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The Fatah movement of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas accused Gaza's Islamist Hamas rulers of detaining dozens of its members on Tuesday to stop them marking the 5th anniversary of the death of Yasser Arafat.
JERUSALEM (JTA) -- Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas may resign as head of the PLO and the Fatah Party, a Palestinian news service reported.
RAMALLAH, West Bank -- The collapse of the Palestinian Authority, Israel's negotiating partner, was raised as a possibility on Monday, as several aides to its president, Mahmoud Abbas, said that he intended to resign and forecast that others would follow.
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's newly-named cabinet held its first meeting Tuesday, aimed at ending the political impasse that has engulfed the country for more than four months. The cabinet convened at the Baabda presidential Palace under President Michel Suleim...
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.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeated his call for an immediate resumption of peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians. Mr. Netanyahu addressed a gathering of North American Jewish leaders in Washington hours before he was to meet with U.S. President Barack Obama.
Those close to Mahmoud Abbas said that he intended to resign and that other Palestinian officials would follow him.
BEIRUT, Lebanon -- More than five months after holding parliamentary elections, Lebanon formed a new cabinet on Monday. The agreement ended a long period of gridlock that illustrated once again the myriad dysfunctions of the country's bitterly divided political class.
JERUSALEM (JTA) -- Lebanon formed a new government in which Hezbollah leads the opposition. The new government was presented to President Michel Suleiman on Monday, five months after parliamentary elections were held in the country on Israel's northern border.
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.
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- “I can offer you a discount on the headbands,” said Tareq Abu Dayyeh, souvenir-store owner. “They’re just like the kind used by suicide bombers.”
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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.
France's foreign minister on Tuesday urged Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas not to step down and vowed to press that point during a trip to Israel and the Palestinian Territories in the coming days.
Voter registration for a Palestinian election failed to get under way as scheduled on Tuesday, adding to signs that President Mahmoud Abbas might be bluffing about a make-or-break vote in January.
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