Britain’s Daily Mail has apologised to actor George Clooney for alleging his fiancée’s mother opposed the marriage on religious grounds — a story he called both wrong and irresponsible.

Israel’s population registry lists many “nationalities” and ethnicities, among them Jew, Arab, Druse and more. But one word is conspicuously absent from the list: Israeli.

Israel today installed the first Muslim Cabinet minister in its 58-year history, with parliament approving his appointment by a wide margin.

Syria began to backtrack today after President Bashar Assad said his troops “maybe” out of Lebanon in a few months.