WASHINGTON- Women who develop breast cancer before the age of 55 and carry the inherited gene which causes the disease are four times more likely to develop it in the other breast as well, a new...

DUBAI, Ali Khalil - A British couple on Sunday lost an appeal against a one-month jail sentence for kissing in public in the Muslim Gulf emirate of Dubai, a popular destination for British tourists...

WASHINGTON- Israeli-US relations are "great" and there has been no better chance of a breakthrough on Middle East peace than right now, Israel's ambassador to the United States said on Sunday. "I...

RABAT- Rabat will inaugurate 10 major environmental protection projects this month when it becomes one of six world cities to lead celebrations for Earth Day, a Morocco official said Sunday. The...

RIYADH- Saudi King Abdullah has facilitated the transfer of Siamese twins from the Gaza Strip to a Riyadh hospital where surgeons will attempt to separate them, newspapers reported on Saturday....

WASHINGTON- Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Friday called Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to voice surprise at the furor over his recent remarks, US officials said, calling the conversation...

JERUSALEM, Gavin Rabinowitz - Israel on Friday threatened a widescale military operation against the Gaza Strip after a string of air strikes which injured three Palestinian children following rocket...

GAZA CITY- Israeli warplanes have flown six raids against the Gaza Strip overnight, causing material damage but no casualties, witnesses and Hamas officials said Friday. The raids came following a...

ALEXANDRIA- The desert is making a comeback in the Middle East, with fertile lands turning into barren wastes that could further destabilise the region, experts said at a water conference on...