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The head of U.S. naval forces in the Middle East is praising action by armed guards that foiled a pirate attack off the coast of Somalia.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy was quoted Tuesday as saying his country was ready to facilitate a resumption of talks between Syria and Israel and he warned that extremists could benefit from a continued deadlock in the Middle East peace process.
Casual dining chain Ruby Tuesday Inc. said Monday it had inked new international franchise agreements in the Middle East and the U.K. for its namesake brand.
Former hostage Terry Anderson, who was held captive in the Middle East for 6 1/2 years, has filed for bankruptcy.
Syrian President Bashar Assad urged France on Friday to support Turkish mediation efforts to get momentum in the Middle East peace process.
Iran's closest allies in the Middle East are seizing on a deadlock in U.S.-backed peace efforts to try to sway a frustrated Arab world to their side.
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva defended Brazil's friendly relations with Iran on Wednesday, saying such ties are necessary to build lasting peace in the Middle East.
Former President Bill Clinton on Wednesday drew a link between extremism and lack of opportunity in the Middle East, telling students in the region that suicide bombers are driven by a feeling they have more to gain in the afterlife than now.
A sharp deterioration in Egypt's relations with Israel is further complicating Washington's faltering efforts to move the Middle East peace process forward.
Dow Chemical Co. on Tuesday said chief financial officer Geoffery Merszei will leave that post and take on the roles of president of Dow Europe, Middle East and Africa, chairman of Dow Europe and executive vice president of The Dow Chemical Co.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday urged Arabs and Israelis to set aside their historical differences, avoid inflammatory rhetoric and recommit to attaining a comprehensive peace in the Middle East.
The Middle East's most powerful Islamic political movement is undergoing a leadership struggle as young, more moderate activists try to push the Muslim Brotherhood to soften its fundamentalist ideology and become a more democratic force.
An island in the Indian Ocean, vital to the U.S. military, disappears as the sea level rises. Rivers critical to India and Pakistan shrink, increasing military tensions in South Asia. Drought, famine and disease forces population shifts and political turmoil in the Middle East.
- U.S. federal prosecutors have charged a Massachusetts man with conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists, alleging he and co-conspirators traveled to the Middle East seeking training, discussed attacking a shopping center, and watched and distributed "jihadi'' videos," Reuters reported on Wednesday.
Five Muslim men were convicted Friday of plotting Australia's largest terrorist conspiracy as part of a bid to force the government to change its policy on Middle East conflicts.
Safety concerns aside, America's Cup challenger Golden Gate Yacht Club of San Francisco argues in a court filing that the Persian Gulf port picked to host its showdown with defending champion Alinghi of Switzerland doesn't comply with the 19th-century document that governs sailing's marquee event.
The Middle East has weathered the global economic downturn better than other parts of the world because its energy exporters were able to tap billions of dollars in oil profits collected when prices were booming, the International Monetary Fund said Sunday.
The Saudi king's first visit to Syria that ended Thursday marked a crucial turning point in relations as Damascus is emerging from years of isolation — a process that could ease tensions between the pro- and anti-American camps in the Middle East.
The head of European soccer's governing body believes the sport can play a role in bringing peace to the Middle East.
Rebecca Santana, who has covered the Middle East and Russia as a reporter and editor, has been named bureau chief for The Associated Press in Baghdad.
Egypt's foreign minister warned Friday that a nuclear-capable Israel and an Iran pursuing nuclear weapons could trigger a nuclear arms race in the Middle East.
Pope Benedict XVI has announced a special meeting of bishops next year to discuss Middle East peace efforts and the role of the Catholic Church in the region.
Israel's defense minister said in remarks published Thursday that the Middle East is too unruly for a region-wide nuclear arms ban, arguing that the Muslim world must first "behave like Western Europe."
Oracle Corp. managed to meet Wall Street's profit forecasts in the fiscal first quarter despite a drop in sales that was caused in large part by weakness in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, a region where revenue was down about 10 percent from last year to $1.64 billion.
"Lebanon," an Israeli film that recounts Israel's 1982 invasion of the Middle East country through the eyes of four soldiers in a tank, won the top prize at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday.
Mid-November and President Obama has passed a milestone that virtually all presidents reach at some point – a below 50% approval rating.
World opinion: who cares?Israel forces recently captured the vessel Francop carrying hundreds of tons of Iranian weaponry en route to Hizbullah for use in southern Lebanon against Israel.
