After Gaza War, Palestinian Unity Gets a Big Boost | Hamas pardons all political prisoners from Fatah
Iraqi Army, Kurds Continue Buildup in Disputed Region
Iraqi Army, Kurds Continue Build-up in Disputed Region | Peshmerga reinforcements deployed to frontier as talks make little progress
Syria Rebels Briefly Capture Helicopter Base Near Damascus
Syria Rebels Briefly Capture Helicopter Base Near Damascus | Destroyed helicopters, looted ammo, and left
Hamas: We Will Not Disarm
Gaza's ruling Hamas says it will not stop arming itself because the deterrence that rocket-fire affords them is what extracts concessions from Israel, not disarming and peaceful resistance. Moussa Abu Marzouk, Hamas's second in command, told this to The Associated...
Israel Said to Ease 3-Mile Blockade on Gaza Coast
Israel Eases Coastal Blockade | Gaza fishermen can now venture out six miles
Israel Restricts Palestinian Access to Holy Site
Israel has restricted Palestinian access to the Al-Aqsa mosque compound, in the latest so-called security measure since the shaky ceasefire with Hamas was signed. On Friday, one Palestinian was killed by Israeli fire along the Gaza-Israel border. And since the...
US Cancels Mid East Conference on Nuke-Free Zone
US Cancels Mid East Meeting on NWFZ | Israel refuses to give up its nukes, so NWFZ is impossible
Egypt’s Judicial Council Calls For Strike to Protest Mursi’s Power Grab
Egypt’s Judges Condemn Mursi’s Decrees | Tens of thousands of protesters also condemned Morsi’s power grab
Iran Complains to UN About Illegal US Overflights
Iran Complains to UN About Illegal US Overflights | Blames US Navy for ‘illegal and provocative acts’
Syrian Rebels Claim Control of Northeast ‘Supply Route’ to Iraq
Syrian Rebels Claim Control of Northeast ‘Supply Route’ to Iraq | Artillery base means reach extends all the way to borders