Middle East
Confident Assad launches new term in stronger position
Bashar al-Assad was sworn in for a new term as Syria\'s president on Wednesday, after an election which his opponents dismiss as ...Israel targets Hamas leaders in new Gaza raids after cease-fire falters
Israel resumed its air strikes in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday a day after holding its fire in deference to an Egyptian-proposed ...Egypt proposes ceasefire in Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Egypt has proposed a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza that would start on Tuesday, ending a week of cross-border ...Fighting resumes as Israel-Hamas cease-fire collapses
Israel resumed air strikes in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, six hours after agreeing to an Egyptian-proposed truce that failed to halt ...Israel accepts, Hamas rejects Egypt truce proposal
Hamas rejected an Egyptian proposal for a cease-fire with Israel on Tuesday, moments after the Israeli Cabinet accepted the plan, throwing into ...Israel says shoots down Gaza drone as calls for truce mount
Israel said it shot down a drone from Gaza a week into its offensive on Monday, the first reported deployment of an ...U.S., Iran say disputes remain in nuclear talks as deadline looms
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday major differences persist between Iran and six world powers negotiating on Tehran\'s nuclear ...Israel holds off on escalating Gaza barrage; West wants truce
Israel appeared to hold off on a threatened escalation of its week-old Gaza Strip barrage on Monday despite balking at Western calls ...Thousands of Gaza civilians flee after Israeli warning
Thousands fled their homes in a Gaza Strip town on Sunday after Israel warned them to leave before it attacked rocket-launching sites, ...Israel, Hamas defy truce calls on Gaza bloodiest day
The world implored Israel and Hamas to end hostilities Saturday, but the violence escalated with the toll in Israeli strikes rising to ...




