Former national security adviser, former nuclear negotiator, a decades-old friendship with the supreme leader — Hassan Rohani is as Iranian establishment as it gets.

Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu delivered an uncompromising indictment of Iran’s elections Sunday, as he told a weekly meeting of his cabinet its results would have little impact in real terms as “the ruler of Iran is the Supreme Leader, not the President”.

Denmark, Sweden, Germany and France reportedly support blacklist during EU meeting convened by the United Kingdom.

Taksim Solidarity: Erdogan promises to abide by court ruling on park plans, hold referendum if court rules in government's favor.

Syrian president says calls on all Syrian factions to join Palestinian forces in long term resistance in the Golan.

Obama administration says Assad regime has crossed ''red line,'' citing clear evidence that they have used chemical weapons.

Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei casts his ballot on live television, urging a large voter turnout in the presidential election; says he does not ''give a damn'' about US suggestions that the ballot is unfair.

Forewarnings of an assault by Assad on Aleppo echo the daunting days before Gaddafi descended on Benghazi.

Men seeking $6m in compensation for unlawful incarceration; Nigeria says men planned attacks on US, Israeli targets.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said in Warsaw that labeling Hezbollah as a terrorist group should not even be debated.