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The killing of British aid worker Gayle Williams in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Oct. 20 occurred against the backdrop of a debate among jihadist militants over whether humanitarian groups should be targeted for attacks. [more]
Jordan's King Abdullah II and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert
Egypt and Syria are nervously watching a possible Israeli-Syrian thaw. [more]
Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri (R) shakes hands with Syrian Vice President Faruq al-Shara
April 17, 2008 2133 GMT
Middle Eastern leaders are trying to achieve a breakthrough that will solve Lebanon's long-standing political crisis, in hopes of staving off a rumored Israeli invasion. [more]
Jordanian security forces guard the site of a shootout with terror suspects
Jordanian authorities have released the leading jihadist theoretician. The release will only help Jordan so far. [more]
Egyptian President Mubarak and Jordanian King Abdullah II
A member of Israel's Security Cabinet suggested that Egypt and Jordan might have to take temporary control of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank since the Palestinian leadership has not been able to control militant activity there. [more]
Islamic State of Iraq flyer
December 4, 2007 2112 GMT
In a 42-minute audio message, Iraq’s top jihadist leader called Dec. 4 for a fresh bombing campaign against Iraqi security forces. [more]
June 22, 2007 0200 GMT
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will host a summit in the Red Sea resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh... [more]
May 9, 2007 0150 GMT
U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney left Tuesday for a trip to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab... [more]
February 22, 2007 0451 GMT
By Fred Burton Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a... [more]
February 12, 2007 1729 GMT
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered what some have been calling the boldest condemnation... [more]
January 30, 2007 0059 GMT
A Palestinian suicide bomber staged the first suicide bombing in the Israeli Red Sea resort of... [more]
December 7, 2006 2141 GMT
Three Syrians and one Iraqi were sentenced to death by Jordan's State Security Court on Dec. 7... [more]
December 5, 2006 0841 GMT
Abdel Aziz al-Hakim, the head of Iraq's ruling Shiite coalition and of the country's most... [more]
November 27, 2006 1004 GMT
Editor's Note: An error that appeared in the original version of this piece... [more]
September 5, 2006 0023 GMT
A lone gunman opened fire on tourists visiting the ruins of a Roman amphitheater in the Jordanian... [more]
August 30, 2006 0700 GMT
Lebanon may have grabbed the headlines for a solid month, but a steady stream of violent attacks... [more]
August 17, 2006 0737 GMT
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday called the 34-day conflict between... [more]
August 3, 2006 0830 GMT
While the Israeli offensive against Hezbollah continued Wednesday, there were a couple of... [more]
July 27, 2006 0435 GMT
Iranian leader Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has criticized Saudi Arabia for not defending... [more]
July 25, 2006 0701 GMT
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made her way to Beirut and Jerusalem on Monday for some... [more]
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