For the Bedouin Arab shepherds tending their flocks in Israel's Negev desert last week, it was almost as if aliens had landed from outer space.
Presidents Abbas, Peres meet at prayer meeting in 'neutral' area
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the key Israeli decision-maker, did not attend Sunday's prayer meeting at the Vatican and he refuses to deal with the Palestinian unity government, backed by Hamas Islamists, that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas swore in last Monday.
Representatives from Iran and the United States were poised to meet in Geneva on Monday for their first full-scale official talks in decades aimed at bridging the gaps in negotiations for a deal on Teheran's disputed nuclear program.
Baghdad bombings kill over 60 as security forces battle insurgents
Afghan presidential candidate Dr. Abdullah Abdullah escaped unhurt a twin blast which occurred in western Kabul on Friday noon, Abdullah said.
The Palestine Liberation Organisation is to appeal to the UN Security Council over Israel's settlement construction, after tenders were invited for another 1,500 settler homes, a senior official said on Thursday.
Official figures show 88.7 percent support; crowds cheer and dance in Damascus
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday attended the opening ceremony of the Sixth Ministerial Conference of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum (CASCF) held in Beijing.
Syria's incumbent President Bashar al-Assad has won a third seven-year term in office in the presidential elections that took place on Tuesday.
Israel's prime minister said on Tuesday he is "deeply troubled" by the United States' decision to maintain relations with the new Palestinian unity government, urging Washington to tell the Palestinian president that his alliance with the Hamas militant group is unacceptable.
China and Kuwait inked energy deals on Tuesday ahead of an annual forum of China and Arabian countries in Beijing this week.