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Russia won't call for Syrian president to step down
Russia on Thursday said it would not endorse a call for Syrian President Bashar Assad to give up power.
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Turkey sends anti-aircraft guns to Syrian border
Columns of military vehicles have been seen moving from military bases to the border, close to where the jet crashed.
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Islamist Rebels Seize Northern Mali, 20 Dead
Islamist rebel separatists have seized northern Mali, killing 20 as they clashed with a second rebel force.
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Strong explosion rocks Syria's capital
A strong explosion rocked the Syrian capital Thursday near a busy market and the country’s highest court.
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IDF bolstering defenses along Syrian border
The IDF is bolstering defenses along the Syrian border and beefing up
its forces due to concern that terrorist groups are planning a
cross-border attack in the Golan Heights.
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Tantawi to Remain as Egyptian Defense Minister
Field Marshal Hussein Mohamed Tantawi is to remain at his post as Egypt's Defense Minister in the new government cabinet.
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Divided EU leaders meeting for 'big leap' summit
A stormy two-day summit kicks off on Thursday (28 June), with EU leaders
still at odds over ceding core national powers to Brussels.
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The EU and Turkey: Stronger together
At a time when the EU faces economic challenges and continuing
instability in the Middle East, our relationship with Turkey matters
more than ever.
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Arab Rage: Putin Recognized Jerusalem's Jewish Past
Arab Muslims are enraged by remarks made by Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kotel.
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Fatah to Israel: Do What We Want, or Face Intifada
If Israel does not surrender all the lands liberated in the Six Day War
of 1967, set up an Arab state with Jerusalem as its capital, and make
significant concessions in accepting as citizens descendants of Arabs
who fled Israel in 1948, a third intifada should, and must, be
conducted.