AMMAN — High level delegations from Middle East countries, Europe and the US will convene today in Madrid in the hope of initiating a fairer and faster process at achieving peace between the Arabs and Israelis.

MANAMA (AFP) — A US navy nuclear-powered submarine on “anti-terrorism duties” in the Arabian Sea collided with a Japanese oil tanker but no injuries were immediately reported, officials said Tuesday.

Palestinian rival factions Fateh and Hamas engaged in a war of words as tension simmered Tuesday in the volatile Gaza Strip where internecine violence has killed more than 30 people in less than a month.