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Nearly all Islamic countries of the Middle East and North Africa have condemned the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington -- but key differences have emerged.

Iran is unusually quiet about the international war against terrorism that is taking shape in its region -- another sign that the country may be moving toward joining it, said analysts here.

Iran will not support any U.S. military action against neighboring Afghanistan in response to last week's attacks in New York and Washington, two top Iranian officials said Monday.

British and U.S. jets on Thursday again attacked Iraqi anti-aircraft artillery and command and control vehicles, according to the U.S. Central Command. It said the attack was in response to hostile Iraqi threats.

Turkish military sources said Thursday the United States has beefed up its presence at Incirlik Air Base in south-central Turkey.

The Pentagon says U.S. warplanes bombed targets in southern Iraq Friday in response to hostile Iraqi threats against coalition pilots and aircrews conducting routine monitoring the southern no-fly zone.

U.S. jets bombed air defense sites in northern and southern Iraq Tuesday in what the Pentagon said was a response to hostile fire and recent improvements in Iraqi air defense capability.

Guards are to be posted outside Israeli synagogues and some worshippers will be armed as Jewish new year celebrations begin at sunset on Monday.

Leaders of Middle Eastern nations, including U.S. foes Libya and Iran, have condemned the terror attacks on the U.S. -- with one notable exception.

A bomber killed himself and injured 12 people Tuesday in what Israeli sources in Jerusalem said was a suicide attack.

The Israeli Defense Ministry said Tuesday it is canceling all offensive operations against the Palestinians after Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat reaffirmed his determination to honor a cease-fire.

In a letter to a U.S. anti-sanctions group, Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz expressed warm sympathies over terrorist attacks that leveled the World Trade Center in New York and damaged the Pentagon in Washington, the official Iraqi News Agency reported Tuesday.

The European Union's top diplomat was in the Middle East on Monday trying to broker a meeting between Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres to halt ongoing violence in the region.

A German diplomat kidnapped by Yemeni tribesmen nearly two months ago has been released.

The family of suspected hijacker Ziad Jarrah contends there may be another man with the same name who was responsible for hijacking one of the four flights involved in last week's terrorist attacks on the United States.

In an open letter to Americans, other Westerners and their governments, Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein on Saturday condemned the United States and Arab leaders who rushed to condemn the event of Tuesday's terror attacks on New York and Washington.

UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw says Iran is sticking to its insistence that the global coalition against terrorism should be headed by the United Nations.

Iran ordered its border with Afghanistan closed Saturday amid concerns its neighbor could be the target of U.S. retaliation for Tuesday's terror attacks on New York and Washington.

Iran's President Mohammad Khatami called the leaders of Russia, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Syria on Monday, urging them to insist the United Nations should lead any worldwide fight against terrorism.

Iran has urged Britain to prevent hasty, violent and inconsiderate actions in dealing with terrorism.

UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw is continuing his Mideast diplomatic mission with a visit to Israel after a row over the word Palestine was defused.

Israel Defense Forces Tuesday sat on the outskirts of the northern West Bank town of Jenin, taking up positions in Palestinian-controlled territory, Israeli security sources said.

Israeli helicopter gunships fired missiles on Palestinian security targets in Gaza on Saturday, according to Palestinian security sources and the Israeli army.

The Israeli Defense Ministry said Friday that Israeli troops may reopen the Rafah Crossing and ease closures restricting Palestinians in the area Sunday, depending on the level of violence.

The emir of oil-rich Kuwait, -- and a key Gulf ally for the U.S. -- is said to be in a stable condition after suffering a brain haemorrhage.

The emir of oil-rich Kuwait, Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmed al-Sabah, has suffered a brain haemorrhage and is being flown to Britain for treatment.

Six Palestinians were killed Friday in new fighting, and a seventh died of wounds, as Palestinians observed the first anniversary of the al-Aqsa Intifada, the Palestinian uprising.

Four Palestinians were killed Friday in new fighting on the first anniversary of the al-Aqsa Intifada, the Palestinian uprising, as tensions flared across the Middle East.

A Palestinian woman died and six other Palestinians were wounded when the taxi they were riding in exploded Saturday night in the West Bank, Palestinian sources said.

A meeting between Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres was postponed Thursday after an Israeli woman was shot and killed near Bethlehem in the West Bank.

A man with a bomb blew himself up in Jerusalem on Tuesday, killing himself and injuring at least 12 people, three seriously, police said.

Vowing to put peace talks back on track, Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres told CNN Monday that he and Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat will meet in coming days to discuss firming up a truce.

Leaders of militant Islamic groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad said on Wednesday they will not adhere to a new cease-fire in the Mideast.

The Federal Aviation Administration is considering measures that would dramatically increase security aboard U.S. airliners in the wake of the September 11 attacks.

Five Palestinians have been killed since Israeli and Palestinian leaders met to boost support for a cease-fire, the Palestine Red Crescent said, three of them in an early Thursday gunbattle with Israeli troops near here.

Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz said Thursday that Iraq hasn't had contact with suspected terrorist Osama bin Laden and does not know where he is.

A much postponed meeting between Israel's foreign minister and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is back on.

Palestinians are marking the first anniversary of their uprising amid high tension, after five Palestinians were killed late Wednesday and Thursday.

Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat have reached agreement on resuming full security cooperation.

U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell expressed guarded optimism there will be a meeting Tuesday in the Middle East between Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat and Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres.

Iran's official IRNA news agency reported Monday that Vice Admiral Ali Shamkhani, Iran's defense minister, has postponed a scheduled Moscow visit, which happened to coincide with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's trip to Russia.

A number of people were injured after a powerful bomb went off Tuesday in one of Baghdad's busy markets, the Iraqi News Agency reported.

Iraqi President Saddam Hussein said Wednesday he will not offer condolences to U.S. President George W. Bush for those killed in terror attacks because the United States is launching a war on us and his condolences would be hypocritical.

Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has called on the U.S. to show common sense and not resort to violence as a response to the devastating terrorist attacks on the country.

Iraq would be willing to aid the United States in the wake of last week's attacks on New York and Washington, according to the official Iraqi News Agency.

Saying it is a duty to fight terrorism, Saudi Arabia Wednesday agreed to join a U.S.-led coalition against international terror networks.

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has ordered his foreign minister not to meet yet with the Palestinian leadership, CNN has learned.

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon labeled Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat a terrorist but said a meeting was possible if he enforces a cease-fire.

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Friday that Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat is hosting terror, posing what he called a real problem to the international coalition against terror being built by the United States.