Close relations between Egypt and Israel are not a strange idea

Rival Islamists in Egypt’s parliamentary election played up their differences in a first-round run-off vote, with the top-placed Muslim Brotherhood anxious to show a moderate face to Egyptians hungry for stability.

Prime minister says ruling army to issue decree allowing him ''presidential powers'' as parliamentary run-off continues.

Hassan Nasrallah attends Beirut rally, telling crowds his group is ''increasing in numbers'' and vowing support for Syria.

Detention of 3 soldiers come 2 days after 7 female Jewish settlers were arrested on suspicion of vandalizing army property and damaging Palestinian-owned trees.

The President of the European Parliament, Jerzy Buzek, has invited young political leaders from the European Union, Israel and Palestine to Brussels as part of its efforts to foster a lasting peace in the Middle East, his office said.

Peace negotiations in the Middle East must tackle the issue of the status of the holy sites, Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, head of the Vatican's Council for Interreligious Dialogue, said.

President Barack Obama's administration on Monday rejected Republican calls to fire the US ambassador to Belgium after he said that the Middle East conflict was partly to blame for anti-Semitism.

U.S. Secretary of State urges exiled leadership to advocate rule of law in the war-torn country; State Department announces return of U.S. envoy to Damascus.

The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe has condemned the ''disgraceful'' desecration of an abandoned Jewish cemetery in Pristina where graves were daubed with Nazi graffiti.