Middle-East

ISTANBUL: Thousands of pro-Palestinian activists on Sunday welcomed back to Istanbul the ship that was the scene of bloodshed during an Israeli raid on a Gaza-bo

SANAA: Yemen said Saturday it planned to set up special anti-terrorism forces in four of its restless provinces to fight Al-Qaeda's resurgent regional wing,

TEL AVIV: Prominent Israeli activist Jonathon Pollak may go to jail for riding a bicycle in a protest march against the siege of Gaza. The verdict in Pollak'

CAIRO: Egypt is not seeking to acquire nuclear arms and wants to rid the region of such weapons, Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit said on Saturday.

ANKARA: Turkey’s foreign minister on Saturday said the country wants improved ties with Israel but it must apologize and offer compensation for its deadly raid

CAIRO: Egyptian security officials say the government is building several 100-foot (30-meter) observation towers to improve security along the border with the Ga

KHARTOUM, Sudan: Sudanese government troops have killed at least 40 rebels and wounded many more in a new offensive in the country’s troubled Darfur region, a

ABUYONG, Sudan: Lily pads and purple flowers dot one corner of the watering hole. Bright green algae covers another. Two women collect water in plastic jugs whil

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip: The Hamas movement is warning it will escalate hostilities against Israel if tensions don’t subside along the Gaza-Israeli border.

BETHLEHEM, West Bank: The largest number of pilgrims in a decade gathered in Bethlehem to celebrate Christmas, with tens of thousands flocking to the Church of t