Netanyahu calls on rival Gantz to form unity govt

Israel's embattled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday called on his main challenger Benny Gantz to form a unity government with him to avoid a third election, after no clear winner......

Israel Labour vote: Barak gains edge

In an election considered crucial to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's future, Israel's Labour Party, the second largest faction in the governing coalition, has failed to choose its chairman in the......

UNSC members agree on new Iran sanctions

The five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany have reached an agreement on enhancing sanctions against Iran after the US, Britain and France gave up their insistence on much......

Israeli warplanes pound Beirut

Israeli warplanes struck twice in the Hezbollah stronghold of southern Beirut early on Friday after Shiite leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah threatened to launch rockets into Tel Aviv if the Lebanese......