The four French journalists released from captivity in Syria have been speaking about their ordeal at the hands of suspected…
Easter's Holy Fire ceremony has been celebrated at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. The Holy Fire is…
Iran has insisted it will not replace Hamid Aboutalebi as its new envoy to the UN in New York and…
Syria’s government and opposition forces have accused each other of using poison gas in an attack on Kafr Zita village…
The US has refused to issue a visa to Hamid Aboutalebi - Iran's nomination for UN ambassador - who was…
Violence broke out at the Zaatari camp in northern Jordan after Syrian refugees have clashed with police, officials say. At…
Israel has decided to cancel the release of a fourth group of Palestinian prisoners. Israeli Justice Minister Tzipi Livni said…
Former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert has been convicted of bribery in a case which forced him to resign to office…
Spanish journalists Javier Espinosa and Ricardo Garcia Vilanova - kidnapped in Syria six months ago by radical Islamist rebels -…
Egypt's military chief Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has resigned in order to stand for the presidency. In a widely expected announcement,…