- AP EXCLUSIVE: US war games send signal to Assad

Updated: Jun-18-13 5:23 pm
- Syrian warplanes strike rebel posts in Aleppo

Updated: Jun-18-13 4:57 pm
- Israeli general warns of unrest if no peace talks

Updated: Jun-18-13 12:57 pm
- Syrian pound tumbles on US plans to arm rebels
Updated: Jun-18-13 4:06 pm
- Iraqi suicide bombers hit Baghdad mosque, kill 34

Updated: Jun-18-13 2:28 pm
- Fears of violence as Egypt nears June 30 protests

Updated: Jun-18-13 5:11 pm
- Iran's president meets newly elected successor
Updated: Jun-18-13 11:45 am
- Star-studded party for Israeli president's 90th

Updated: Jun-18-13 5:55 pm
- Israeli premier: pressure on Iran must continue
Updated: Jun-18-13 2:07 pm
- Ex-South Africa ambassador criticizes Israel
Updated: Jun-18-13 9:55 am
- Chevron secures Iraqi Kurdish oil deal
Updated: Jun-18-13 7:39 am
- Jordan's king endorses treaty with UK
Updated: Jun-18-13 7:31 am
- AP Interview: Peres, at 90, still going strong

Updated: Jun-18-13 7:24 am
- Official: trial of Libya's Gadhafi's son in August
Updated: Jun-17-13 5:25 pm
- Anger in southern Egypt over Islamist governor

Updated: Jun-17-13 5:24 pm
- In Israel, Streisand criticizes treatment of women

Updated: Jun-17-13 5:13 pm
- Yemen protesters demand Gitmo detainees release
Updated: Jun-17-13 4:52 pm
- Kurds fight for place in Syrian civil war

Updated: Jun-17-13 4:17 pm
- Allies of Iran's outgoing president defeated
Updated: Jun-17-13 3:10 pm
- Hamas urges former ally Hezbollah to leave Syria

Updated: Jun-17-13 1:19 pm
- Israel picks team to build high-speed web network
Updated: Jun-17-13 11:44 am
- Canada to provide $ 98.4 million in aid to Jordan
Updated: Jun-17-13 6:14 am
- Saudi Arabia: 4 more deaths from SARS-like virus
Updated: Jun-17-13 4:38 am
- Egypt seen to give nod toward jihadis on Syria

Updated: Jun-16-13 4:40 pm
- Egypt appoints 17 governors, including 8 Islamists
Updated: Jun-16-13 4:12 pm
- Syrian refugees in Egypt hit by break in ties

Updated: Jun-16-13 2:59 pm
- AP Analysis: Iran president may help shield rulers

Updated: Jun-16-13 1:28 pm
- Hardline Egypt cleric sentenced for burning Bible
Updated: Jun-16-13 11:05 am
- Israel PM: Sanctions on Iran should increase

Updated: Jun-16-13 9:47 am
- Syria lashes out at Egypt decision to sever ties

Updated: Jun-16-13 7:41 am
- Kuwait court dissolves parliament; elections ahead
Updated: Jun-16-13 7:26 am
- Jordan's king says he's ready to fend off threats
Updated: Jun-16-13 5:44 am
- Egypt cuts relations with Syrian government

Updated: Jun-15-13 5:14 pm
- Attacks in Benghazi kill 6 Libyan soldiers
Updated: Jun-15-13 3:08 pm
- Dutch couple kidnapped in Yemen's capital
Updated: Jun-15-13 3:05 pm
- Iran market welcomes partial election results
Updated: Jun-15-13 11:23 am
- Iran's Rowhani seeks 'constructive interaction'

Updated: Jun-14-13 10:35 pm
- By arming Syria rebels, US drawn into proxy war

Updated: Jun-14-13 3:21 pm
- EgyptAir lost around $185 million last fiscal year
Updated: Jun-14-13 11:11 am
- AP PHOTOS: Egypt's Sufis thrive despite attacks

Updated: Jun-14-13 9:14 am
- Iran's Khamenei on US critics: 'the hell with you'
Updated: Jun-14-13 12:39 am
- Gaza suffers drop in foreign aid over Syrian war

Updated: Jun-13-13 4:04 pm
- Tunisia rapper gets 2 years prison for police song
Updated: Jun-13-13 3:36 pm
- Israel military faces new Facebook fiasco
Updated: Jun-13-13 3:10 pm
- Egypt says citizens free to join fight in Syria
Updated: Jun-13-13 2:02 pm
- Summary Box: Egypt wheat harvest mired in politics
Updated: Jun-13-13 12:00 pm
- Egyptian pilots end protest; 22 flights delayed
Updated: Jun-13-13 9:01 am
- Israeli police: Christian cemetery defaced
Updated: Jun-13-13 5:02 am
- Egypt's wheat harvest becomes mired in politics

