Israeli President Shimon Peres, who was on an official visit to Spain this week to mark 25 years of diplomatic relations between Spain and Israel, enjoyed Thursday a friendly encounter with Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo and the rest of the team.

Czech novelist, short story writer and Holocaust survivor Arnost Lustig died in Prague on Saturday, aged 84, after fighting blood cancer for five years, the CTK news agency reported.

The Reform Movement accepted Fox News host Glenn Beck's apology for comparing Reform Judaism to radical Islam.

Thousands of imams and preachers protested on Sunday in front of the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, decrying State Security's interventions in their work.

French police briefly detained British fashion designer John Galliano in Paris on Thursday evening for alleged assault and making anti-Semitic remarks, a police source told AFP on Friday.

U.S. president says 'when leader's only means of staying in power is to use mass violence against his own people' he must go; Obama's comment marks first time he called on the Libyan leader to step down.

The Muslim Brotherhood is internally divided over whether women and Copts should be allowed to run for president. The debate emerged as a number of MB leaders are in the process of revising the political party platform before presenting it the public in its final form.

Embattled Libyan leader says protesters being manipulated as pro- and anti-government forces clash across the country.

As Col. Gadhafi loses his grip on Libya, it is possible that someone is interested in sparking a new round of hostilities between Hamas and Israel.

In a tense telephone call, PM tells German chancellor that he was disappointed by Germany's vote at UN, but assures her he intends to launch new peace plan soon; Merkel reportedly did not believe Netanyahu, saying he disappointed her.