On Thursday, PLO Secretary-General Saeb Erekat had called on the counties that had staffed the mission – Norway, Italy, Sweden, Switzerland and Turkey – to insist on maintaining their observer role.

Hamas asked the Egyptians to keep the Rafah border crossing open in spite of the PA’s decision to withdraw its employees from the terminal.

Abu Salem, 71, who hails form the village of Bir Nabala, south of Ramallah, is the first PLC member to be arrested since PA President Mahmoud Abbas's decision to dissolve the parliament.

Meeting with religious leaders and Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Ahmed el-Tayebb part of UAE’s “year of tolerance” supporting interfaith dialogue.

"Five of the Guards personnel were wounded and one was martyred," Marashi said, adding that anniversary events were proceeding peacefully.

"With a range of more than 1,300 km ... this cruise missile needs a very short time for its preparedness and can fly at a low altitude," Iranian Defence Minister Amir Hatami said.

In November, parliament had to approve over $400 million in extra-budgetary spending on fuel to avoid blackouts, adding to Lebanon's spiraling debt.

Last October, Khashoggi was murdered by Saudi agents inside the kingdom's Istanbul consulate, sparking worldwide furor and criticism of Riyadh's human rights record.

Gaza’s health ministry says more than 220 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in 10 months of protests. Israeli casualties have been minimal and there was one soldier’s death.

A US troop withdrawal could allow a nearly defeated ISIS to regain control of their lost territory in Syria, a draft report claims.

"We are clear; this commitment does not in any way preclude us from addressing Iran's hostile and destabilizing activities."

The new reports come amid a storm that is brewing in the US. The State Department is hosting foreign ministers from the Global Coalition that is fighting ISIS on February 6.

The meeting sought to build consensus among Arab states on regional security issues.

Massive sinkholes are spreading around the Islamic Republic, leading some to question the stability of a regional player.

The "Ministerial to Promote a future of Peace and Security in the Middle East" is scheduled over Valentine's Day and was originally intended to "make sure Iran is not a destabilizing influence."

The order limits the activities of Orient House, a building located in east Jerusalem that served as the headquarters of the Palestine Liberation Organization in the 1980s and 1990s.

Palestinians held a rally of solidarity earlier this month for Maher Younes, who kidnapped and murdered Israeli soldier Avraham Bromberg in 1980.

Amnesty International hit back at the right-wing reaction to its report on Israel’s tourism industry over the pre-1967 lines called “Destination: Occupation,” which it published on Tuesday.

David Albright is as concerned as ever about Tehran plotting to obtain a nuclear bomb and emphasizes the need for Israel and the West to stand watch.

The U.S. intelligence officials told the Senate Intelligence Committee Iran was not developing nuclear weapons in violation of agreement, even though Tehran threatened to reverse some commitments.