WASHINGTON, May 26 (UPI) -- The Lebanese will go to the polls next month to vote in a crucial parliamentary election, the outcome of which will decide not only the country's immediate political future, but how much economic and military aid Lebanon will receive – if any -- from the United States and from the Europeans.

SHUNEH, Jordan, May 18 (UPI) -- Israeli President Shimon Peres said Sunday in Jordan that he sees "eye to eye" with King Abdullah II after a meeting with the Jordanian monarch.

WASHINGTON, May 11 (UPI) -- As the famous song by Vietnam-era band Buffalo Springfield goes, "There's something happening here; what it is ain't exactly clear."

WASHINGTON, May 4 (UPI) -- Changing trends in social behavior in the new millennium have brought about an unprecedented migration from rural areas, where most people used to live, into heavily populated urban settings.

WASHINGTON, April 27 (UPI) -- Jordan's King Abdullah, who met with U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington last week, warned that unless headway was achieved in the dormant peace process, the Middle East could be heading toward renewed open conflict.

WASHINGTON, April 20 (UPI) -- A recent communique from al-Qaida calls on its supporters and followers in the Middle East to make their way to Jordan, and from there to launch attacks on Israel, this reporter learned from high-level and well-informed Middle East sources.

WASHINGTON, April 13 (UPI) -- U.S. Navy warships supported by helicopter gunships tracked four Somali pirates and their American captive in the Horn of Africa throughout the weekend as American negotiators tried to obtain the release of the hostage. Reports from the region indicated that negotiations had broken down, and on Easter Sunday Navy snipers killed three of the pirates and freed the American, Capt. Richard Phillips, master of the U.S.-flagged Maersk Alabama.

U.S. President Barack Obama said he wants closer working relations with Russia but did not shy away from criticizing the old Cold War foe, saying there is a need for a change in relations.

WASHINGTON, March 23 (UPI) -- One question that keeps resurfacing whenever anyone talks about the Middle East crisis is why, despite the apparent willingness of all parties concerned and the international community to settle the six-decade dispute, no progress is reached, peace is still far from being a reality and the conflict keeps getting more complex by the day.