Orange CEO tells Israel PM: `I deeply regret` boycott row

Last Updated: Friday, June 12, 2015, 16:08

"I deeply regret the impact resulting from the context and interpretation of those statements," Orange quoted Stephane Richard as telling Netanyahu at a meeting in Jerusalem.

Airstrikes kill 13 Sinai militants: Egypt military

Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 00:14

Egyptian military officials say the number of suspected militants killed by airstrikes in the Sinai Peninsula has risen to 13.

Hardline Israelis hold mass prayer against peace talks

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 01:01

Hardline national religious Israeli Jews held a mass prayer at the Western Wall plaza in Jerusalem against ongoing Israeli-Palestinian peace talks which could result in territorial compromises.

Love life of Israeli PM`s son sparks uproar

Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 21:28

The love life of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu`s son is setting off sparks in Israeli politics.

Israel plans 381 new settler homes in east Jerusalem: NGO

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 19:51

Israel`s government has approved plans to build 381 new settler homes in annexed east Jerusalem, Israeli settlement watchdog Peace Now said on Tuesday.

Abbas says he won`t make concessions on Jerusalem

Last Updated: Sunday, January 12, 2014, 00:39

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas sent a defiant message to Israel`s leadership and US mediators on Saturday, telling cheering supporters that the Palestinians "won`t kneel" and won`t drop demands for a capital in east Jerusalem.

Pope Francis announces first visit to Holy Land in May

Last Updated: Monday, January 6, 2014, 00:05

Pope Francis said on Sunday he will make his first trip to the Holy Land, visiting Amman, Bethlehem and Jerusalem from May 24 to 26.

John Kerry cites some progress in Mideast diplomacy

Last Updated: Saturday, January 4, 2014, 17:11

US Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday cited progress on the Mideast peace process, yet acknowledged that some of the most intractable disputes between Israelis and Palestinians were unsolved after more than 20 rounds of negotiations.

Kerry seeks to allay fears on Mideast deal

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 21:52

US Secretary of State John Kerry held a second day of talks with Israelis and Palestinians on Friday, seeking to overcome deep reservations about a framework to guide negotiations towards a peace deal.

Israel strikes in Gaza after rocket attack

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 06:41

Israeli war planes carried out a series of strikes in the Gaza Strip early Thursday, the army said, shortly after a rocket from the Palestinian enclave struck the Jewish state.

Jerusalem patriarch urges `just` Israel-Palestinian solution

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 24, 2013, 20:48

The Latin patriarch of Jerusalem called on Tuesday for a "just and equitable solution" to the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict and for reconciliation in the Middle East.

Israel tracks Syria`s Western jihadis, worried about their return

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 24, 2013, 20:14

Israel is working with allies abroad to track Westerners fighting in Syria, concerned that such militants could attack Israeli or Jewish targets once back home, a senior Israeli official said on Tuesday.