Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and the Shah of Iran were solidly supported by the U.S., Israel, and Western Europe -- a scenario that outraged much of the populace in each country and exacerbated festering resentments.
The top after-market NYSE gainers Friday were: Cellcom Israel, Parker Drilling, Patriot Coal Corp, Omega Protein Corp and Yelp Inc. The top after-market NYSE losers were: Box Ships, Spectrum Brands Holdings, AMERIGROUP, Teekay Tankers and Delta Air Lines.
The trip will provide the presumptive Republican nominee with his latest opportunity to depict himself as a stronger ally of Israel than President Barack Obama.
Growth hormone is generally considered safe, and although the new study raises a red flag, its significance is unclear.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has invited his newly elected Egyptian counterpart, Mohamed Morsi, to a summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) nations to be held in Tehran in late August to promote undeniable and constructive cooperation between the nations, an Iranian government statement said.
Palestinians, mostly from the West Bank, already account for about one-third of Jordan?s 6 million strong population.
Palestinian officials have called an international probe into the death of its leader Yasser Arafat, more than eight years after he died of several mysterious health complications, following a report that he could have been poisoned with a radioactive substance known as polonium.
Oil prices remained near $87 a barrel during Asian trading hours Thursday as investors were awaiting the key monetary decisions from the European Central Bank (ECB) and Bank of England.
On Wednesday, Iran threatened to destroy U.S. military bases immediately following any attack on its own territory.
The body of Yasser Arafat will be exhumed from its West Bank mausoleum to test for polonium poisoning, a move that could spark new tension between Palestine and Israel.
Crude oil futures declined during Asian trading hours Wednesday after surging in the previous session on renewed tensions over Iran's nuclear program.
The U.N. drugs watchdog chief voiced dismay and serious concern in talks with an Iranian envoy Tuesday over claims by the Islamic Republic's vice president that Jews were behind global narcotics trafficking.
The Arab League has called on the various Syrian opposition factions to unite in light of their rejection of a U.N.-brokered plan for a transitional government that, as a gesture to Russia, would possibly include President Bashar al Assad in any decision-making on the country's future government.
Iran announced missile tests Sunday and threatened to wipe Israel off the face of the earth if the Jewish state attacked it, brandishing some of its starkest threats on the day Europe began enforcing an oil embargo and harsh new sanctions
Now that we?ve passed through the first half of 2012, it?s time to reflect on some technology events and anticipate what might be ahead. Maybe we can make a few predictions.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has sent a letter to Egypt's newly sworn-in President Mohamed Morsi, urging him to maintain peace between the two countries, following an Iranian report last week that Morsi was planning to reconsider the peace deal with Israel, Israeli daily Haaretz reported.
Former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir, who clung throughout his life to the belief that Israel should hang on to territory and never trust an Arab regime, passed away at 96 in a nursing home in Herzliya, Israeli officials said Saturday.
The Miss Holocaust Survivor pageant, in which Holocaust survivors ranging in age from 74 to 97 competed for the title in Israel, has been criticized as macabre by some and as a celebration of life -- and a triumph over evil -- by others.
How powerful is the Syrian military? How do Western nations stack up against it? And would it be wise to intervene in the first place?
Promoter Bob Arum and Manny Pacquiao met in Los Angeles Monday to discuss his next fight.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has never conducted an official memorial during the games to honor the Munich victims.
The Palestinians' bid for a UNESCO World Heritage site proved successful Friday as committee members voted to put the Church of Nativity in Bethlehem on its renowned list.
