Moscow doesn’t believe chemical weapons findings, UN chief says increasing the flow of arms to war-torn country ‘would not be helpful’

Moshe Ya’alon discusses Iran elections and chemical weapons in Syria with Chuck Hagel during first official visit since taking office

Nearly half of the ballots counted so far went to Hasan Rowhani, interior ministry official tells state television; for supreme leader Khamenei to let Rowhani win would be ‘a mortal blow,’ says Israeli analyst

Reuters: Weapons to reach opposition forces in 2-3 weeks via Turkey and Jordan; shipment won’t include anti-aircraft missiles

Hany Abu-Assad, Cannes award-winning director of ‘Omar,’ a Palestinian romantic thriller, talks about his past — and future — in his hometown of Nazareth

With popular former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani in his corner, reform-leaning cleric hopes to turn the tide in dealings with the West

‘Now say it slowly with me,’ I said, holding my mother’s hand. ‘My son is gay,’ we said in shaky unison.

Beersheba-based cyber-technology incubator hatches new technologies to keep governments, companies, and consumers safer online