GAZA, March 8 (Saba) -- An Israeli intelligence officer claimed that Hamas was behind the recent confrontation in occupied Jerusalem city, the Israeli radio said on Monday, according to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA).

TEHRAN, March 8 (Saba) -- An Iranian oil official said the fair crude price in current market is 100 U.S. dollars a barrel, the local satellite Press TV reported Monday, according to China Xinhua.

LONDON, March 7 (Saba) -- Somali pirates freed a Thai fishing boat on Sunday after receiving a ransom, the European Union Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) said, according to China Xinhua.

Santiago, Chile, March 07 (Saba) - The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has visited the quake damaged city of Concepcion in Chile and promised aid to help the country recover, according to Qatar News Agency (QNA).

BAGHDAD, March 7 (Saba) -- The death toll from bomb and rocket attacks in Baghdad on Sunday, rose to 37 and 62 others wounded, as Iraqis voted for the country's parliamentary election, an Interior Ministry source said, according to Xinhua.

DAMASCUS, March 7 (Saba) -- Turkey would continue to play an important role in the Mideast peace process and would try and mediate between Israel and Turkey in that context, said the visiting Foreign Minister Ahmad Davutoglu here on Monday.

ISLAMABAD, March 7 (Saba) -- Pakistani security forces Sunday said they arrested a close associate of Osama Bin Laden in a raid in Southern Karachi port city, said reports here, according to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA).

Moscow, March 6 (Saba)-Russia has expressed concern over Israel's repeated violations of the Lebanese airspace and sovereignty and its non-abidance by the UN Security Council resolutions, according to Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA).

New York, March. 6 (Saba) Secretary General Ban Ki moon marked the 40th anniversary of the entry into force of the United Nations backed Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty (NPT), which forms the foundation of the world’s nuclear non proliferation regime, ac

BRUSSELS, March 6 (Saba) -- European Union Foreignn Ministers discussed the latest developments in the Middle East during their informal gathering in Cordoba , Spain, Saturday, according to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) .

RIYADH, March 6 (Saba) -- Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Abdul-Rahman Al-Attiah on Saturday condemned in strong terms continuous "Israeli crimes" targeting Islamic sanctities in the occupied Palestinian territories, according to K

Washington, March 06 (Saba) - U.S. President Barack Obama said the United States will pledge to cut the number of its nuclear weapons and reduce their role in national security in its new nuclear strategy, according to Qatar News Agency (QNA).

Tokyo, March 05 (Saba) - Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada met here on Friday with visiting U.S. Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg to discuss how to coordinate efforts to deal with the Iranian and North Korean nuclear standoffs, according to

Ankara, March 05 (Saba) - Turkey has temporarily recalled its ambassador to United States minutes after a U.S. congressional panel approved a resolution labeling the incidents of 1915 as "genocide," according to Qatar News Agency (QNA).

Occupied Jerusalem, March 05 (Saba) - The Israeli occupation police on Friday raided Al-Aqsa Mosque compound - one of Islam's holiest sites following the main weekly prayers for the second raid in a week, according to Qatar News Agency (QNA).

Santiago, March 5 (Saba) A 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck Chile today, the US Geological Center announced. The aftershock that followed the 8.8 magnitude of last week took place at the depth of 35 km, some 25 miles to the west of Concepcion, according to

London, Mar. 5. (Saba) British Premier Gordon Brown today defended his country's backing of the 2003 US led Invasion of Iraq, saying that it was "the right decision taken for the right reasons," according to Bahrain News Agency (BNA).

ANKARA, March 5 (Saba) -- Turkey will go ahead with normalization of ties with Armenia despite the US Congress' decision to recognize the Armenian claims that the Ottomans committed genocide against Armenians, foreign minister Ahmet Davutolgu said Friday,

ISLAMABAD, March 5 (Saba) -- At least two security personnel were killed and two others were wounded in a blast in Pakistan on Friday, the second explosion since morning, said police, according to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA).

BRUSSELS, March 5 (Saba) -- Serbian Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic met here Friday afternoon European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and exchanged views on EU-Serbia ties, economic situation of Serbia and reforms in view of Serbia's application