Updated: Jun-13-13 2:39 am
- Tunisia imprisons 3 European topless activists

Updated: Jun-12-13 6:07 pm
- Syrian rebels press US and allies to send weapons

Updated: Jun-12-13 3:47 pm
- Cheap translations, but not replacement for humans

Updated: Jun-12-13 3:10 pm
- Iran nuke policy 'unchangeable' no matter who wins

Updated: Jun-12-13 2:44 pm
- TV shows Algerians first images of ailing leader
Updated: Jun-12-13 2:37 pm
- Israeli legislators chided for unruly behavior
Updated: Jun-12-13 1:57 pm
- AP Interview: Bleak outlook for West Bank economy

Updated: Jun-12-13 12:53 pm
- Jordan ratifies UK treaty to deport radical cleric
Updated: Jun-12-13 12:12 pm
- Limits on Palestinians living with Israeli spouses

Updated: Jun-12-13 11:51 am
- Jordan: Orphan, 23, dies of self-inflicted burns
Updated: Jun-12-13 10:36 am
- Austrian UN peacekeepers begin Golan pullout
Updated: Jun-12-13 5:31 am
- Syrian rebels reeling from loss of Qusair

Updated: Jun-11-13 8:33 pm
- Algeria: president had full stroke, but recovering

Updated: Jun-11-13 6:18 pm
- Iraq increasingly drawn into Syrian battlefield

Updated: Jun-11-13 2:59 pm
- Waze sale signals new growth for Israeli high tech
Updated: Jun-11-13 1:49 pm
- Egyptian Christian teacher convicted of blasphemy
Updated: Jun-11-13 9:57 am
- Iran launches rearmed destroyer on Persian Gulf
Updated: Jun-11-13 6:11 am
- Egypt warns all options open for Ethiopia Nile dam

Updated: Jun-10-13 5:36 pm
- AP Interview: Wieseltier fears for Israel's future

Updated: Jun-10-13 2:55 pm
- Iraqi Shiite fighters' Syria role raises tensions

Updated: Jun-10-13 2:41 pm
- Reports: 11-year term for Kuwait woman over tweets
Updated: Jun-10-13 12:56 pm
- Retrial of Egypt's Mubarak adjourned to July 6

Updated: Jun-10-13 8:05 am
- Sudan may suspend more pacts with South Sudan
Updated: Jun-09-13 5:32 pm
- In Iran vote, reformists struggle with few options

Updated: Jun-09-13 5:26 pm
- Celebrated Israeli author Yoram Kaniuk dies
Updated: Jun-09-13 1:27 pm
- 5 things to know about Iran's presidential vote

Updated: Jun-09-13 1:20 pm
- Israeli zoo uses acupuncture on sick tiger

Updated: Jun-09-13 12:29 pm
- Multinational military exercises launch in Jordan
Updated: Jun-09-13 12:23 pm
- Women pray peacefully at key Jerusalem Jewish site

Updated: Jun-09-13 10:25 am
- Egypt: Suspected militants kill policeman in Sinai
Updated: Jun-09-13 9:54 am
- Iran says it sets up space monitoring center
Updated: Jun-09-13 6:28 am
- Egypt's Islamists, opposition closely eye Turkey

Updated: Jun-08-13 4:33 pm
- Sudan orders South Sudan oil pipeline closed
Updated: Jun-08-13 3:43 pm
- Some lawyers banned from trial of Egypt's Mubarak

Updated: Jun-08-13 9:49 am
- Hezbollah entry in Syria fans Shiite-Sunni fires

Updated: Jun-07-13 4:38 pm
- Israel's Tel Aviv holds annual gay pride parade
Updated: Jun-07-13 9:02 am
- Algeria stalled 40 days into president's absence

Updated: Jun-07-13 4:59 am
- Israeli power couple links politics with the press

Updated: Jun-07-13 3:22 am
- After Qusair, Syrian army sets sights on heartland

Updated: Jun-06-13 4:59 pm
- Iran leader's election bid: Taming the presidency

Updated: Jun-06-13 2:42 pm
- Tunisia deploys heavy security at Turkish Embassy

Updated: Jun-06-13 1:09 pm
- 2 Tunisian soldiers killed by roadside bomb
Updated: Jun-06-13 1:02 pm
- Abbas swears in academic, political newbie as PM

Updated: Jun-06-13 12:52 pm
- Russia: 'Red line' not crossed in Syria over arms

Updated: Jun-06-13 7:52 am
- Army helicopter crash in Sudan kills 2 crew
Updated: Jun-06-13 7:49 am
- Israel leads global drone exports as demand grows

Updated: Jun-05-13 3:54 pm
- Israel police arrest 3 in connection to gay deaths
Updated: Jun-05-13 2:51 pm
- US to deploy Patriots, F-16s to Jordan

