Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says Iran is prepared to enter serious negotiations with the West; that he was able to reach out in this way may indicate he has the support of the Supreme Leader Ayattolah Ali Khamenei.

The British foreign office temporarily withdrew its embassy staff from the Yemeni capital of Sanaa Tuesday, citing the ongoing “volatile” situation, amid escalating concerns of a terrorist threat from al Qaeda-related groups.

Police give okay to women's activist group after Orthodox girls blocked Women of the Wall prayer service last month.

No reason given for cancellation of PLO, Fatah meeting in Ramallah.

Sides exchange views on how to end ''political polarization.''

Speaking with Democratic US Congressmen, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu responds to Iranian president's comment that threats against Iran do not work, saying that the only thing that will work is ''increased pressure.''

Europe’s Foreign Ministers were reluctant to express optimism to the change of regime in Iran, following incoming President Hassan Rouhani’s inauguration pledge to “recapture (Iran’s) deserving position among nations” on Sunday.

Turkish Premier Tayyip Erdogan’s planned visit to the Gaza Strip has been scuppered by Egypt, claimed Egyptian news site Youm7 Sunday.

Barcelona football club concluded its highly publicised two-day ‘peace tour’ of Israel and the West Bank Sunday night with a football workshop with Israeli children in the presence of 12,000 adoring fans and Israeli President Shimon Peres at Tel Aviv’s Bloomfield Stadium.

Yaron (Ronny) Bruckner, a Belgian Jewish entrepreneur and philanthropist, has died Sunday in Israel at the age of 56.