The chairman of the Israeli-Arab “Balad†party, MK Jamal Zekhalke, wrote a letter to the head of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), asking him not to admit Israel into the body.
France will move a step closer towards outlawing the full Islamic veil on Tuesday when parliament adopts a formal resolution condemning the burka as an affront to the nation's values.
Part of the ancient aqueduct that brought water to the Temple Mount has been exposed near the Sultan’s Pool across from Mt. Zion.
An imam in Mali is living in fear after backing a new family law which no longer obliges wives to obey their husbands, angering Muslim groups.
BAGHDAD – A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a textile factory Monday in a crowd that gathered after two cars bombings at the same spot in the worst of a series of attacks killing nearly 100 across Iraq, the deadliest day this year.
Border wars seen preparing Israeli jets to take on Iran
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is visiting Syria for the first time Monday night as the two countries upgrade trade ties despite American disapproval of Syria’s supplying Hizbullah terrorists with missiles. Medvedev's arrival in Damascus comes hours after he hosted President Shimon Peres during a three-day visit.
Gunmen using weapons fitted with silencers attacked checkpoints and suicide bombers targeted shoppers in a marketplace as insurgents launched assaults in Iraq on Monday that killed at least 40 people and wounded 100 more.
The thousands of women parading along Lebanon's sunny beaches this summer in skimpy bikinis or strolling the city's pavements in miniskirts or shorts will all technically be breaking the law.
Steninitz hails decision; Pro-Palestinian groups plan protest.