Middle-East
Israel heads to unprecedented 3rd election in one year after parliament dissolved
The Israeli parliament was dissolved on Wednesday night after its two main parties failed to form a government ahead of a midnight deadline, signalling an unprecedented third election within a year.
Hamas condemns Israeli strikes on Gaza
Islamic Hamas movement said in a statement on Sunday that Israel's insistence to "continue the escalation on Gaza by bombing Hamas military facilities and other militant groups" is "dangerous" and "can't be accepted."
40 Palestinian cars vandalized in hate crime attack in East Jerusalem
Israeli police said on Monday that more than 40 vehicles belonging to Palestinians were vandalized overnight in East Jerusalem.
Iran dismisses Israel's threats as "sign of weakness"
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi on Monday dismissed the recent Israeli anti-Iran threats as a sign of weakness.
Main Lebanon PM candidate withdraws from consideration
A possible candidate for prime minister of Lebanon said Sunday he is withdrawing from consideration for the post, prolonging the country's political crisis.
Iran says new budget bucks US oil embargo, uses Russian loan
Iran's president said on Sunday his country will depend less on oil revenue next year, in a new budget that is designed to resist crippling U.S. trade embargoes.
Saudi Arabia welcomes U.S., Sudan's decision to exchange envoys
Saudi Arabia welcomed on Saturday the decision of the United States and Sudan to exchange envoys after over two decades of diplomatic void, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
Iraqi officials raise toll to 25 killed in Baghdad bloodshed
Anti-government protesters wielding a blood-drenched flag returned to Baghdad's central plaza on Saturday after a night of bloody attacks that left 25 people dead and more than 130 wounded.
Israeli aircraft strike Hamas sites in Gaza after 3 rockets
Israeli aircraft bombed several militants' sites in Gaza early Sunday, hours after three rockets were fired from the Palestinian enclave toward southern Israel.
37 Palestinians injured in clashes with Israeli soldiers in eastern Gaza
At least 37 Palestinian demonstrators were injured on Friday during clashes with Israeli soldiers in the eastern Gaza Strip, close to the border with Israel.