The United States has suspended its demand for Israel to renew a freeze on Jewish settlement building in the West Bank, throwing Palestinian-Israeli peace talks into deeper disarray.

The Israeli Air Force has attacked the southern Gaza Strip, enlisting the services of military aircraft and unmanned spy planes, a report says.The warplanes carried out airstrikes near the city of Khan Younis in the south, bombarding a chicken farm on Wednesday, a Press TV correspondent reported. The aircraft, he said, continue to fly over […]

Indians have staged widespread demonstrations to mark the 18th anniversary of the demolition of the 500-year-old Babri mosque in Uttar Pradesh, India.The rallies came following a call by Muslim organizations to remember the razing of the 16th century mosque On December 6, 1992 — which is referred to as the “Black Day” in India.

The Muhammad Institute for Space Science — a Canadian organization dedicated to putting the Islamic world back at the forefront of scientific discovery — wants to build a space-launch facility in Canada.

Turkey’s president said on Monday that Israel should give up building new settlements and start displaying a positive stance for the continuation of the peace talks with Palestine.

WASHINGTON: WikiLeaks has divulged a secret list of key infrastructure sites around the world that the United States believes could “critically impact” U.S. security if they come under terrorist attack.

Meteorologists say this year is the first in over 15 years that no rain fell for the entire  month of November.Palestinian worshippers held prayers for rain Sunday in Gaza City, in an event attended by local government figures, a Palestinian news agency said.

DOHA: Noted Islamic scholar, Dr Yousuf Al Qaradawi (pictured), yesterday said that he was immensely pleased that Qatar had defeated the US and won the 2022 bid.

Voting has started in a second round of parliamentary elections in Egypt, a week after the first round was condemned for alleged fraud. Egypt’s ruling party, The National Democratic Party (NDP), which has never lost an election, is set on Sunday to win all but a handful of seats that may be taken up by […]

A two-part documentary, “The Calling,” will be airing on various public broadcasting (PBS) channels throughout the United States starting on 20 December 2010. The film explores the lives of seven young Americans pursuing leadership roles in the Jewish, Christian and Muslim traditions.