Peru recognized a ''free and sovereign'' Palestinian state Monday, joining a wave of Latin American countries.

Yad Vashem has launched a YouTube channel in Farsi and an expanded version of its Farsi website.

Israel's Turkel Commission finds that IDF soldiers acted in self-defense during raid on Gaza-bound ship, concludes Israel's blockade of Gaza is in accordance with international law.

Turkel Commission finds that Israel's blockade on Gaza is legal, and that Israeli soldiers acted in self-defense during raid on a Gaza-bound ship which killed nine Turkish citizens.

Hizbullah leader says Hariri probe was meant to pressure him; Nasrallah says his party seeks a unity government with a strong leader.

First part of Turkel Commission report finds that Israel's naval blockade of Gaza does not break international law.

Caretaker PM urges calm in recent political crisis: 'Any drop of blood that falls from any Lebanese citizen is more important to me than any post.'

Comment by Iran official at P5+1 nuclear talks in Istanbul comes as chief Iranian envoy to the meet praises what he calls a 'positive atmosphere.'

Comment by Iran IAEA envoy comes as Tehran denies it is to offer a new uranium-swap deal in upcoming P5+1 nuclear talks in Istanbul.

French Foreign Minister Michele Alliot-Marie Thursday kicked off a four-day Middle East tour, her first since taking office last year, with stops in Israel, the Palestinian territories, Egypt and Jordan.