Hadat, on edge of Hezbollah stronghold, along with other nearby areas, saw tens of thousands of Shiite Muslims move in over the years, raising fears among country's Christians

US president says he doesn't hope for military conflict with Islamic Republic, 'but we're in a very strong position if something should happen'; will discuss Iran with Putin at G20

At meeting of military alliance, Jens Stoltenberg says Moscow 'still has an opportunity to save the INF treaty,' but if not 'we need to respond'

Former ambassador, who won praise during her tenure for defending Israel at the UN, arrives in Jewish state for conference on US-Israeli ties

Rivlin's office says Sebastian Pinera offered mea culpa during their meeting; member of Chilean delegation calls visit a private one

Amiram Ben-Uliel's attorney says client waives right to speak because court refused to throw out his confession to deadly firebombing, extracted after, but not during, torture

Khalid bin Ahmed al Khalifa says Manama conference could be 'gamechanger' like Israel-Egypt Camp David Accords; urges Israeli leaders to 'talk to us' about Arab Peace Initiative

René Trabelsi denies claims of 'normalization' with Jewish state after row over video of pilgrims singing 'God bless all of Israel’s soldiers'

Senator Chuck Schumer to support bipartisan anti-BDS legislation; a rape case and a wedding strain ties between Arab and Jewish villages; the gay Jewish matador from Brooklyn

Majdi al-Khaldi says Muscat operated diplomatic office in West Bank in 1990s but later closed it; four Arab states currently maintain representation in Ramallah