US President George W. Bush told Israelis today they were a "chosen people" who can forever count on American support against enemies like Hamas and Iran
ARAB League mediators announced a deal today to end Lebanon`s worst internal fighting since the civil war, after the US-supported government backed down in its conflict with Hezbollah
PRIME Minister Nuri al-Maliki vowed today to impose law and order in northern Iraq and said an offensive against al-Qaeda militants would end the "dark days" of shootings and bomb attacks
OSAMA bin Laden vowed in an audio tape marking Israel`s 60th anniversary celebrations to continue the fight against the Jewish state and its allies and not give up an inch of Palestinian land
US President George W Bush headed to Saudi Arabia today to renew his appeal to help tame record oil prices and try to shore up Arab support for his efforts to contain Iran`s growing regional influence
VISITING US President George W. Bush hailed Israel as a democracy battling "the forces of terror" just minutes before a rocket slammed into a shopping mall in the south of the country
PRIME Minister Nuri al-Maliki flew to the northern city of Mosul today to oversee a big offensive against al-Qaeda in what the US military says is the group`s last major urban stronghold in Iraq
THE Lebanese government said it is revoking measures against the militant group Hezbollah that led to the worst sectarian clashes in the country since the 1990 end of the civil war
VISITING US President George W Bush paid a 60th anniversary tribute to Israel as a democracy challenged by "terrorists" today just before a rocket attack wounded 14 people in a shopping mall
