A coalition led by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki was winning in the all-important capital and a Shiite province in the south, according to a partial tally of election results released Saturday.

Israel has approved the construction of 1,600 new homes for Jews in east Jerusalem, threatening to cloud a visit by Vice President Joe Biden who aimed at restarting peace talks between Palestine and Israel.

Polls have closed in Iraq's parliamentary elections after a spate of attacks that marred the vote left 31 people dead.

European Union observers arrived in the Iraqi city of Erbil on Saturday on the eve of Sunday's parliamentary elections, at the beginning of a two month mission assessing the electoral process across the country.

Shiite Pilgrims Dead on Eve of Parliamentary Vote; Officials Warn of Insurgent Violence to Disrupt Election

One of this season's Oscar favourites, Kathryn Bigelow's 'The Hurt Locker' profiles the lives of an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team in Iraq. The film's been criticised for its exaggerated portrayal, a view shared by some of the soldiers on the grou

The upcoming election Iraq is being watched closely by the world... Iraqis will soon go to the polls.

Israel's Supreme Court has reprimanded Jerusalem police for not permitting groups to protest the eviction of Palestinians from their homes in favor of Jewish settlers.

A possible breakthrough in the deadlock over Mid East peace talks as Arab nations give the green light for Palestinians to enter indirect talks with Israel for four months.

Fishermen who once caught fish along the coast of the Gaza Strip but who can no longer fish on the open sea.