Nov 25, 2012
Local investors are watching warily for signs of trouble on overseas markets after a volatile week for Gulf equities. Read Article Markets clouded, but deluge avoided
Nov 23, 2012
Ceasefire agreement undermines years of US, European Union and Israeli marginalisation of Hamas, which they consider to be a terrorist organisation. Read Article Gaza rejoices in peace and rise of Hamas
Nov 23, 2012
Residents of Israel's southern areas that were targeted by hundreds of Gaza rockets in the past week say israel should have launched a ground incursion into the enclave instead of halting the operation. Read Article Southern Israelis say truce with Hamas was 'a mistake'
Nov 22, 2012
Gaza latest: Israeli prime minister Netanyahu's office confirms breakthrough to end day in which militants blow up bus in Tel Aviv, injuring 15. Read Article Hamas and Israel agree to truce in Gaza battle
Nov 22, 2012
As foreign ministers filed into Gaza on solidarity missions, Iran's top diplomat was left waiting for permission to travel from Egypt via the Rafah border crossing, in what amounts to an embarrassing snub.
Read Article Iran kept on the sidelines in Gaza conflict
Nov 22, 2012
Thousands of Palestinians from enclaves north of Gaza City are seeking shelter in schools run by the United Nations. Read Article Thousands of Gazans cram into classroom shelters
Nov 22, 2012
Ami Ayalon says his country is hesitant to launch a ground war in Gaza because of the international outcry over its previous military campaign in the Palestinian enclave. Read Article Israel's former secret service chief says country 'frightened of outcry over ground war'
Nov 21, 2012
Israel expects any pact to be shaky and temporary - and to be followed within several years by another massive military operation in Gaza. Analysis by Vita Bekker in Tel Aviv Read Article Israel's refusal to talk to its foes dooms truce from the start
Nov 21, 2012
Anger in the West Bank has been directed not only at Israel in response to the military attacks on Hamas-controlled Gaza, but also towards the West Bank's governing Palestinian Authority. Read Article Palestinian Authority 'hasn't done enough', says angry West Bank
