Tributes poured in from Britain’s Jewish community Monday after the country’s first female Prime Minister, Baroness Margaret Thatcher, died aged 87.

The first flight from Cairo to Tehran took off last month; pressure of Sunni protesters led to cancellation of flights.

US has strongly opposed Abbas's attempts to join forces with Hamas, but senior adviser to PA president says resistance has faded; Abbas set to meet with Mashaal amid reports that Fayyad planning to resign.

US secretary of state meets Peres in J'lem, says talks with Tehran won't prevent necessary steps to prevent Iranian nuclear weapon.

'Times' reports the Kassam Brigades have broken ties with former ally Assad, began training members of opposition in Damascus.

Foreign Ministry spokesman says ship did not leave from Eilat or any other Israeli port as claimed by Egyptian officials.

Free Syrian Army say they captured Um al-Mayathen post on main Damascus-Jordan highway after heavy fighting; dozens killed.

Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu issued a rousing call to the international community to act on the increasing Iranian nuclear threat.

Western diplomats say Iran negotiators failed to respond to offer made by P5+1; Jalili emphasizes Tehran's ''right to enrichment.''

Police repel some 100 members of purist Salafist groups who attempted to break into Iranian diplomat's Cairo residence in protest against Egypt's recent steps to improve relations with Iran, which were cut off after 1979.