Israel
ISRAEL: Kadima primary set for September
The ruling Kadima party of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert yesterday announced that a leadership...
IsraelMIDDLE EAST: Fatah-Hamas tensions surge
A Hamas delegation is visiting Egypt today to discuss current tensions with Fatah and the group's...
IRAN: Total withdrawal adds to gas export woes
France's Total is withdrawing from its involvement in developing Phase 11 of Iran's huge South...
IranIRAN/UN: Nuclear incentives receive softer response
The incentives package recently presented to Tehran by the Permanent Five UN Security Council...
IranISRAEL: Deal averts early election
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert struck a deal last night with Defence Minister Ehud Barak, the leader...
IsraelMIDDLE EAST: Palestinian divisions likely to endure
A Palestinian mortar landed in Israel yesterday in the first reported violation of the Gaza truce...
MIDDLE EAST: Gaza truce agreed
Israel confirmed today its acceptance of a six-month Egyptian-brokered truce with Hamas starting...
MIDDLE EAST: Diplomacy reflects return to pragmatism
Envoys from Palestinian National Authority President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah faction are visiting...