Middle East / Levant

United Nations nuclear watchdogs said Thursday that Iran has installed next-generation centrifuges at the Natanz nuclear plant, and Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu quickly responded...

President Shimon Peres called on the European Union Thursday to face the facts and follow the American lead in blacklisting Hizbullah as a terrorist...

The Syrian Free Army warned Hizbullah Wednesday it will open a new front in Lebanon in the ongoing war against the Syrian-Hizbullah alliance if...

Two news agencies in Lebanon and Syria claimed Wednesday evening that an Israeli drone was downed, possibly by a SAM anti-missile that was fired...

Hassan Nasrallah has led Hizbullah – the “party of God” in Arabic - for 21 years. His army has killed hundreds of Jews, but now his opponents in Lebanon charge he is targeting them instead of Israel.

First it was Barbie dolls. Then it was the Simpsons, another Western “evil.” Now, Iran defends itself against the wicked East and bans Buddha statues.

What will Kerry have to offer the man who stands to lose not just his power, but his life, and, even worse, the lives of his thousands of fellow Alawites?

banners or chants "that include insults, defamation or contempt of 'heavenly' religions, or that stir sedition, violence or hatred or include an offence to state bodies and institutions" will be prohibited

Dealing with Iran was not "pleasant," he said in his testimony, "but our goal is advancing the AMIA case."

Egypt is flooding Gaza smuggling tunnels, choking off one of Hamas’ biggest sources for money and placing a virtual siege far more severe than Israel ever created.

Hasid was in hiding for three years in the Turkish district of Cyprus.

The Case of Prisoner X: He hanged himself in Israeli jail cell in 2010. A gag order was clamped on the story. An Australian media outlet now says he was a Mossad agent who committed a terrible crime.

Locusts, 10 Plagues, Egypt, Muslim Brotherhood, Bible, Passover, agriculture,

The Deputy Prime Minister said it will be better for both Turkey and the U.S. if the ambassador minds his own business

The president’s trip, his first to Israel since taking office, appears to show that he intends to concentrate on Middle East politics.

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood regime is making Hosni Mubarak look like a peacenik. Police tortured to death two activists, others are “missing,” but the US is politely “disturbed” at its Muslim ally.

Dubai Police Chief has recently attempted to discredit the Brotherhood by alleging a nefarious allegiance to Israel and Jews.

Israel bombed a Hizbullah listening post in Lebanon Sunday night, unaffected by Syrian and Iran threats to retaliate for the bombing of anti-aircraft missiles on the their to Hizbullah.

"Low-cost natural gas is the elixir, the sweetness, the juice, the Viagra."

The departing Secretary of State would not comment on reports that Israel had bombed targets in Syria on Wednesday.

Israel’s undeclared bombing of anti-aircraft missiles along the Syrian-Lebanese border foiled Hizbullah’s aim at being able to down Israel Air Force jets that destroyed...

There are fears that the Israeli strike could draw others into the Syrian conflict.

Syria has admitted that Israel attacked, but it claims the bombing was aimed at a “research center,” while virtually all other sources said the targets were anti-aircraft missiles for Hizbullah.

"It was a big explosion, and because the facility is built under the mountain rock, it is very hard to reach workers trapped in there."

There are concerns about the flight of millions of displaced Syrians over the border into Israel.

Selective perception is the hallmark of Security Council debates, says Ron Prosor.

The army finally overtook the Port Said prison, the banks and the courts, to prevent their falling into the hands of rioters.

Since the 2010 Mavi Marmara incident there have been many behind the scenes efforts to calm political tensions.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned Israel and western countries not to attempt to stop Iran’s nuclear program through military means.