Middle East News
Palestinian PM Rami Hamdallah offers his resignation to President Mahmoud Abbas
Newly appointed Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah has offered his resignation to President Mahmoud Abbas, government sources say. It was not immediately clear whether Mahmoud...
G8 leaders close to agree on Syria deal
Leaders at the G8 summit in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, are close to signing a joint statement on Syria, despite their differences. Russia and the US...
Iran is ready to show more transparency on its nuclear programme, says Hassan Rouhani
Iran's President-elect Hassan Rouhani says his country is ready to show more transparency on its nuclear programme. In his first news conference since Friday's vote,...
Hassan Rouhani wins Iran presidency in first round
Hassan Rouhani has won Iran's presidential election, securing just over 50% of the vote and so avoiding the need for a run-off. Crowds gathered in...
Iran elections 2013: Hassan Rouhani leads in initial vote count
Iran's presidential election initial count put the reformist-backed candidate, Hassan Rouhani, in the lead. Official figures give Hassan Rouhani 51% of the five million ballots...
Iran presidential election 2013: 50 million voters expected to cast their ballots
Some 50 million voters across Iran are casting their ballots in the country's key presidential elections. Although all six candidates are seen as conservatives, one...
White House: Syria used chemical weapons against opposition rebels
The White House said today that Syrian forces under President Bashar al-Assad have used chemical weapons "on a small scale" against the opposition rebels. A...
Syrian army takes control of UN-monitored crossing in Golan Heights
According to Israeli military sources, the Syrian army has taken control of an UN-monitored crossing in the Golan Heights that had been overrun by...
Syrian army retakes full control of strategic town of Qusair
Syrian army has taken full control of the strategic town of Qusair, state TV and the rebels say. Qusair, near the Lebanese border, has been...
Al-Qaeda chemical weapons plot uncovered in Iraq
Iraqi authorities say they have uncovered an al-Qaeda plot to use chemical weapons, as well as to smuggle them to Europe and North America. Iraqi...
EU lifts arms embargo on Syria rebels
EU foreign ministers have said they will not renew an arms embargo on the Syrian opposition, due to expire on Saturday. However, there was no...
Ultra Orthodox Jewish aristocracy: How Belz Hasidic dynasty was founded
The founder of Hasidic Belz dynasty was Rabbi Shalom Rokeach, also known as the Sar Shalom, who was inducted as the rabbi of Belz...
Traditional Ultra Orthodox Jewish wedding
Traditional Jewish weddings consist of two separate parts, the betrothal ceremony, known as erusin or kiddushin, and the actual wedding ceremony, known as nisuin. The...
Shalom Rokeach and Hannah Batya Penet wedding attended by 25,000 Ultra Orthodox Jews of Hasidic dynasty Belz Rebbe
More than 25,000 Jews from around the world attended an Ultra Orthodox Jewish wedding to witness the marriage of the grandson of Yissachar Dov...
Iraq: At least 54 people killed in series of car bomb attacks in Baghdad, Basra and Samarra
At least 54 people have been killed and many others injured in a series of car bomb attacks in Iraqi cities Baghdad, Basra and...
Syrian troops seize strategic rebel stronghold in Qusair
Fighting has raged in Syrian town of Qusair near Lebanon border after government troops launched a major operation to seize the strategic rebel stronghold. State...
Raha Moharrak: First Saudi woman and youngest Arab reaching Everest summit
Raha Moharrak is the first Saudi woman who has made history by reaching the summit of the world's highest mountain. Raha Moharrak, 25, not only became the...
US criticizes Russia for sending missiles to Syrian government
The US has criticized Russia for what it calls an "unfortunate decision" to deliver missiles to the Syrian government. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff...
White House Benghazi emails show David Petraeus objected to Obama administration’s version of Libya events
The newly released White House Benghazi emails reveal the then CIA-Director David Petraeus strongly objected to the Obama administration's version of events of the...
John Kerry meets Vladimir Putin for Syria talks in Russia
Russia and the United States have agreed to work towards holding an international conference to find a political solution to the conflict in Syria. Foreign...
Syrian rebels used sarin, says UN investigator Carla del Ponte
According to leading United Nations investigator Carla del Ponte, testimony from victims of the Syrian conflict suggests rebels have used the nerve agent sarin. Carla...
Israel bombs Syria: Israeli rockets hit Jamraya army research centre near Damascus
Syrian state television has reported that Israeli rockets have hit Jamraya army research centre near Damascus. Witnesses heard huge explosions near the Jamraya facility, and...
Google changes “Palestinian Territories” homepage tagline with “Palestine”
Google has changed the tagline on the homepage of its Palestinian edition from "Palestinian Territories" to "Palestine". The change, introduced on May 1st, means google.ps...
Syrian PM Wael al-Halqi survives car bomb attack in western Mazzeh district of Damascus
Syrian PM Wael al-Halqi has survived a car bomb attack targeting his convoy in western Mazzeh district of Damascus, state television said. There are also...
Syria may have used sarin gas in chemical weapons against rebels
Syria may have used chemical weapons against rebels, the White House has said. US intelligence agencies believe "with varying degrees of confidence" that the nerve...
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