that illustrated once again the myriad dysfunctions of its bitterly divided political system.
Former Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz, now leader of Israel's opposition party, unveiled a new peace plan Sunday – and aspirations of replacing Netanyahu.
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri formed a unity government Monday, delivering his list of Cabinet minister to the president after months of wrangling.
Those close to Mahmoud Abbas said that he intended to resign and that other Palestinian officials would follow him.
SANAA, Yemen, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Saudi Arabia's entry into Yemen's war against northern Shiite rebels has dramatically increased the stakes in a smoldering powder keg of conflicts in the Red Sea and Horn of Africa region, a key oil artery.
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- The crew of the vessel allegedly carrying weapons to Hezbollah is under interrogation in Beirut as the resistance movement braces for an Israeli assault.
Those close to Mahmoud Abbas said Monday that he intended to resign and forecast that others would follow.
WASHINGTON -- Barack Obama's extended hand was whacked across the knuckles by the leaders of Iran, Syria and assorted other thuggeries last week. But the Obama administration did manage a good demonstration in Burma of how its brand of engagement can and should work. Kurt Campbell, the State Department's top Asia official, traveled to the isolated military dictatorship to talk with its ...
Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Lebanon’s Saad Hariri , the prime minister-designate tasked with forming a government since June parliamentary elections, was confirmed today by President Michel Suleiman as premier for a national unity government.
Israeli President Shimon Peres on Monday headed on a tour of Brazil and Argentina to counter arch-foe Iran's influence in Latin America, the second such trip in months by a senior Israeli official.
JERUSALEM (JTA) -- Israel is allowing thousands of cattle to enter the Gaza Strip. The 3,000 cattle began crossing into Gaza through border crossings with Israel last week as part of a goodwill gesture in honor of a major Muslim holiday that will be celebrated later this month.
The chief Palestinian negotiator on Monday warned Israel that if it does not take peacemaking seriously, it will find itself dealing with the militant Hamas instead of moderates like him.
This is yet another signal of the Iranian regime going off the rails.
Something is stirring within the Hamas body politic, a moderating trend that, if nourished and engaged, could transform Palestinian politics and the Arab-Israeli peace process. There are unmistakable signs that the religiously based radical movement has subtly changed its uncompromising posture on Israel.
