Israel
ISRAEL: Leaders agree on early elections
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and new Labour leader Amir Peretz today agreed that early elections...
IsraelMIDDLE EAST: Rice brokers Gaza crossings deal
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice announced today that she had brokered an...
ISRAEL: Peres ousted by Peretz
Veteran Labour Party leader Shimon Peres today narrowly lost the party primary to Histadrut Trade...
IsraelISRAEL: Sharon survives finance minister vote
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was forced last night to resubmit his nomination of Ehud Olmert as...
IsraelISRAEL: Another political crisis looms
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's inner cabinet today gave long-awaited approval to the opening of...
IsraelISRAEL: Disengagement should be economic boon
While the initial financial costs of the withdrawal will be far higher than budgeted for, they...
IsraelIRAN/EU/UNITED STATES: Ahmadi-Nejad under pressure
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan yesterday added his voice to the widespread international...
IranMIDDLE EAST: Israeli-Palestinian tensions rise
Israel today suspended security cooperation with the Palestinians and reimposed a number of...
