Hamas Releases British Journalist After 25 Days
British officials took Paul Martin, a freelance filmmaker, to Israel after Hamas officials ended his 25-day detention.
Some Palestinian Jordanians Lose Citizenship
A Human Rights Watch report said 2,700 people lost citizenship from 2004 to 2008 and more were vulnerable.
G.I. s, New to Iraq, Hear the Election Explosions
Though unseasoned, the soldiers seem to have an understanding that the success or not of the elections could dictate how soon the Americans could go home.
Israelis Block Palestinians From Holy Site
On Friday, Israeli police prevented young Palestinian men from praying at a holy site in Jerusalem, and Israel’s military imposed a general ban on travel by Palestinians from the West Bank into Israel.
Profile: Fatah movement
After decades as the ruling party and heart of the Palestinian cause, Fatah seems to have slipped in Palestinians’ affections.
Plan to stop ‘political’ warrants
The UK is planning to stop attempts to secure “politically-motivated” arrest warrants for visiting foreign officials, the prime minister has said.
UN renews demand for Gaza probes
The UN renews its demand for Israel and the Palestinians to hold independent investigations into war crimes allegations.
World Briefing | Middle East: Iran: Budget With Cuts Is Approved by Parliament
Some lawmakers criticized President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad s 2010-11 budget, saying planned cuts in subsidies could set off runaway inflation.
Jerusalem diary
Indian lost tribe settle in tense West Bank city
U.S. Enriches Companies Defying Its Policy on Iran
A Times analysis shows that the U.S. has awarded companies with more than $107 billion in contracts and loans while they were doing business with Iran.
Breaking silence on Gaza abuses
A report by a group of Israeli ex-military activists lends credibility to widespread claims that the laws of war were breached in Gaza.
Life of exile
High cost of leaving Israel’s Orthodox community
Pro-Shalit protest outside jail
Protesters calling for the release of captive Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit block Palestinian visitors to an Israeli jail.
Arrest Stokes Concerns About Radicalized Muslims
The arrest of a New Jersey man in Yemen is the latest in a string of cases involving radicalized American Muslims.