Updated: Jun-05-13 12:51 pm
- Iran funeral turns into political protest

Updated: Jun-05-13 12:47 pm
- Israeli judge quits after saying girls enjoy rape
Updated: Jun-05-13 11:57 am
- Strike at Egypt's main airport disrupts flights
Updated: Jun-05-13 9:48 am
- Signature campaign on Egypt's streets tests Morsi

Updated: Jun-05-13 2:43 am
- France, Britain confirm use of sarin gas in Syria

Updated: Jun-04-13 6:19 pm
- Kuwait telecom Zain takes step on Iraq IPO plans
Updated: Jun-04-13 8:02 am
- Iran summons Qatari envoy over 'terror' allegation
Updated: Jun-04-13 6:38 am
- Israel to send African migrants to third country

Updated: Jun-03-13 4:19 pm
- Jordan: 304 national news websites blocked
Updated: Jun-03-13 3:13 pm
- Iranian voter views suggest wide open race

Updated: Jun-03-13 2:39 pm
- Conjoined twins with shared heart can't be split

Updated: Jun-03-13 1:26 pm
- Egypt sentences 5 foreigners to death over drugs
Updated: Jun-03-13 9:58 am
- Report: First Saudi women's sport center opens
Updated: Jun-03-13 6:07 am
- Female Israeli soldiers punished for racy photos
Updated: Jun-02-13 2:11 pm
- Holy Land archaeological treasure hurt by politics

Updated: Jun-02-13 2:01 pm
- Yemeni al-Qaida leader warns Americans on security
Updated: Jun-02-13 12:43 pm
- Iranian intelligence says dismantles sabotage plot
Updated: Jun-02-13 12:29 pm
- UK envoy says BP committed to Algeria after attack
Updated: Jun-02-13 11:20 am
- Lebanon: Israeli warplanes violate airspace
Updated: Jun-02-13 6:17 am
- Report: Iran president has helicopter 'incident'
Updated: Jun-02-13 4:35 am
- Brash Iran campaign stirs echoes of Ahmadinejad

Updated: Jun-01-13 3:24 pm
- Egypt's long-scorned legislature deepens rift

Updated: Jun-01-13 1:52 pm
- Report: 6 Iranians die from drinking bad alcohol
Updated: Jun-01-13 1:44 pm
- Egypt blasts US warning over incidents at pyramids
Updated: Jun-01-13 12:49 pm
- Arab drive for reform seen shifting to slow lane

Updated: Jun-01-13 10:57 am
- Suspected US drones kill 7 al-Qaida men in Yemen
Updated: Jun-01-13 7:04 am
- Poetry and bickering at Iran's presidential debate

Updated: May-31-13 5:02 pm
- Iran denounces US sentencing over Saudi envoy Plot

Updated: May-31-13 4:06 pm
- After 2 months, Iranian tourists return to Egypt
Updated: May-31-13 3:19 pm
- Moroccan premier defiant amid mounting opposition
Updated: May-31-13 2:26 pm
- Tunisia: New arrests in campaign against militants
Updated: May-31-13 1:19 pm
- 6 Mexican tourists killed in Egypt bus accident

Updated: May-31-13 12:59 pm
- Tunisia charges European topless activists
Updated: May-31-13 12:30 pm
- Israeli amusement park rejects segregation claims
Updated: May-31-13 11:32 am
- Lebanese parliament extends its term 17 months

Updated: May-31-13 10:57 am
- Saudi king leaves for vacation in Morocco
Updated: May-31-13 9:35 am
- Tunisian Femen activist fined, remains jailed

Updated: May-30-13 4:08 pm
- Tale of 2 converts shows Egypt's sectarian divide

Updated: May-30-13 3:07 pm
- Israel to free conscientious objector
Updated: May-30-13 11:58 am
- Bahrain explosion injures 7 policemen
Updated: May-30-13 5:53 am
- Qatar government backs tighter online media codes
Updated: May-30-13 5:10 am
- The new drama at Egypt's opera: A political fight

Updated: May-29-13 4:14 pm
- US troubled by verdicts in Tunisia embassy attack
Updated: May-29-13 3:18 pm
- Israeli museum finds owner of looted art

Updated: May-29-13 2:31 pm
- Tunisia police seize FEMEN activists for disrobing
Updated: May-29-13 11:49 am
- Iran seeks tighter control of foreign journalists
Updated: May-29-13 9:04 am
- Israeli committee approves proposed draft reforms
Updated: May-29-13 8:25 am
- Iran expresses support for Geneva talks on Syria
Updated: May-29-13 8:24 am
- Syria says its oil production plummeted since war
Updated: May-29-13 6:44 am
- Jordan: Nearly 60,000 Syrian refugees return home
Updated: May-29-13 6:17 am
- Fighting in Syria, Hezbollah charts risky course

