Ahmadinejad to Haniyeh: Israel close to disappearing Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh held talks in Doha, Qatar on Friday.

Al-Qaeda threatens Jordan’s King Abdullah Iraq’s al-Qaeda publishes statement calling on supporters in Jordan to watch our for king, warns he will encounter the same fate as his great-grandfather, who was assassinated

International forum opens in Jordan on Arab reforms Foreign ministers from the G8 industrialized nations, Arab, European, and Muslim countries Friday opened a conference on the shores of the Dead Sea to promote reforms in the region

Lebanon protest enters second day Supporters of Lebanon’s Hezbollah-led opposition are camping out in central Beirut on the second day of protests to demand the resignation of the country’s Western-backed government.

Bush and top Iraqi Shia to meet US President George W Bush is to meet the most powerful Iraqi Shia politician in Washington on Monday, officials say.

Ahmadinejad wants US out of Iraq Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the Iranian president, has again called on the US to get out of Iraq.

Israel slammed at UN General Assembly The General Assembly approved six pro-Palestinian resolutions over US and Israeli objections, showing the world body’s solidarity with Palestinian demands for an independent homeland.

Hamas-led government urged to quit The executive committee of the Fatah-dominated Palestine Liberation Organisation has called on the Hamas-led government to resign so a new government can be formed.

Pope leaves Turkey after momentous visit Pope Benedict XVI left Turkey Friday after a momentous visit in which he reached out to Muslims and Orthodox Christians while standing firm on key issues such as papal authority and Europe’s Christian roots.

Mubarak: Lebanon protests could turn it into ‘battlefield’ Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said Saturday he feared continued street demonstrations, especially if they became sectarian, could turn Lebanon into a battlefield.