Reuters - Saudi King Abdullah and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad visited Lebanon on Friday in a dramatic attempt to avert a crisis over possible indictments of Hezbollah members in the assassination of Lebanese statesman Rafik al-Hariri. more >>
Reuters - Palestinian militants in Gaza fired a rocket into Ashkelon on Israel's Mediterranean coast on Friday, blowing out the windows of an apartment block and damaging parked cars in a residential area of the city. more >>
Time.com - U.S. efforts to cajole Mahmoud Abbas into talks with the Israelis have yet to yield results. But the Obama Administration could soon find itself on the spot if such talks go ahead more >>
Time.com - Spain's National Court has re-opened its case against three U.S. troops implicated in a 2003 attack on Baghdad's Hotel Palestine that killed two journalists more >>
Reuters - The Arab League said on Thursday it would back face-to-face peace talks between the Palestinians and Israel when the Palestinians believe the time is right. more >>
The Christian Science Monitor - Setting the stage for the Palestinians to negotiate directly with Israel, the Arab League agreed in principle today to Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas holding face-to-face peace talks with the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. more >>
