Mideast: Palestinians have new aim at UN
A year after the Palestinians’ high-profile failure to win United Nations membership through the Security Council, they are returning to…
Mideast: Hamas chief wants to step down
Hamas's leader in exile, Khaled Meshaal, is tired of policy challenges from the Islamist group's Gaza-based leadership and is not…
Mideast: USA preparing for a long siege of Arab unrest
After days of anti-American violence across the Muslim world, the White House is girding itself for an extended period of…
Mideast: Questions linger in wake of U.S. Embassy attacks in Libya
In the wake of the U.S. Embassy attacks in Libya, countless questions remain unanswered.
Mideast: Armada of int’l naval power massing in the Gulf
An armada of US and British naval power is massing in the Persian Gulf in the belief that Israel is…
Mideast: Forced conversions and abductions on the rise
The Arab Spring political upheaval has been bad news for many of the region’s Christians, while the response of the…
Mideast: U.N. says Iran has doubled nuclear centrifuges
The United Nations' nuclear watchdog says Iran has doubled the number of centrifuges for enriching uranium.