Mideast: PA’s Abbas to delay pursuit of UN statehood
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas will not ask the UN General Assembly to recognize a Palestinian state next month, according…
Mideast: US upping threat against Iran to forestall Israeli strike
'NY Times' reports US implementing plan to increase military threat against Iran that includes more maneuvers in Gulf, covert activities…
Mideast: USA has plans to secure Syria’s chemical arms
The contingency plans call for sending U.S. special forces into Syria to protect or destroy any unguarded stockpiles to keep…
Mideast: UN chief confirms trip to Iran
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will attend NAM summit in Tehran, defying objections from Israel, US and Jewish groups to boycott…
Mideast: Al-Qaeda establishing footholds in Syria per US official
Cells said to be spreading from city to city, employing bomb-building skills honed in Iraq.
Mideast: Hamas leader’s kin gets Israeli medical aid
Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh has no problem calling for the destruction of Israel and blaming it for attacks linked…
Mideast: 20 nations to stage defense exercise in waterways
In a move to bolster military strength against Iran, 20 nations will stage an anti-mining exercise in Mideast waterways.