Gates in Saudi Arabia to Discuss Iran | RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates arrived here on Wednesday for talks with the Saudi royal family that senior defense officials said would be focused on Iran. | His visi... (photo: AP / Lawrence Jackson)The New York Times
Will Israel Join the March of Folly? | Barbara Tuchman, in her classic book "March of Folly," examined four cases in history when governments acted contrary to their own best interests: the Trojans who let the Greeks bring the fatal hors... (photo: AP / Dan Balilty)The New York Times
Iran and Israel play cat and mouse | By Mel Frykberg | RAMALLAH - Iran and Israel appear to be spoiling for a fight, going by recent belligerent statements emanating from several regional capitals. | Military movement on the ground is ... (photo: AP / Ariel Schalit)Asia Times DefenceIranIsraelNuclearPhotos
Palestinians complain to Biden RAMALLAH, West Bank - Palestinians told U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday that Israel's new plan to build 1,600 homes for Jewish settlers challenged Washington's efforts to get indirect peace... (photo: AP / Charles Dharapak, File)Khaleej Times IsraelPalestinePhotosPresidentUS
Erdogan gets Saudi nod as Mideast force RIYADH - Turkey's role as a key player in Middle East and Arab affairs was set in cement when the Saudis honoured Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan with a prestigious p... (photo: AP / Burhan Ozbilici)Khaleej Times MideastPhotosRiyadhSaudiTurkey
UN, US slam new Israeli settlement expansion JERUSALEM - US vice president Joe Biden has been joined by UN chief Ban Ki-moon in condemning Israel's approval of 1,600 new illegal settler homes in Palestinian East Jer... (photo: Creative Commons / SEIU Walk a Day in My Shoes 2008)Middle East Online IsraelJerusalemPhotosPresidentUN
Gaza...1000 Days Under Siege | Pitifully looking at her baby child, Om Yamen is recalling the past 1,000 days of her life under a crippling Israeli siege. | "Life has been a living hell," she told, i... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)The Siasat Daily ElectionGazaIsraelLifePhotos
