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Israeli objections to releasing certain prisoners are blocking a swap deal in which an Israeli soldier captured three years would be freed, an official of the Palestinian movement Hamas said on Friday.
Fifty-seven people are dead as elections in the Philippines turn deadly, Honduras has elected a new president amidst much political turmoil, and I Heart Hamas is the title of a new one woman show by Jennifer Jajeh.
Louisiana State Rep. Roy Burrell recently returned from a trip promoting Louisiana in an unusual location — the Middle East. “In (promoting Louisiana), it may open the doors of opportunity for economic or technology transfer,” he said.
It's great to set up your own opposition. "There's more to being king than getting your own way all the time."
NEW YORK (JTA) -- Several Chanukahs ago my husband came home with an electric deep fryer large enough to accommodate a 12-pound turkey.
Cairo - At least five people were killed and as many as 70 were missing after two ferries collided on Friday night in northern Egypt, security sources told the German Press Agency dpa. Emergency workers were at the scene of the accident, near the nor...
Richard Goldstone won the Stockholm Human Rights Award.
A U.S. intelligence review said Tehran could use oil as a diplomatic weapon by closing down the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian media boasts.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- A combination of official tours, trade exchanges and lucrative orders for hard-pressed Latin American exporters has raised Iran's profile in the region and the peak is yet to be reached, new statistics showed.
All across the world people of different religions celebrate a variety of special events this time of year.
By SETH STRATTON The Dispatch SILVER VALLEY | As many families in Davidson County commemorate the Christian Christmas holiday by setting nativity scenes, singing carols and celebrating the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem, a handful of other families are preparing for another religious holiday.
In promos for an upcoming Israeli television special on Gilad Shalit’s family, the captive soldier’s parents are seen viewing the Hamas-made video of their son for the first time.
This Week's Top Stories in Foreign Affairs: A New Strategy for Afghanistan SI Analysis: US President Obama announces a new strategy for Afghanistan that focuses...
Israel has closed the Nahal Oz crossing into Gaza for security reasons. Host to the sole oil and gas terminal serving Gaza, it's also the site of several recent militant attacks.
It's been less than a year since he took office, but President Barack Obama has already made progress to improve America's image in the Middle East, said University of Michigan professor and Middle East expert Juan Cole. Cole, speaking Thursday......
EL BIREH, West Bank (CNS) -- Muppet Haneen and her friend, Kareem the rooster, are learning how to dress themselves and have fun with their letters. They are discovering how to overcome their fears and accept differences in others.
WASHINGTON (JTA) –Thirty-one members of the U.S. House of Representatives sent a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Thursday calling on the Obama administration to work toward disarming Hezbollah and clearing southern Lebanon of Iranian-sent weapons.
President Barack Obama’s escalation of the Afghan War has upset many rank-and-file Democrats who had hoped for a more peaceful strategy, but Obama’s order to dispatch 30,000 more U.S. troops is being welcomed by neoconservatives, a group that has long favored U.S. military interventions in Muslim lands.
Washington, 4 December (WashingtonTV)—A surge in arms smuggling cases has raised fears that Iran is stepping up efforts to arm itself and militant groups in the region, the Washington Post reported on Thursday.
Palestinian officials have threatened to withdraw from a competition to name the Dead Sea a world natural wonder. The Dead Sea cannot be entered into the New Seven Wonders of Nature competition unless Israel, the Palestinians and Jordan all agree to take part.
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will visit Israel in 2010, he said on Friday, following a recent chill in ties between Moscow and Israel's arch-enemy Iran.
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