Israel Set to Implement Gaza Pullout Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has cleared the last major legislative hurdle to the planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip. Mr. Sharon has won enough support...
Iraqi Parliament Elects Speaker after Weeks of Deadlock Iraq's recently elected parliament has elected a speaker, ending weeks of deadlock that virtually paralyzed government. Senior leaders say they...
Iraq Reconstruction Proceeds Despite Insurgent Attacks Senior U.S. officials responsible for the $21 billion Iraq reconstruction project say work is continuing, in spite of insurgent attacks, and the...
Iran, Russia Sign Nuclear Agreement Iran and Russia have signed an agreement for Russia to provide nuclear fuel to Iran, and for Tehran to return the spent fuel to Russia. The United States, which sus...
Bush Sets Goal of Peace in Middle East President Bush says the immediate goal facing the United States and Europe is peace in the Middle East. President delivered a major foreign policy address that s...
Lebanon Begins Search for New Government Lebanon's pro-Syrian President Emile Lahoud has been consulting members of parliament on the formation of a new government, amid expectation he will restore th...
Democracy Demands in Lebanon May Shake Arab World They've dubbed it the cedar revolution, referring to the cedar tree, Lebanon's national symbol. In one protest march alone, close to one million Leban...
Controversial Iraqi Television Program Airs Confessions of Alleged Terrorists In Iraq, a controversial television program is broadcasting confessions by individuals accused of responsibility for the w...
Kosovo Reflects on Bloody Riots Thursday, March 17, 2005, marks the first anniversary of anti-Serb rioting throughout Kosovo. Several ethnic Albanians and Serbs were killed, hundreds of Serbian homes...
Islamic Militants Claim Responsibility for Kashmir Attack Islamic militants have claimed responsibility for an attack on a government guesthouse being used to shelter passengers on the first bus to cr...
Analysts Say Abbas Faces Serious Challenges in Mideast Peace Process Mahmoud Abbas has to tackle several major issues as the newly-elected President of the Palestinian Authority. Experts on Middle Eas...
Syria and Lebanon Facing danger or resentment in many parts of the world, vacationing Arabs flocked to Lebanon to relax amid lush scenery and hospitable people. Booming real estate in Beirut and all-n...
Dr. Ibrahim al-Jaafari: The Man Who May Lead Iraq After winning a majority of seats in Iraq's new national assembly , the combined Shi'a parties picked their candidate for prime minister: Ibrahim al-J...
Philippine Police Retake Prison, At Least 21 Detainees Killed A day-long prison stand-off in the Philippines between Muslim militant detainees and the police ended in bloodshed Tuesday morning, despit...
US Resumes Joint Military Training with Indonesia The United States has taken a significant step toward re-establishing full military ties with Indonesia. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has annou...