BBC News - Egypt recalls Algerian envoy as football row deepensThe Egyptian government has recalled its ambassador to Algeria following complaints about violence toward football fans, reports say. The move comes hours after Algeria's ambassador in Cairo was summoned to the Egyptian foreign ministry.
A case study in news media incompetenceA couple of days ago, an internal Jerusalem planning committee approved, as a preliminary first step, plans to build some 900 housing units in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Gilo.
Group bids to restore Jewish presence to Joseph's TombNine years after the IDF withdrew from Nablus, a new group was launched on Thursday morning which aims to restore Jewish presence to the Joseph's Tomb compound, in the heart of the West Bank city.
Iran rejects talk of sanctions over nuclear fuel dealIran's foreign minister on Thursday dismissed the possibility of sanctions over Tehran's rejection of a deal to send enriched uranium abroad for further processing.
Rejecting Obama, U.S. Jews push West Bank settlementPresident Barack Obama may be telling Israelis that building settlements round Jerusalem risks dangerously fuelling Palestinian anger, but some of his fellow Democrats brought the opposite message to the city on Wednesday.
60 years ago: When the Arabs didn't want east JerusalemIn 1949, the UN was set to debate what was to happen with Jerusalem.
Mahmoud Abbas Enters The Twilight Zone Submitted for your approval… Meet Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian Authority–a position he has threatened to resign from for years. And yet Mr.
New wound dressing, full of antibiotics, dissolves when wound has healedDespite advances in treatment regimens and the best efforts of nurses and doctors, about 70% of all people with severe burns die from related infections. But a revolutionary new wound dressing developed at Tel Aviv University could cut that number dramatically.
J'lem c'tee approves 850 additional housing units in Gilo "Israeli law does not discriminate between Arabs and Jews, or between east and west of the city," he said in a statement. "The demand to cease construction just for Jews is illegal, also in the US and any other enlightened place in the world."
Did the U.S. Act 'Disproportionately' Against the Taliban?* In order to eliminate Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud, the U.S. launched at least 15 missile strikes in Pakistan this year and killed, besides Mehsud, somewhere between 200 and 300 people, according to a study by the New America Foundation.
Gaza Fire Caused by Missile Aimed for Israel A seven-kilometer-long noxious black cloud is hovering over central Gaza for the seventh straight day, because a missile aimed at Israel hit a waste disposal site in Wadi As-Salqa, inside Gaza, starting a fire.
Company Charged in $8B Troop Food FraudA company paid more than $8 billion by the United States military to feed soldiers in Iraq, Kuwait and Jordan has been charged with fraud.
BBC NEWS | Middle East | UN presses Iran on nuclear siteAnd the beat goes on ... Appeasement, appeasement
BBC NEWS | Europe | Gaddafi preaches to Rome beautiesJust imagine your daughter bringing THIS guy home for dinner ...
If PA Declares State, Israel Will Annex SettlementsA government minister publicly advised the Palestinian Authority on Monday that if it unilaterally declares a new Arab state, Israel may annex parts of Judea and Samaria.
Peace Talks Must Include Jewish Refugee Demands The Knesset has passed an initial reading of a proposal, stipulating that negotiations on Arab refugees must include demands for compensation of Jewish refugees from Arab countries.
The Changing Face of French Involvement in the Middle EastPolitical researcher and analyst Joav Toker, guest speaker at the Adelson Institute's Strategic Platform series, discusses the changing face of French involvment in the Middle East
Rivalry over hummus: An emotive issue | The EconomistA good-humoured war over food
Zionism and Post-Holocaust Christian Theology: A Jewish PerspectiveAnalysis of the Israel–Palestine conflict tends to focus on politics and history. But other forces are at work, related to beliefs and feelings deeply embedded in Judeo-Christian tradition.
Thousands of hours of battery, and it's green tooA new battery from Israel lasts thousands of hours and its non-polluting silicon energy source reverts back to sand when it's depleted.
Creating fuel with every flushIsrael's Applied CleanTech recognizes sewage as both a vital resource and energy source and is saving it from going down the drain.
Netanyahu: Israel will respond to unilateral moves"There is no substitute for negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority and any unilateral attempts outside that framework will unravel the existing agreements between us and could entail unilateral steps by Israel," Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu told a high lev …
Palestine wants UN Approval of IndependenceErekat did not say when Palestinians would go to the United Nations to make the request, only that they would go when they are fully prepared. He said they would consult the United States and other international powers before going to the U.N. Security Council.
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