Government And Politics
Iran opens registration for candidates in next year's parliament election, the first since protests
Iran has begun registering candidates for parliamentary elections in March, which will be the first since nationwide protests rocked the country last year
Libyan governing body's vote to replace its head adds uncertainty to the country's split politics
One of Libya’s top governing bodies has elected a new head, in a development that could further fracture the country already split between two rival administrations
Israel kills 3 suspected Palestinian militants as West Bank violence shows no signs of slowing
Israeli troops have killed three alleged Palestinian militants in the northern West Bank
Israel arrests 2 settlers after deadly rampage on a village leaves 1 Palestinian dead
Israeli police say they arrested two Israeli settlers after they stormed a Palestinian village in the West Bank in a rampage that left one Palestinian dead
An American billionaire says he'll stop funding the think tank behind Israel's judicial overhaul
An American billionaire and major donor to a Jerusalem think tank backing the Israeli government’s divisive judicial overhaul says that he will stop giving to the conservative group
US and UN should impose more sanctions on Sudanese leaders for alleged atrocities, rights group says
A leading human rights group has called on the United States and the United Nations to impose more sanctions on the Sudanese leaders responsible for the ongoing atrocities in Darfur
In latest violence, 18-year-old Palestinian killed during Israeli military raid
Palestinian health officials say that Israeli security forces have killed an 18-year-old Palestinian during a military raid into the northern West Bank
2 Palestinians killed in separate episodes in latest West Bank violence
Palestinian health officials say that two Palestinians were killed in the West Bank Friday — an 18-year-old by Israeli fire during a military raid into the northern West Bank and a 19-year old by Israeli settlers elsewhere in the territory
Israeli protesters are calling for democracy. But what about the occupation of Palestinians?
Israel is being rocked by a wave of mass protests calling for the country’s democracy to be upheld
Iran's Revolutionary Guard runs drill on disputed islands as US military presence in region grows
Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard has launched a surprise military drill on disputed islands in the Persian Gulf, just as the U.S. military increase its presence in the region over recent ship seizures by Tehran