BEIRUT, Lebanon, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- The visit to Syria by Saudi King Abdullah is a shift in bilateral relations that could have broader implications on the region, notably in Lebanon.

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, July 28 (UPI) -- Saudi Arabian officials say Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud is well, state-run media reported Tuesday.

WASHINGTON, June 25 (UPI) -- Foreign governments were very generous in the gifts they gave members of the George W. Bush administration, a U.S. State Department report indicated.

UPI Almanac for Saturday, March 28, 2009.

WASHINGTON, March 9 (UPI) -- With unrelieved doom and gloom spreading on global airwaves, it is hardly surprising President Obama is pondering outreach to Taliban insurgents as he seeks ways to shorten a costly open-ended commitment. His chances.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- Arab support for the Palestinians has been the bedrock of Arab diplomacy for decades, but the recent Israeli military action against Hamas fighters in the Gaza Strip has divided those backing Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah Party and those supporting its Hamas rival. A series of meetings before and after last month's unilateral Israeli cease-fire could mark the beginning of significant changes in Arab diplomacy concerning the Palestinians. Arab attitudes toward the emerging threat of a nuclear-armed Iran are also in flux.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- Since neither Hamas nor Hezbollah can be eliminated, what is Israel's endgame? Two of the three principal candidates to become Israel's next prime minister in the Feb. 10 elections are demonstrating they can be just as tough as the third challenger. The geopolitical can named "Palestinian state" has been kicked down the road one more time.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 (UPI) -- The next U.S. president needs to undertake an urgent, hard-headed reassessment of the emerging political realities in Afghanistan and urgently address local concerns, say experts living on the ground. Otherwise the incoming administration may be quickly overtaken by shifting realities.

KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai and U.S. and British officials have concluded there can be no military victory over Taliban insurgents, Time Magazine says.