s ex-premier. “The premier stressed the importance of stability in Lebanon and the need for all parties to come together and find solutions to all matters related to the international tribunal,” said a statement issued by the Lebanese presidency following a meeting between Erdogan and President Michel Sleiman. Turkey would “work to help preserve the unity of Lebanon,” Erdogan said after a meeting with Lebanese parliament speaker Nabih Berri. Erdogan underlined the importance of avoiding a civil conflict that could spread through...

(AFP)25 November 2010 King Hamad of Bahrain on Thursday appointed a Jew and a Christian among four women to the 40-member upper chamber, following a parliamentary election. The king kept 30 members of the outgoing Shura, or consultative, council including the speaker, Ali Saleh al-Saleh, according to a royal decree published by BNA news agency. View the Original arti...

Israel is preparing a gradual easing of its ban on virtually all exports from Hamas-controlled Gaza next year, provided the West Bank-based Palestinian Authority checks all goods, the army said Thursday. View the Original arti...

(Reuters)25 November 2010 JERUSALEM - Israel said on Thursday it plans to establish a holding facility to control the movements of Sudanese and Eritrean migrants who enter the country illegally from EgyptView the Original arti...