Headlines
Israel has approved the construction of 1,600 new homes for Jews in east Jerusalem, threatening to cloud a visit by Vice President Joe Biden who aimed at restarting peace talks between Palestine and Israel.
Polls have closed in Iraq's parliamentary elections after a spate of attacks that marred the vote left 31 people dead.
European Union observers arrived in the Iraqi city of Erbil on Saturday on the eve of Sunday's parliamentary elections, at the beginning of a two month mission assessing the electoral process across the country.
MiddleEast
- 1,600 homes in East Jerusalem approved
- Polls close in Iraq after attacks kill 31
- E.U. Observers Watching Iraq Elections
- Car Bomb Kills 3 Before Iraq Election Day
- Movie 'Hurt Locker' Criticized by Soldiers
- Election Decides Iraq's Political Future
- Israeli court reprimands Jerusalem police for limiting anti-settler protests
- Arab Nations Approve Indirect Mideast Talks
- Gazan Fishermen Import Egyptian Fish
- Marines Converge on Taliban Holdouts in Marjah
- Sunni party drops out of Iraq's national elections
- Marines Drop Behind Taliban Lines In Marjah
- Suspects Claim Mistakes in Dubai Probe
- Israel says no reason to think Mossad killed Hamas operative, but doesn't confirm or deny it
- Dubai Manhunt Underway Over Hamas Murder
- Iranian Festival Features Theatre Production
- US dollar holding strong as world's key foreign reserve currency
- Mideast Protests Over West Bank Land
- Iraqi panel bars 2 Sunni politicians from election
- Ancient Road Reveals 6th Century Jerusalem
- Iran Revolution
- Iran Begins Enriching Uranium
- Evictions of Jewish Settlers Postponed
- Protests Held in Iraq Amid Row Over Election Ban
- Israeli Official Warns Peace Talks Must Resume
- Hamas Denies War Crimes In U.N. Report
- Iraq court lifts ban on hundreds of candidates
- Syrian FM: US has nominated ambassador to Damascus
- Official: Iraq clears way for banned candidates
- Iraqi police: Suicide bomber kills 41 in Baghdad