Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held talks Wednesday in Paris with French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Iran and the crisis in the Middle East peace process.

Iraqi families are becoming increasingly concerned over a rise in kidnappings, where children are being held for huge amounts of money.

Lebanon's new unity government will be united in name only because of unresolved deep divisions between rival parties, especially on the issue of Hezbollah's arsenal of weapons, analysts say. The new government was formed late on Monday by Prime Minister Saad Hariri following more than four...

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri formed a government of national unity on Monday, ending more than four months of tough negotiations with his Hezbollah-led rivals. Duration: 01:48

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said on Thursday he will not seek re-election as he voiced frustration with the US position on Israeli settlements and delivered a major blow to Washington's Middle East peace efforts.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday the future of Jerusalem must be on the agenda of any Middle East peace talks, as the Palestinians again took Israel to task over Jewish settlements in the disputed holy city. Duration: 00:52

US President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Barack Obama made the Middle East conflict a cornerstone of his diplomacy when he came to the White House. A year after his election, America's changing role is as crucial as ever in mediating diplomatic efforts for the troubled region's peace proc...