Saudi says Ben Ali barred from politics while in kingdom
By AFP RIYADH: Ousted Tunisian president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali has…
Minefields circle Jesus’ traditional baptism site
By Aron Heller/ AP QASR EL-YAHUD: Just months before the official opening of…
Palestinians confident on UN settlement resolution
RAMALLAH: A UN resolution condemning Israeli settlement building is to be put…
Qatari, Turkish foreign ministers in Lebanon, Saudi abandons mediations
BEIRUT: The Turkish and Qatari foreign ministers have met with Hezbollah chief…
15 dead in Iraq suicide attacks
BAQUBA: A suicide bomber rammed an ambulance packed with explosives into a…
Ivory Coast mediator: political impasse remains
ABIDJAN: The African Union's mediator for Ivory Coast said Wednesday his two-day…
Iran, world powers to resume nuclear talks
ISTANBUL: Iran and six world powers meet Friday in Istanbul for a…
South Sudanese in most states back independence: poll
JUBA: South Sudanese voted overwhelmingly to declare independence from the north in…
US push for Israeli, Palestinian intelligence: Leaks
JERUSALEM: The United States instructed its Middle East diplomats in 2008 to…
Hamas launches Gaza rebuilding program
GAZA: Hamas launched a program on Tuesday to rebuild 1,000 homes in…