Updated: May-29-13 2:47 am
- Report: Iran's parliament approves reduced budget
Updated: May-28-13 11:34 am
- AP Interview: Rebels want arms post-EU embargo

Updated: May-28-13 11:33 am
- 70-year-old Tunisian dies during vendor crackdown
Updated: May-28-13 11:32 am
- Saudi oil giant reports record production in 2012
Updated: May-28-13 9:52 am
- Power outages add to Egypt's woes

Updated: May-28-13 2:26 am
- Fierce fighting between Sudan troops and rebels
Updated: May-27-13 4:49 pm
- Inside Iran's presidential election and beyond
Updated: May-27-13 1:41 pm
- Iran's approaching vote brings receding Web access

Updated: May-27-13 1:23 pm
- Group: Morocco activist arrests up since charter
Updated: May-27-13 12:40 pm
- AP Interview: Israel deputy FM proud to be settler

Updated: May-27-13 11:15 am
- Military exemptions threaten Israeli coalition
Updated: May-27-13 10:04 am
- Neighbors in Lebanese city fight Syrian proxy war

Updated: May-27-13 7:47 am
- Iran reform candidate says state TV cuts broadcast
Updated: May-27-13 4:52 am
- Trailblazing Israeli electric car company to close

Updated: May-26-13 5:06 pm
- Kerry: $4B Palestinian economic plan could work

Updated: May-26-13 3:24 pm
- Iran fields 'massive' number of missile launchers
Updated: May-26-13 6:58 am
- Saudi Arabia warns against Iran's nuclear program
Updated: May-25-13 9:22 am
- Hezbollah: EU making big mistake
Updated: May-24-13 3:49 pm
- Tunisian feminist faces 6 months in prison

Updated: May-24-13 2:29 pm
- Iran presidential candidate vows to resist West
Updated: May-24-13 2:20 pm
- Kerry blasts Iranian election maneuvering

Updated: May-24-13 8:49 am
- AP PHOTOS: Egypt's languishing Islamic antiquities

Updated: May-23-13 1:51 pm
- AP Interview: Syria conflict uproots Palestinians

Updated: May-23-13 10:56 am
- Iran denies its drone entered Bahrain's airspace
Updated: May-23-13 9:09 am
- 2011 jail breaks become political issue in Egypt

Updated: May-23-13 2:40 am
- Submerged structure stumps Israeli archaeologists

Updated: May-23-13 2:31 am
- Kerry: US, allies ready to step up aid to rebels

Updated: May-22-13 6:04 pm
- Bahrain claims Iranian drone found
Updated: May-22-13 12:05 pm
- Kerry praises $2.1 billion Raytheon deal in Oman

Updated: May-22-13 3:46 am
- New Egypt tax law: cuts for poor, business hikes

Updated: May-21-13 5:08 pm
- Saudi executes 5 Yemenis, displays bodies
Updated: May-21-13 4:14 pm
- Iran candidate list for presidential race

Updated: May-21-13 3:41 pm
- 2 Moroccans tried for homosexuality get 4 months
Updated: May-21-13 1:58 pm
- Palestinian group: Ruler rights abuses increasing
Updated: May-21-13 1:46 pm
- Saudi Arabia says arrests 10 from Iranian spy ring
Updated: May-21-13 11:12 am
- Oman proposes ban on niqab veils for women drivers
Updated: May-21-13 10:05 am
- Tunisia announces 3 cases of coronavirus, 1 death
Updated: May-21-13 9:59 am
- Tunisian feminist arrested for alleged provocation

Updated: May-20-13 5:21 pm
- Israel, Palestinians still arguing over epic image

Updated: May-20-13 3:06 pm
- Israel gunman shoots 4 dead at bank, kills self

Updated: May-20-13 2:35 pm
- Saudi Arabia reports latest death from new virus
Updated: May-20-13 2:05 pm
- Barbra Streisand to receive honorary PhD in Israel
Updated: May-20-13 1:38 pm
- Jordan: Arab Spring clears way for press freedoms

Updated: May-20-13 12:52 pm
- Vandals target Israeli women's prayer group
Updated: May-20-13 8:42 am
- UAE construction giant faces rare labor strike
Updated: May-20-13 8:37 am
- Correction: Tunisia-Salafi Crackdown story

Updated: May-20-13 6:56 am
- Iran says producing new air defense missile
Updated: May-20-13 5:08 am
- Tunisia security blocks salafi conference, 1 dead

Updated: May-19-13 2:46 pm
- Cairo airport baggage handlers end strike
Updated: May-19-13 12:07 pm
- Tunisia security blocks salafi conference

Updated: May-19-13 8:42 am