Tag: Middle East

Gaza's Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, right, shows a copy of a singed agreement while siting next to senior Fatah official Azzam al-Ahmad during their press conference after the announcement of an agreement between the two rival Palestinian groups, Hamas and Fatah, at Haniyeh's residence in Shati Refugee Camp, Gaza Strip, Wednesday, April 23, 2014. Hamas and Fatah made a new attempt Wednesday to overcome the Palestinians' political split, saying they would seek to form an interim unity government within five weeks, followed by general elections by December at the earliest. It was not clear how the new attempt announced Wednesday would succeed where previous ones failed, since the fundamental difficulties remain in place. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

National Security

Israel halts peace talks with Palestinians

Josef Federman · April 24, 2014 7:48 pm

Activists say Syrian airstrikes in north kill 30

Barbara Surk · April 24, 2014 6:58 pm

Israeli PM: Palestinians step back from peace

Lara Jakes · April 24, 2014 4:05 pm

Official: Israel decides to suspend peace talks in response to Palestinian unity deal

Washington Examiner · April 24, 2014 2:41 pm

Activists: Government airstrikes on vegetable market in northern Syria kill at least 18 people

Washington Examiner · April 24, 2014 10:48 am

Arab-Israeli women break ground on pro soccer team

Jon Gerberg · April 24, 2014 7:37 am

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Beltway Confidential

Egyptian doctor facing trial over female genital mutilation death

Ashe Schow · April 24, 2014 4:00 am

UN: 3.5 million Syrians desperately need aid

Edith Lederer · April 24, 2014 1:58 am

In this image taken from video obtained from the Shaam News Network, posted on April 18, 2014, an anti-Bashar Assad activist group, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, two women and a young girl are treated by a medic in Kfar Zeita, a rebel-held village in Hama province some 200 kilometers (125 miles) north of Damascus. Syrian opposition activists and other witnesses tell The Associated Press that Syrian government forces have attacked rebel-held areas with poisonous chlorine gas in recent months. They say the attacks left scores of men, women and children coughing, choking and gasping for breath. The reports have been denied by the Syrian government and have yet to be confirmed by any foreign country or international organization. But if true, they highlight the limitations of the global effort to rid Syria of its chemical weapons. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network)

Syrian activists accuse Assad of new gas attacks

DIAA HADIDZEINA KARAM · April 23, 2014 11:57 pm

As peace deadline nears, Abbas says he has options

KARIN LAUBMOHAMMED DARAGHMEH · April 23, 2014 8:45 pm

UN seeks probe of alleged chlorine gas in Syria

Edith Lederer · April 23, 2014 8:17 pm

Gaza's Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, right, and senior Fatah official Azzam al-Ahmad meet in Gaza for talks aimed at reaching a reconciliation agreement between the two rival Palestinian groups, Hamas and Fatah on Tuesday, April 22, 2014. Palestinians have been divided since 2007 when Hamas took control of the Gaza Strip from Fatah forces loyal to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)

Palestinian rivals to try again for unity deal

Ibrahim Barzak · April 23, 2014 7:45 pm