AFP – The leader of Israel’s right-wing Likud party said on Saturday he will aim to form a government of the broadest possible unity if his party wins the February 10 general election. Tweet … Continue reading
Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni has asked her Cypriot counterpart Saturday to remove weaponry found aboard an Iranian vessel docked at Limassol. Tweet
U.S. envoy George Mitchell is continuing diplomatic efforts to reach a bonafide Gaza ceasefire as Egypt began installing cameras and sensors. Tweet
Terrorists in Hamas-controlled Gaza and Fatah-controlled Samaria attacked Israel on the Sabbath. The IDF did not retaliate to a rocket strike. Tweet
Reuters – Egypt has begun installing cameras and motion sensors along its border with the Gaza Strip to try to combat smuggling to the Hamas-run territory, security sources said on Saturday. Tweet
Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki hails a largely peaceful landmark vote for new provincial councils across the country as a victory. Tweet
AFP – PLO chairman Mahmud Abbas is leading a chorus of opposition to calls by rival Hamas supremo Khaled Meshaal for a new leadership to replace the Palestine Liberation Organisation. Tweet … Continue reading
AP – Palestinian militants fired a rocket from Gaza on Saturday that exploded close to the southern Israeli town of Ashkelon without causing any damages or injuries, an Israeli military spokesman said. Tweet … Continue reading